Black Lives Matter patch
You can make one and sew it to a purse, hat, hoodie, anything!
The reason I'm making this free is to spread the message that BLACK LIVES MATTER.
I am so very heartbroken to keep seeing the news headlines filled with black people being brutally murdered.
It's not ok that this keeps happening.
I'm also upset that people on the internet seem to think Black Lives Matter is a terrorist organization.
It's not. The riots and violence breaking out is either
1) escalated by police or
2) white people using the movement as an excuse to be violent and rowdy (see: the UK BLM).
"Black Lives MATTER is the bare minimum. Black lives
are worthy. Black lives are beloved. Black lives are needed"
When people say Black Lives Matter, they are not saying "only black lives matter" or
"black lives matter more than yours," we are saying "black lives matter" period.
Materials:
Black yarn
F (3.75 mm) hook
White yarn
Sewing needle
With black yarn and F hook:
Ch 10
Rnd 1 - 1 sc in second ch from hook and all stitches across (9) ch 1, turn
Rnd 2 - 1 sc in each st across (9) ch1, turn
Rnd 3 - 1 dec, sc 5, 1 dec (7) ch 1, turn
Rnd 4 - 1 sc in each st across (7) ch1, turn
Rnd 5 - 1 dec, sc 3, 1 dec (5) ch 1, turn
Rnd 6 - 1 sc in each st across (5) ch1, turn
Rnd 7 - 1 inc, 3 sc, 1 inc (7) ch1, turn
Rnd 8 - 1 inc, 5 sc, 1 inc (9) ch1, turn
Rnd 9 - 1 inc, 7 sc, 1 inc (11) ch1, turn
Rnd 10 - 1 inc, 9 sc, 1 inc (13) ch1, turn
Rnd 11 - 1 sc in each st across (13) ch1, turn
Rnd 12 - 1 dec, 9 sc, 1 dec (11) ch1, turn
Rnd 13 - 1 dec, 7 sc, 1 dec (9) ch1, turn
Rnd 14 - 1 dec, 5 sc, 1 dec (7) ch1, turn
Rnd 15 - 1 dec, 2 sc, 1 dec (4) ch1, turn (notice the missed stitch, this is to form thumb indent)
Rnd 16 - 2 dec, (2) ch1, turn
Rnd 17 - 1 dec
You can either finish off leaving a long tail for sewing or slip stitch a border around the whole fist, then leave a long tail for sewing
With white, sew the details for the fist.
WHILE I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION please sign these petitions:
https://www.change.org/p/andy-beshear-justice-for-breonna-taylor
https://www.change.org/p/justice-for-elijah-mcclain-to-reopen-the-elijah-mcclain-of-aurora-case
https://www.change.org/p/united-states-supreme-court-justice-for-kendrick-johnson
https://www.change.org/p/sherwood-police-department-justice-for-brayla-stone
https://www.change.org/p/black-lives-matter-organization-justice-for-althea-bernstein
https://www.change.org/p/saratoga-springs-city-council-justice-for-darrien-hunt-reopen-his-case
