It all started with the ladies sock ringed with penises.⁠ ⁠ Back in the mid-2000s, San Antonio knitting instructor Wendy Moreland was joking online with some knitting buddies about crafting a sock pattern that reflected their group’s personality. So, the saucy Gen-Xer whipped up this X-rated design: a subtle but subversive “girly sock” with a red waffle-knit pattern that looked innocent enough — that is, until you took a closer at the turned-over cuff to spot the row of not-quite-hidden phalluses.⁠ ⁠ Many of these provocative pieces blow up convention with a well-stitched F-bomb and middle-finger attitude, whether it's speaking truth to power, speaking up for emotional and mental wellbeing or just, well, talking dirty.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio for more NSFW needlework.⁠