The “ATX Love Wall Socks” are inspired by the iconic “Love Wall” mural located in Austin TX. Austin’s “Love Wall” is a popular photo spot for tourists and locals alike, as couples, families and friends seek it out to pose for a group photo alongside its simple, touching message: “i love you so much”

The socks are knitted toe-up with magic loop. I experimented with several techniques for the writing (intarsia in the round, stranded colorwork and duplicate stitch). Duplicate stitch yielded the best results by far, so the pattern is written with this in mind.

Materials

(1) skein fingering/sock weight yarn in Main Color (MC)
(1) skein fingering/sock weight yarn in Contrasting Color (CC)
(1) Circular needle in US 1 (2.25 mm), or size to hit gauge, with a cord length sufficient for magic loop (24” or longer)
(1) Tapestry needle to weave ends
(1) Locking-style stitch marker

Rough yardage estimates:

• 150 yds MC, 50 yds CC for children’s sizes
• 300 yds MC, 100 yds CC for adult sizes

The socks pictured were knitted using Hedgehog Fibre Sock yarn in Sage (MC) and Pheasant (CC), but any fingering weight yarn will may be used.

Sizes included in the pattern will fit:

• Kids ages 6-13 yrs
• Women’s US Shoe Sizes 7-9 (9-11, 10-12)
• Men’s US Shoe Sizes 6-8 (8.5-10, 10.5-12, 12.5-14)