This pattern is and will always be free.

It is a celebration of cultural diversity and of the world’s beautiful rainbow of skin colors along with a call for racial unity in lifting-up, recognition of, solidarity with, and respect to marginalized and low income communities in a continued effort to empower everyone to obliterate systemic racism.

Each week I do volunteer work in a position that I proudly hold in my local racial justice organization branch, and I see how our work brightens the faces of all those whom we connect with and provide resources to.

Shoutout to https://reddit.com/r/craftivists.

K E Y W O R D S
black lives matter, blm, show up, white silence is violence, police reform, end systemic racism, craftivism, say their names, justice for George Floyd, justice for Breonna Taylor, and justice for ALL

S I Z E
• adult gender-neutral one-size-fits-most

T E C H N I Q U E S
• c/o = cast on, k = knit, p = purl, st = stitch, pm = place marker, sm = slip marker, p3tog = purl 3 together double-decrease, know how to get gauge, know how to knit intarsia colorwork from a color grid stitch chart

Y A R N
• Color A, used 1st : one skein of any soft 100% linen in dk weight (misplaced label) in dark gray,
OR any dark gray in dk weight;
• Color B (set), used 2nd : five skeins of That’s My Color! Yarn Shop on Etsy gradient ombré set fingering/sock weight (held both single and double) in dark gray colors Chanida 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5,
OR any gradient set of five in fingering/sock weight;
• Color C, used 3rd : one skein Fable Handknit ‘Cotton Tencel’ in color black,
OR any black in worsted or dk weight ;
• Color D (set), used 4th : nine different color skeins of Lion Brand ‘Skein Tones’ in black, brown, and peach-ish shades for skin; in photo is these from dark to light: 128 Ebony, 129 Cocoa, 126 Mahogany, 135 Adobe, 124 Nutmeg, 125 Truffle, 134 Honey, 123 Cedarwood, and 122 Hazelnut,
OR any nine colors in worsted or dk weight;
• Color E, used 5th : one skein Premier Yarns ‘Cotton Fair’ fingering/sock weight (held both single and double) in white color 27-02 Cream,
OR any white in fingering/sock weight.

N E E D L E S
• size US #2 2.75mm UK #12 circular cable needles (circs) or double pointed needles (dpns), or close size to get a firm brim stretch
• size US #3 3.25mm UK #10 circs or dpns, or close size to get gauge

N O T I O N S
• scissors, stitch markers, tape measure, and tapestry needle or hook

G A U G E
• 4”x4” (10cm x 10cm) = 31 stitches across x 38 rows down in knit stockinette

Feel free to reach out anytime with questions that aren’t Google-able and I’ll typically reply within 24 hours.

In solidarity,
Stace (she/they)
a.k.a. Zonal on Ravelry and Etsy
a.k.a. zzzonal on Reddit