Inspiration behind this Christmas stocking pattern

A few years back, I was at a family Christmas gathering. Like it usually tends to be – many adults, a lot of kids, too much to eat and drink. All the gifts were given, and wishes exchanged and, while I should have felt happy, I felt a sudden sadness instead.

All I could see around me was a bunch of soulless, meaningless, soon-to-be garbage plastic stuff, and my mind went off to wonder. We work hard to buy things we don’t like to impress people we don’t even know anymore (yes, including family), and we all know where it all ends up. When did it get so impersonal? Where did we go wrong?

As I came out of my wondering trail of thoughts, I decided then and there, that there would be no soulless random gifts from me anymore.

So, this Christmas stocking along with many more stockings to come is brought to you with these thoughts in mind. This was my inspiration. Thinking about Christmas Past, and hoping for a Christmas Future – creating a Christmas Present that is priceless.

This Christmas stocking is worked top-down and knitted in rounds – like old times. The heel is worked in a heel flap technique, but you can use any heel technique you love as it is knitted with a solid color. The pattern is accompanied by charts for easier following (and you could also use them for cross-stitching).

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YARN 
100 g / 164 yds of White 10 ply / aran / worsted weight yarn; 
100 g / 164 yds of Red 10 ply / aran / worsted weight yarn; 
PS! You will need one skein of each color for one stocking.

NEEDLES 
double-pointed needles (or circulars) in size 5 mm / US 8 
PS! This Christmas stocking is knitted in rounds.

FINISHED SIZE (after blocking) 
Total length is approx 60 cm / 23,5 inches 
The length of the cuff is approx 34 cm / 13,5 inches 
Approx circumference (above the heel) is 32 cm / 12,5 inches

TYPE OF INSTRUCTIONS 
The pattern has both written and charted instructions.

SIMILAR PATTERNS: 
“Timeless Christmas”