PAY WHAT WORKS PRICING I invite you to invest in this pattern at the level that works for you - 100% of profits will be donated to organizations that support equity, identity-based inclusion, and arts education. Use the following discount codes at checkout to support these causes (and get a super cute sock!) at these levels:

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These socks feature fun, textured stripes worked up in a simple slipped stitch pattern that gives your foot a loving hug! They are worked from the toe up, with Fish Lips Kiss Heel, and finished with either rolled or folded cuffs. Choose two complementary colors, or work in a few accent stripes from your scrap bin.

This month’s supported organization is Mount Carmel Guild Academy, a school for kids with specific behavioral needs in West Orange, NJ. Read about it HERE.

Size: 7”, 7 1/2”, 8”, 8 1/2”, 9” (17.8, 19, 20.3, 21.6, 22.9cm) circumference, length is adjustable.

Gauge: 32 sts and 56 rounds is 4” in Texture Pattern worked in the round.

Needles: US1/2.25mm (or size to obtain gauge) in preferred style for small-circumferences.

Yarn (sock/fingering): approximately 250 yards/230m total.
Main Color (toe, heel, cuff, and stripes): approx. 150 yards / 140m
Contrast Color (stripes): approx. 100 yards / 90m
Accent Color: as desired; 4 rounds on one sock requires 3 yards/2.75m

On Modifications:
This pattern uses the Fish Lips Kiss Heel recipe. You can substitute your own favorite heel (an afterthought heel would work nicely), but I highly recommend investing in the Fish Lips Kiss recipe because it gives me the best-fitting, most comfortable socks I’ve ever worn.

You can easily make this pattern as a top-down sock.

Instructions are provided for both a roll-top cuff and a folded-over cuff. You can also simply work 1.5”/3.8cm in 1x1 rib and bind off using a stretchy method.

This pattern is named in honor of Simone Gordon, the Black Fairy Godmother. Simone is a living example of how the world is changed one life at a time. Simone’s social media channels are a connecting point between people (often mothers of children with disabilities or special needs) who need just a little help to make it through the week with meds, diapers, formula, and rent money, and people who have just a little to give. She proves, every single day, that the small choices we make have an impact larger than we can ever know, and we all have the power to help someone else. Follow her on Instagram.

March 2020: $182 raised for A Community Dye Studio