British wool 4 ply / fingering weight 100% wool hand dyed yarn 100g – ‘The Grey Area’ (ready to ship)
British wool 4 ply / fingering weight 100% wool hand dyed yarn 100g – ‘The Grey Area’ (ready to ship)
We’re bringing back this shade we created for Operation: Social Justice in 2020 because trans people need us to step up more than ever. 20% of the sale price of this shade is being donated to Mermaids UK so they can continue their mission to support trans youth.
Shade: The Grey Area – mid grey/mauve mottled with neon pink and blue. Part of a collection inspired by the colours of the transgender flag. Here are some example projects (Ravelry account required to view).
This shade represents the grey area of gender occupied by people who identify as non-binary, agender/gender neutral or gender fluid. Non-binary people may identify with traits associated with both masculine and feminine genders, or neither. Non-binary people face exclusion and erasure of their gender, and are fighting for legal recognition of their identity in many countries (including the UK). But, there are simple ways of supporting non-binary people, for example by replacing gendered language like “ladies and gentlemen” with inclusive terms like “everyone”. This Stonewall article suggests more ways you can be an ally.
About this yarn
- 100% British Bluefaced Leicester (BFL) superwash wool
- 4 ply/fingering/sock weight
- 400m per 100g skein
- 2.25-3.25mm needles recommended
- Care of neons: hand wash cold
Our inspiration images are based on work by Sharon McCutcheon, a photographer specialising in LGBTQIA+ themes who kindly donates many images for free use.