Stockings are such a basic part of the holiday season, but not all of them need to be large in order to be hung over the fireplace. They can also be used as “wrapping” to make great gift presentations.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Materials
- 1 Skein Worsted weight yarn—any color choice (Wool works well.)
- Size 5 / 3.75mm set of double-pointed needles -OR- 2-24 inch circular needles
- Tapestry Needle
- Stitch Markers
- Cable Needle
- 18-inch long piece of waste yarn, preferable in contrasting color
Gauge
Gauge isn’t necessarily important for this project. However, if it is essential to the knitter, gauge should be as follows: 10 stitches and 14 rounds = 2 inches / 5 cm.
Abbreviations
- FC (Front Cross): Slip next 2 stitches to cable needle, hold in front, k2, k2 from cable needle.
- BC( Back Cross): Slip next 2 stitches to cable needle, hold in back, k2, k2 from cable needle.
- M1 (Make 1): Increase by making a backward loop over right needle.
Pattern Notes
Stocking may be worked on a set of 4 dpns, or with the stitches divided on 2 24-inch circular needles. When working on circulars, be sure to work each group of stitches with both end of the same needle (not with the other needle.)
Pattern Stitches
Pattern Stitch A: Cable (This is a panel of 12 stitches.)
- Rounds 1-3: p2, k8, p2.
- Round 4: p2, BC, FC, p2.
- Rounds 5-8: Repeat rounds 1-4.
- Rounds 9-11: p2, k8, ps.
- Round 12: p2, FC, BC, p2.
- Rounds 13-16: Repeat rounds 9-12.
Repeat rounds 1-6 for Pattern A.
Pattern Stitch B: Hearts (This is a panel of 27 stitches.)
- Round 1:p1, k11, pc, k11, p1.
- Round 2: p2, k9, p5, k9, p2.
- Round 3: p1, k11, p3, k11, p1.
- Round 4: k3, [p2, k3] twice, p1, k3, [p2, k3] twice
- Round 5: k2, p4, k1, p4, k5, p4, k1, p4, k1, p4, k2.
- Round 6: k1, p2, k2, p3, k2, p2, k3, p2, k2, p3, k2, p2, k1.
- Round 7: k1, p2, k3, p1, [k3, p2] twice, k3, p1, k3, p2, k1.
- Round 8: k2, p2, [k5, p2] 3 times, k2.
- Round 9: [k3, p2] twice, k7, [p2, k3] twice.
- Round 10: k4, p2, k1, p2, k9, p2, k1, p2, k4.
- Round 11: k5, p3, k11, p3, k5.
- Round 12: k6, [p1, k6] 3 times.
Repeat rounds 1-12 for Pattern B.
Stocking
- Cast on 46 sts, divide sts with 19 sts on first needle, and rem 27 sts either on 2 dpns or 2nds circular needle; join without twisting. Mark beg of rnd.
- Round 1-6: *k1, p1; rep from * around.
Beginning Pattern
- Round 1: p2, [k1, M1] 4 times, p2, k3, p2, [k1, M1] 4 times, p2; p1, k11, p3, k11, p1. (54 sts, 27 on first needle, 27 on remaining needle(s))
- Round 2: Work Round 2 of Cable across 12 sts, k3, Round 2 of Cable across 12 sts; Round 2 of Heart Pattern across 27 sts.
- Round 3-33: Continue to work pats as set, ending with of Round 1 of Cable, and Round 9 of Hearts.
- Round 34: Drop working yarn, with waste yarn, knit across first 19 sts; drop waste yarn, sl sts back to other end of needle and continue to work in pat.
- Rounds 35-48: Continue to work established pats, ending with Round 16 of Cable and Round 12 of Hearts.
- Round 49: p2, k8, p2, k3, p2, k8, p2; k12, p3, k12.
- Round 50: p2, [ssk] twice, [k2tog] twice, p2, k3, p2, [ssk] twice, [k2tog] twice, p2, k11, p5, k11. (46 sts)
Shape toe
- Round 51: Sl 2 sts onto beg and end of first needle so there are 23 sts on first needle and 23 sts on rem needles(s); k1, ssk, k17, k2tog, k1; k1, ssk, k7, p3, k7, k2tog, k1. (42 sts)
- Round 52: k21, k10, pl, k10.
- Round 53: k1, ssk, knit to 3 sts before end of first needle, k2tog, k1; k1, ssk, knit to 3 sts before end of round, k2tog, k1. (38 sts)
- Round 54: Knit around.
- Rounds 55-58: Rep Rounds 53 and 54. (30 sts)
- Rounds 59-61: Rep Round 53. (18 sts rem)
- Weave toe with tapestry needle.
Heel
- Remove waste yarn, placing sts onto needles. Pick up an extra st if needed, so there are 27 sts on first needle, and 27 sts on rem needle(s).
- Round 1: Knit around, dec 4 sts across each cable as for Round 50. (38 sts)
- Round 2: k1, ssk, knit to 3 sts before end of first needle, k2tog, k1; k1, ssk, knit to 3 sts before end of rnd, k2tog, k1.
- Round 3: Knit around.
- Round 4-9: Rep Rounds 2 and 3.
- Round 10: Rep Round 2. (18 sts rem)
- With tapestry needle, weave as for toe.
Loop
Using 2 dpns, attach yarn at center back of top, pick up and knit 2 sts. *Sl sts to other end of needle, pull yarn across back, k2, rep from * until cord measures approx 2 1/2 inches. Fasten off and sew end of cord to inside of stocking.
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