January 20th was just another Saturday to some people. To me, it was so much more. It was the date of the second anniversary of the Women’s March. I made plans with my dearest, fiercest friend to head to the march together, set my alarm, and decided that I would knit my own pussy hat. It couldn’t be that hard, right? After all, I have been knitting now for months without a problem. Well, I was wrong.
There was something so exciting about being able to make my own pussy hat. I walked into Jo Ann Fabrics a week before the event to find the perfect color pink for my hat. I decided on a light pink that I was actually excited to wear, bought the right sized needles, and was on my merry way. Being the procrastinator that I am, I left three days between starting the hat and the event. No worries, because I was a pro knitter… Until I realized how much I had taken on.
Yes, I had the knits down and the right way to hold the needles, but this was so much hard than I thought. My fingers were raw and my mind hurt from following the pattern on just the first day. It was hard. I didn’t know if I could physically finish it before the event. The YouTube video said it should take more than a few hours. I was on hour number four and still nowhere near being done.
So I stopped. I put down the needles and I walked away. And by put down, I mean I threw the needles down, let my cat eat half of the yarn, and said a few swear words. Then I went to go bandage my fingers and drink a glass of wine.
Then something inside me lit like a fire. I couldn’t give up. How could I give up on a symbol of strength and unity? In the larger scale of things, it was just a hat. To me, it was a symbol of the fight.
Me knitting this hat was a small, but mighty thing that I could do to help the cause.
I didn’t care if my fingers were bruised and cramped for the day of the Women’s March. I was going in that hat. I was going to do my part to contribute, not just through my voice, but through my actions. That’s what the day is all about โ making a difference. In this case, the “making” was literal.
This hat was not perfect by any means. The lines are a little bit wonky, it’s a little too big, and I had a heck of a time trying to get it off the needles. But I made it with my own hands. I wore it to the Women’s March, and I was really freaking proud of what I had made and the cause that I supported.
This is more than just a pussy hat. It’s proof that I will not give up.
The pussy hat is not the last one I will knit. It’s not the first thing I’ve done to make a difference in this fight, just like it won’t be my last. Next year I will have a whole army of hats to give, just like there are ever-growing people joining the fight for equality.
Knitting hats isn’t the only thing I’ll be doing in this upcoming year to spread the message of equality and get 50/50 by 2020. This year will be even more purposeful than the last, if you can believe it. I have ways that you can get involved too. No, it doesn’t involved knitting hats, don’t worry.
Did you guys go to the Women’s March? I know that the day is so much more than what you wore, but I’d love to hear if you wore pussy hats there and how the day went for you.
9 Comments
honorgreenwood
What great pics!!!
January 23, 2018 at 6:51 amKaliBorovic
Thanks so much! xx.
January 23, 2018 at 8:05 amchloeburford
This is so amazing, well done girl! xx
January 23, 2018 at 7:47 amKaliBorovic
Thank you so much! This knitting thing is becoming fun! xx.
January 23, 2018 at 8:05 amFashionNotFear
Didn’t go to the march but this looks like such an important movement!
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Dani Kay
Good for you! The hat turned out great ๐
January 23, 2018 at 1:03 pmDaisha
The hat came out nicely. I crochet and find it very difficult to grasp knitting. My hand just donโt want to work that way.
January 23, 2018 at 3:37 pmkittyp0p
Good for you, Kali! You’re such an inspiration (:
January 23, 2018 at 9:50 pmoutnaboutweb
So well done and said, Kali! I love that this is the perfect example and metaphor for so many bigger challenges yet to come! Very inspirational, thank you!!
love, elena
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January 25, 2018 at 7:36 am