Christmas Stocking

Add some homemade charm to your fireplace mantel this holiday season with a beautiful colorwork Christmas stocking! This festive pattern is perfect for knitters who love a bit of tradition with a creative twist. It includes easy-to-follow charts and a full alphabet, allowing you to personalize each stocking with a name, whether you choose to double-stitch it or work it seamlessly in intarsia. Featuring decorative Latvian braids for a pop of texture and charm, this project looks impressively intricate but is surprisingly simple to master. A heartfelt knit that’s sure to become a cherished part of your holiday traditions. Yarn: Ewe So Sporty Merino Yarn: Main color: Vanilla, 2 skeins, 247m/270yds Contrast color 1: Poppy Red, 1 skein, 128m/140yds Contrast color 2: Forest Fern, 1 skein, 120m/131yds Almost all of CC1 and CC2 skeins were used, you may want to have extra yarn in case of gauge discrepancies. Needles: One pair of 3.24mm (US 3) circular needles, 40cm (16in) long, or needle size needed to obtain the gauge. For use in the areas of the gusset and toe, use either a set of DPNs or a long circular needle for the magic loop method, as preferred. Tech edited by [adamsarpatki](/people/adamsarpatki)