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You can either donate the socks you knit or keep them and enjoy the reward of learning a new skill. Donated socks are gifted to people who are vulnerable or have been affected by suicide. We appreciate any socks made in any pattern, colour or size. This is just a suggested pattern and is the one we use but all socks are good socks!

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Intro:
You will need a basic knitting skill level for this pattern. If you can’t yet knit please do watch YouTube videos – there’s a wealth of free, good quality videos out there and you’ll soon be ready to start on your first socks. We have created some tutorial videos to accompany this pattern which can be found on the Facebook and our YouTube Channel.

Materials:
You will need 2 x 50g or 1 x 100g of 4 ply sock wool plus 1 x 2.5mm circular needle 80cm long.

Note on yarn: sock wool comes in many varieties. One 100g ball will make a pair of socks with some left over (these extras are great for making scappy socks). You will need to split the 100g ball into two balls – I do this by carefully pulling out the middle and then ensuring I have the pattern matching in both balls before casting on. I also buy 2 identical 100g balls and use these knowing I’ll make at least two pairs – make sure they are the same dye lot though as they can vary a lot.

Pattern: This pattern is for knitting two socks at the same time using the magic loop method on a single circular needle. It may look daunting but it is certainly the easiest method I have found and taught. The pattern includes a short row heel but I tend to use the Fish Lips Heel by Sox Therapist – it costs about $1 and is well worth buying as it also teaches you how to adjust sock patterns to get a good fit.