Yes, I really am knitting for Christmas. And why? Because last year I started too late.
I’m fixing my mistake now.
I’ve been drooling over those tiny Christmas stockings you can use on your table setting for a few years now, and I never realized – I could knit it myself you know…
Well, I did knit it, I was quite happy with it and now am sharing the pattern with you.
You’ll need:
- size 4 mm / US 7 double pointed needles or circular needles
- 15 g (30 yards) of white 10 ply / aran / worsted yarn – I used DROPS Nepal
- 36 g (60 yards) of red 10 ply / aran / worsted yarn
- cable needle
Abbreviations:
- dpns – double pointed needles;
- sts – stitches;
- cn – cable needle;
- k – knit;
- p – purl;
- 4/4 CL – put 4 sts on cn and hold in front, knit next 4 sts from LH needle, and then knit 4 sts from cn;
- ssk – slip, slip, knit together through back loops;
- k2tog – knit 2 together;
Cast on and ribbing:
Cast on 44 stitches with white and divide your stitches between 4 dpns (if you use them).
Work 12 rounds in 2:2 ribbing (knit 2, purl 2).
Change to red.
Work the pattern:
- *k2, p5, k8, p5, k2* 2 times;
- *k2, p5, k8, p5, k2* 2 times;
- *k2, p5, 4/4 CL, p5, k2* 2 times;
- *k2, p5, k8, p5, k2* 2 times;
- *k2, p5, k8, p5, k2* 2 times;
- *k2, p5, k8, p5, k2* 2 times;
- *k2, p5, k8, p5, k2* 2 times;
- *k2, p5, k8, p5, k2* 2 times;
Work this pattern 4 times and start with the heel.
Heel flap:
- k2, p3, turn;
- Sl st, k2, p4, k3, turn;
- Sl st, p2, k4, p3, turn;
- Sl st, k2, p4, k3, turn;
- Sl st, p2, k4, p3, turn;
- Sl st, k2, p4, k3, turn;
Turning the heel:
- Sl st, p2, k3, ssk, turn;
- Sl st, p2, p2tog, turn;
- Sl st, k2, ssk, turn;
- Sl st, p2, p2tog, turn;
- Sl st, k2, ssk, turn;
- Sl st, p2, p2tog, turn;
Foot:
Sl st, k3, pick up 4 stitches, p2, k8, p5, k4, p5, k8, p2, pick up 4 stitches, k2 (first two stitches from beginning of this round).
- k2, p6, k8, p5, k4, p5, k8, p6, k2;
- k2, p2, p2tog, p2, 4/4 CL, p5, k4, p5, 4/4 CL, p2, p2tog, p2, k2;
- *k2, p5, k8, p5, k2* 2 times;
- *k2, p5, k8, p5, k2* 2 times;
- *k2, p5, k8, p5, k2* 2 times;
- *k2, p5, k8, p5, k2* 2 times;
- *k2, p5, k8, p5, k2* 2 times;
- *k2, p5, k8, p5, k2* 2 times;
- *k2, p5, k8, p5, k2* 2 times;
- (p1, k1, p2, 4/4 CR, p2, k1, p1) 2 times;
- *k2, p5, k8, p5, k2* 2 times;
Toe decreases
Start with decreases.
- *k1, ssk, p3, k2tog, k1, ssk, k2tog, k1, ssk, p3, k2tog, k1* 2 times;
- *k1, ssk, p1, (k2tog, ssk) twice, p1, k2tog, k1* 2 times;
- *k1, sk2p, k2, sk2p, k1* 2 times;
- *sk2p* 4 times;
Cut yarn and finish it off.
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So cute! Can’t wait to make some. They would look good with a folded napkin tucked in behind the silverware, too 🙂
It’s a fantastic idea, Hannelore 🙂