The election cycle has meant many things to many people. For me, one of the thrills this time around was the election of Kamala Harris as Vice President. Politics aside, watching her progress during the primary elections brought a lot of feelings to the surface for me. Watching a woman of mixed heritage navigate her run for the highest and then second highest position in the country, brought up many emotions I felt growing up in between my dad’s white midwestern family heritage and my mom’s South Korean family heritage. The mermaid lace (because, hey, they’re in the in between too!) represents the pretty and socially acceptable face I presented to the outside world, the textured Morse code words “hide” the feelings I kept to myself, and the Latvian braid weaves them together.

Knit in one of my favorite indie dyer’s amazingly springy sport weight, this was a joy to design and knit. I hope you enjoy knitting your own!