A Handknit Christmas Stocking for Mara
I made my college roommate Christmas stockings for her grandsons and when she had her first granddaughter, it was time for me to break out the needles again.
This one is for Mara. I used some purple and aqua to make it a little bit more girlish.
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Skill Level → Intermediate with knowledge of fair isle knitting
Skills to know ↓
- Knit
- Purl
- Cast On
- Bind Off
- Weave in ends
- Knit 2 Together
- Yarnover
- SSK
- Knitting in the round
- Fair Isle Knitting
Needles
Knitpicks Caspian Options Short Interchangeable Circular Set
Yarn
I love this yarn for stockings because it is an 75% acrylic and 25% wool blend that gives the stockings enough oomph but are still soft and drape well. Plus the price is right!
The colors I chose for this project are:
- White
- Christmas Red
- Christmas Green
- Bright Purple
- Royal
- Miami Aqua
Pattern
Cascade Christmas Stocking Pattern, free on Ravelry.
I followed the pattern, picking charts as I went along per their instructions.
This Christmas Stocking uses the afterthought heel. It was fun learning how to do that on a larger project, because I have since used the afterthought heel on regular pairs of socks.
Learning about sock construction can help with knitting Christmas Stockings. In particular there are different ways to knit an afterthought heel.
→ See this post for my afterthought heel method with photos
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