Kind Socks

CA$8.00

This sock pattern is inspired by the kids who have been separated from their parents at the border. The pattern consists of slipped stitches that symbolize a hug, and the spaces created by the yarn overs represent the absence of a person. 

Allison Barnes Yarn created the colors for this inspired by Frida Kahlo’s house in Mexico City, known as La Casa Azul. The house is now a museum. 

This sock pattern is inspired by the kids who have been separated from their parents at the border. The pattern consists of slipped stitches that symbolize a hug, and the spaces created by the yarn overs represent the absence of a person. 

Allison Barnes Yarn created the colors for this inspired by Frida Kahlo’s house in Mexico City, known as La Casa Azul. The house is now a museum. 

Materials 

  • 2.75 mm (2US) / 9” circular needles / DPNs 

  • Small cable needle 

  • 6 stitch markers (1 to mark beginning of row, 1 to mark the middle, and 4 to mark the front and back panels of the pattern) plus extra marker for heel. 

  • La Casa Azul (Main Color) 50g / 200yards – Allison Barnes Yarn Basic Sock base (3ply 80/20 fingering weight yarn) 

  • The Fountain (Contrasting Color) 25g / 100yards – Allison Barnes Yarn Basic Sock base (3ply 80/20 fingering weight yarn) 

  • Scissors 

  • Darning needle 

Level 

Intermediate beginner (this pattern uses the heel gusset technique, slipped stitches and yarn overs.) 

Gauge 

Knit in stockinette in the round – 32 sts and 44 rows in a 4”/10cm 

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