Three stockings.
Finished on Christmas Eve, of course. Santa didn't seem to mind, as they were full the next morning.
Pattern: Mix-and-Match Socks from Knit Christmas Stockings!
Yarn: Ella Rae Classic
Notes: This went quickly! I used size 7 needles because I'm a rebel. I embroidered Nora's name on it freehand (how rustic, eh?). I decided to put the "chain" motif between the others in order to unify it all, and I am very pleased with that decision. I looooved the afterthought heel. It was my first; can you believe it?
Pattern: Rustic Lodge Christmas Stocking from Knit Christmas Stockings!
Yarn: Debbie Bliss Donegal Chunky Tweed
Notes: This went even more quickly. I used size 10 needles and I didn't much care for the yarn. It's a bit inflexible and also quite fragile; not a good combination. The stocking is very floppy, but it holds a lot and Matthew's happy, so I'm happy.
Pattern: Snazzy Argyles from Knit Christmas Stockings!
Yarn: Ella Rae Classic
Notes: The pattern was surprisingly easy to memorize. Had I thought about it, I would've done two things differently. First, I'd hold the green in my left hand even though it's technically the background color, as it recedes a little too much in the larger red argyle sections. Secondly, I'd put the heel on the opposite side. As it is, in order to face all three stockings the same way, the ugly jog faces out on my stocking.
More pictures on Ravelry.
Tipper @ 8:32 PM * link
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