❄️ Christmas in July, on your needles

This knit stocking is the individual stocking shown, from the Holiday Style Course. It is a cozy, classic stocking in a soft tweed, perfect for getting a head start on the holidays.

Want to design your own? The course lets you mix and match charts to create a custom stocking with needles or a hook.

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✨ What makes it work

• Knit in the round. On circular needles or DPNs.
• Folded cuff. A classic stocking shape.
• Leather hanging strap. An optional finishing touch.
• You’re not on your own. Video tutorial and written pattern included.

✂️ What you’ll need

• Yarn: City Tweed DK, Knit Picks (55% merino wool, 25% superfine alpaca, 20% Donegal tweed), about 400 yds. Colors shown: Snowshoe (1 ball, 150 yds), Romance (1 ball, 100 yds), Toad (1 ball, 150 yds)
• Needles: US 8 (5.0mm) circular needles or DPNs
• Tools: Removable Stitch Markers · Yarn Needle · Scissors
• To finish like the sample: Leather Strip (optional) · Leather Hole Punch (optional)

⭐ Good to know

• Size: 21” from folded cuff to toe, 11” circumference
• Skill level: Intermediate
• Gauge: 16 sts and 21 rows = 4” x 4” in stockinette · gauge help
• Terms: US knitting terms

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Cheers,
Briana

© 2026 Briana Kepner (Briana K Designs). All rights reserved. For personal use; you’re welcome to sell finished items, and credit is always appreciated. Please don’t share, copy or resell the pattern. Changes to yarn or sizing are your call, and we can’t support modifications. Privacy · GPSR Representative: Ciara Doyle, C15 Y5F9, Ireland, Ciara@thefairythorn.ie