How to Tie the Gloves of the Evil Eye, the Hat of the March for Our Lives
Last year, a hot pink knit hat with two cat ears became the unofficial form of the Women’s March in Washington. While some found the accessory problematic , the vast sea of pussies was geared towards sending a collective visual statement of feminism, resentment and resistance – a phenomenon, as The New Yorker put it, “could end up taking a firm place in the annals. political symbols “.
Now Christa Sukh, creator of the Pussyhat Project , is back with yet another craft project just weeks before the March for Our Lives rally on March 24 in Washington, DC. For this march, demanding an end to the epidemic of the mass school. Shooting, Su imagines a “sea of eyes” to show Congress what people are watching. She asks the cunning supporters to tie what she calls the “ Gloves of the Evil Eye” – a pair of fingerless gloves with eyes on the palms – and present them to those on the march. Its goal is to collect at least 438 pairs, one for each person killed or injured during the school shooting from 2014 to the present . With her arms outstretched to the sky, she hopes to “declare that enough is enough and that the violence with the use of firearms must stop.”
If you want to make a pair, here is the Evil Eye Glove Pattern (PDF) designed by Kat Coyle. And here is a video with a step-by-step process:
If you would like to donate gloves, visit Su’s website to find out where to send them.