Last year, I was determined to make my little guy a needlepoint stocking for his own. I went online, ordered the perfect pattern, and started working on it a couple of weeks before Thanksgiving. I worked on it almost every evening after putting my baby to bed.
I hate to be a quitter, but I had to come to terms with the fact that the stocking would never be finished in time for Christmas. I decided it would be ok if I finished it the following year but the other day I pulled it out of the closet and realized that it was even less complete then what I had remembered.
I still really wanted to do a handmade Christmas stocking for my little one so I started looking for alternative ideas online that would still look great but were less work (much less work).
Round knitting loom - can purchase at most craft stores, or even Wal-mart. *The size of loom you will need just depends on how wide you want your finished stocking to look. The loom I used was about 8" in diameter and made a stocking about 7" in width.
The You-Tube tutorials I followed are actually intended for a smaller stocking size, so I had to adjust the number of pegs I used for the heel...The man who posted the tutorials listed them in a sequence of around 10 videos. You can find the first video tutorial HERE (then look on the sidebar for his additional videos).
I also used THIS tutorial to learn how to switch colors.
When I finished my stocking I threaded a large needle and kitted the name on the top to give it a more personalized look.
Andrea this stocking is beautiful! I love the look of it and I have to admit I like this one better than the one that you were working on and never finished! We have just plain store-bought stockings, but once we have kids I'd love to make something like this!
This is crazy, I'm gearing up to do a post about almost the exact same thing!
these are so cute! I love handmade stockings, my great grandma made everyone in the family them one year. Such a great idea!
That is beautiful Andrea. Way to go! Grandma Smith would be proud.
so fabulous! did you follow the first tutorial's advice and use double the amount of yarn? or go with single? excited to make some this weekend for my mom and pops!
You did such a great job on the stocking!!! I love it.
Can you post your actual pattern? The tutorial videos won't show up when I click the link.