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Finding Red Yarn and Finished Melt the Ice Hats
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items Are you trying to find red yarn? I feel your pain. Here are some suggestions for yarns in different fibers and weights that you can check for availability. I'll continue to add yarn as I find it, so check back often. I've included finished hats for s...
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Worsted Weight
DK/Sport
Fingering
Completed Hats
Worsted Weight
A hat in worsted weight will work up into the thickest fabric if you use any of the wools, with the Caron Simply Soft acrylic making a lighter fabric.
Simply Soft is a 100% acrylic, light worsted weight yarn that's a dream to work with and lives up to its name. I've made three hats so far and it's the softest acrylic yarn I've ever worked with. Economical, too. It's perfect for warmer months or cli...
Caron Simply Soft Yarn Solids 3-Pack Harvest Red
Wool of the Andes is a durable, 100% Peruvian worsted weight wool yarn. It comes in several shades of red; Cranberry is shown here. Makes a really pretty fabric. (Affiliate Link)
Wool of the Andes Worsted Yarn - Cranberry
Good Wool is truly a staple in my stash. It comes in 40 colors, five natural sheep colors and the rest dyed over them, and contains 383 yards per skein. It's a great value for my money and is wonderful to knit with. In some patterns it can be used as...
Good Wool | 100% Andean Highland Wool Light Worsted
Daily Wool Worsted is 100% superwash wool, very soft and great to use for anything that will be next to your skin. It's heathered, which I love for depth of color.
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Daily Wool | Superwash Wool Worsted Sour Cherry
Red Heart in Cherry Red is an acrylic yarn, usually widely available at Michaels, Target and Walmart. It's a budget-friendly, workhorse yarn.
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(Pack of 4) Red Heart Super Saver Yarn-Cherry Red
Shout out to Etsy sellers, Facebook Protest Hat Project makers or if you're knitting for a group! Here's a link for a bulk order of silky soft Loops & Threads Impeccable acrylic yarn in deep, rich Claret. Happy knitting!
Buy in Bulk - 18 Pack: Impeccable® Solid Yarn by Loops & Threads®, Color: Claret
DK/Sport
A slightly lighter weight of yarn than worsted weight, yielding a durable fabric.
Cascade 220, a 100% wool superwash, in Red Heather is the darker shade of red preferred by knitters for this project. It will stand up to repeated washing - a big plus. It knits up evenly and makes a sturdy fabric. (Affiliate Link)
Cascade Yarns 220 Superwash DK #1922 Deep Red
Darkest of the dark reds, a superwash DK yarn that knits up beautifully. (Affiliate Link)
Knitpicks Swish DK Yarn - Garnet Heather
Note is a 80% extra fine merino wool, 20% baby alpaca light worsted/DK yarn – and if you've ever worn baby alpaca, you know how soft that is. Perfect for a lightweight spring hat. (Affiliate Link)
Purl Soho Note | Merino-Alpaca DK in Chestnut Red
Arroyo is 100% superwash merino in sport weight, super soft and easy to work with, with rich color from hand dyeing in small batches Malabrigo is known for. (Affiliate Link)
Malabrigo Arroyo Yarn - 033 Cereza
Good Wool is truly a staple in my stash. It comes in 40 colors, five natural sheep colors and the rest dyed over them, and contains 383 yards per skein. It's a great value for my money, and is wonderful to knit with. In some patterns it can be used a...
Good Wool | 100% Andean Highland Wool Sport/DK
Fingering
The lightest weight of yarn called for in the pattern, yielding a nice, delicate fabric. Good for warm weather hats!
Palette is 100% Peruvian highland wool, great for the MTI hat. Other reds are Pimento, Serrano, Hollyberry or Ligonberry Heather.
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Knitpicks Palette Yarn - Garnet Heather
Stormy is a 85% Fine Superwash Merino, 15% Recycled Nylon sock yarn, great for all your sock and hat projects. What I really like about it is that it's easy care superwash, so if you throw it in the machine by accident, it's OK! (Affiliate Link)
Stormy Superwash Sock | Merino and Nylon - Chestnut Red or Kiln Red
Gloss Fingering Yarn is 70% Merino Wool, 30% Silk, a soft-to-the-skin yarn that is perfect for the MTI hat.
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Knitpicks Gloss Fingering Yarn - Cranberry
Silkpaca yarn is a blend of 70% baby alpaca and 30% silk, making a luxurious fabric perfect for the MTI hat. Nothing keeps you as warm as baby alpaca, and the silk gives the fabric a beautiful sheen. It also comes in Pagoda, a purplish red.
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Silkpaca - Malabrigo Yarn
Woolstok is a dream to work with - a great hand, soft and warm, made of 100% wool in a delicate fingering weight. (I used the bulky weight in white for a cute Halloween hat.) It comes in another red, Cranberry Compote.
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Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok Light Yarn - 2315 Red Rock
Completed Hats
If you just can't find yarn, this section tells you where you can find many, many hats on Etsy, in different shapes and weights. Happy hunting!
This link will tell you where you can find many, many hats on Etsy, in different shapes and weights.
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