Christmas In August? Kristin's Brand-New Creative Christmas Stocking Pattern Available by PDF Download

I know it is hard to even think about because we are in the dog days of August but before you know it, the holidays will be rolling around. I've been a busy little bee here and have I got a really fabulous new pattern for you all (if I do say so myself).

 

I've had the urge to do this Christmas Stocking Pattern for my website for years but just could never quite get to it. This handknitting pattern has been in development for a very long time beginning last December with the knitting of a Kitty Cat Christmas Stocking for Julia. Here's the border of that stocking.

Then I kept knitting and knitting through the month of January. It was cold. I fired up the woodstove, cozied up under an afghan, and watched movie after movie. Knitting, knitting, knitting, while hoping for a really big snowstorm. I had an image in my mind of hanging the stockings in the woods where their colors would look bright and colorful against new fallen snow. Finally, the weatherman ordered up a giant snowstorm and it actually happened! I was ready, thank goodness. Snow fell and I captured the images I wanted.

This image on our woodpile shows the 6 stockings before I embroidered them.

Here are a couple close-ups of the two of the other stockings. One with a Floral Border and Diamond Leg.....

One with a tree border and Circles on the legs.

Not all of the stockings are Fair Isle. There are easier versions for those of you who don't enjoy working with two colors. The Yikes Stripes, Diamonds + Crosses, and Polka Dot Stockings all are made knitting with one color in a round. Embroidery is added later on the two stockings on the right. Note the cute elf toe on the middle stocking.

There are a total of 6 stockings featured in Kristin's Creative Christmas Stocking Pattern and each design can be made in one of four different sizes. The stockings are knit in my Julia Yarn which is a worsted weight smooth yarn composed of wool, mohair and alpaca. Each separate stocking design page in the pattern shows the stocking before and after the embroidery is added. I've packed the pattern with a How-to Knit Fair Isle page and included hints on how you can design your very own Christmas Stocking. I've also included 24 extra charts to help you begin designiing.

If you have been fearful of adding embroidery to your knits, Kristin's Creative Christmas Stocking may be the perfect place to begin. (You can watch my videos too - see my sidebar. They are all available on YouTube also.) For you non-embroiderers, the Yikes Stripes stocking has no embroidery.

Kristin's Creative Christmas Stocking Handknitting Pattern comes only as a PDF Download payabe by Paypal. You will be able to print out as many pages as you want or need. The pattern also looks great on any digital device. Hop on over to my website to find out more about the pattern. (Make sure you hit the refresh button because it has been recently updated.) The pattern is available via my Shop Page here.

If you do not do Paypal, you can still order the pattern via the post office. Use the Printable Order Form on the Shop Page, send me a check, and then I will e-mail you the pattern. Note: You must have a current e-mail address to receive the pattern.

Through Labor Day (September 5th), the pattern is available for $8.00. (School clothes to buy, you know!) After Labor Day, it will be priced at $10.00. Whenever you purchase it, my tech-editor Lori thinks that it is bound to become a classic. Boy, was that nice to hear! I hope you like! And thank you always for your support.

Yarn Shop Owners: Would you like to base a class on this pattern? Contact me and I will be glad to set this up for you.