Is the Melt the ICE hat performative or political?

Anjali and Alison dive into the messy topic of knitting as political statement, covering the tricoteuses ("knitting women") of the French Revolution, 2017's famous pink hat, and the Melt the ICE hat. Things get a little spicy!Follow us on Instagram @twyakpod: https://www.instagram.com/twyakpod/Email us: twyakpod@gmail.com#TWYAK // Show NotesFurther ReadingThe Pussyhat's Identity Crisis — SapiensNot My Pussy Hat: Why I Didn't Participate in the Women's March This Year — SELFUnifying yet dividing: voices of pussyhat maker–wearers who participated in the 2017 Women's Marches — Fashion & TextilesAnyone else planning on knitting a pussy hat like everyone did years ago? — RedditWhen You Want the Antiracism Cookie — Antiracist DietitianIn Minneapolis, Knitters Are Protesting With Red Hats — New York TimesSize Inclusive Collective post on InstagramPatterns MentionedKitty HatMelt the ICE Hat on RavelryAbolish ICE Beanie on RavelryLumme by Sari NordlandTraveler's Shawl by Andrea MowryZipper Sweater by PetiteKnitYarns MentionedFlywheel by Harrisville Designs in PenstockRe-Ply Rambouillet by Brooklyn TweedGermantown by Kelbourne WoolensSoft Donegal by Studio DonegalAlso MentionedFolk Tales documentary