My sister often visits with me at Christmas. She lives a couple provinces away, so she packs limited Christmas stuff. I decided this year that she needed her own stocking and that she shouldn't be borrowing an old one from one of my kids. I used the pattern that I had used to knit mine many years ago. There is no company name on the pattern, though it is titled "Victorian Christmas Stocking". I knit it on 4.5 mm needles and used a worsted weight wool. The colour showing here looks quite pink, which is not the colour of the stocking. My sister doesn't know what colour I used and since she does read this blog, I'll keep that part a secret. To give you an idea of the size, the diamon pattern measures about twelve inches from the top to the the start of the heel.
Next I need to find a few fun things to stuff inside along with a wee bit of chocolate....
5 comments:
Very nice! I love the diamond pattern.
What a pretty pattern!
I could see Alice in Wonderland sporting beautiful socks like these - but probably in white.
It's beautiful. I don't think I've seen knitted Christmas stockings. Not like this anyway. It's sad, I know, I lead a sheltered life. ;)
I love that diamond pattern. I have a dainty sweater with that. I'll have to see if I can find a crochet equivalent :).
Stay inspired!
Aww, that is so cute!
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