Simple Felt Christmas Stockings by Claire Fairall Designs

Simple Felt Christmas Stockings

Knitting
September 2013
Super Bulky (5-6 wpi) ?
11 stitches and 16 rows = 4 inches
in stocking stitch
US 11 - 8.0 mm
273 - 383 yards (250 - 350 m)
English
Discontinued. This digital pattern is no longer available online.

Beautiful traditional Christmas stockings for you to knit and felt.
The small stocking is ideal as a gift bag or decoration. The larger size will hold lots of goodies for Christmas morning!

This stocking is easily knitted (Hat heel)and has no complicated heel to turn. If you have never knitted a sock you can still knit this stocking! Then transform into felt by simply washing it!

My clear and detailed instructions guide you step by step through knitting, making up and felting this project. I’ve included lots of additional tips and advice to make knitting this project easy and fun.

Felted Size Small 32cm/12.5” long
12cm /5” wide
Large 48cn /18.5”long
16cm /6.25” wide

Yardage
Small stocking - 3 balls of red, 1 ball of white and 1 ball of green

Large stocking- 4 balls red, 1 ball of white and 2 balls of green

Recommended Yarn Rico creative Filz

Red 05
Natural 60
Olive Green 44

Substitute yarns include -
Lana Grossa Feltro,
Schoeller Und Stahl Filzi

Basic skills needed for this design.
k=knit
p=purl
inc= increase 1 stitch by knitting into front and then back of the same stitch
k2tog= knit the next 2 stitches together
st st = p 1 row , k 1 row. Makes 2 rows (for this pattern start with a p row each time)
pu= pick up stitches (optional)

SUITABLE FOR- Confident beginners or Intermediate knitters.