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In an effort to make this pattern financially accessible, I have listed it as the price that factors in my labour and I have included codes if this is not feasible for you.

NO CODE: £5

BANANAS1: £4

BANANAS2: £3

Bananas hold a special place in my heart. I associate them with my father, a Filipino immigrant who loves to eat fruit with his meal. Mangoes being too expensive for daily consumption in Canada, he has been using bananas to continue this tradition for over 40 years. I wanted to design these fun and colourful socks to pay homage to his playful nature.
These socks are knit top-down with an afterthought heel. They are designed to have are relaxed fit with a tighter cuff, heel, and toe. These bananas are yellow, but I am looking forward to seeing your psychedelic and monochromatic creations!

The tension swatch is knitted with the Banana Chart in the round.

Foot circumference of the finished sock:
8.25 (9) 9.75”/20.5 (24) 28 cm

Yardage: · MC: 220 (235) 260 yards/ 201 (215) 238 meters
· CC1: 100 (112) 130 yards/ 91 (102) 119 meters
· CC2: 70 (86) 100 yards/ 64 (79) 91 meters
Techniques used:

Twisted German Cast On

Knitting in the round

Colourwork

Afterthought heel

Kitchener grafting

Reading a chart and/or chart instructions

Materials needed:

Tapestry needle

Locking stitch markers (optional)

Every purchase includes two low vision formats, one with black writing on a white background, and one with white writing on a black background. Both versions have:

Wider margins

More space between letters

Larger font (18 pt)

No italics

Larger pictures

A larger chart

Fewer words per page

No columns