Top Down Christmas Stockings

With 24 colourwork charts to mix and match, this pattern offers 512 different possible options for customizing your own stocking. And that’s even before you take colour combinations into account! Everyone in the family can have a unique stocking that reflects their personal style. The stockings are worked cuff to toe, beginning with an i-cord hanging loop, i-cord cuff top and stranded leg. Continue with a short-row heel, stranded foot and grafted toe. Top Down Christmas Stockings includes a full picture tutorial on lining stockings with fabric. This pattern also comes with a .pdf except of the charts inverted, in case you want to mix and match these charts into the [Christmas Stockings][1] pattern or [Toe Up Christmas Stockings][2], which are both worked toe up. **Size** 30.5cm (12”) circumference X 47.5cm (18¾”) long. **Materials** Yarn: For each stocking: a total of 100g (3.5 oz) worsted weight yarn in approximately equal amounts of 3 different colours. Samples made with Knit Picks Wool of the Andes. **Tools:** For Stocking: 4.5mm/US7 40cm/16” circular knitting needle or size to achieve gauge, 4mm/US6 double pointed knitting needles or size smaller than circular needles, or magic loop equivalents of these needles, 3 stitch markers, and tapestry needle. **For Lining (optional):** 56cm (22”) wide X 46cm (18”) long piece of fabric, sewing needle, thread, scissors, large paper, iron for pressing, ruler, pencil, pins, sewing machine (optional). **Gauge** 20 sts/ 21 rnds = 10cm/4” in stranded stockinette with larger needles in the round. **Abbreviations & Definitions** **Bef** – Before **C1** – 1st contrast colour **C2** – 2nd contrast colour **CO** – Cast on **Dec** – Decrease **DPN(s) **– Double pointed needle(s) **Inc** – Increase **K** – Knit **K2tog** – Knit 2 stitches together **Kfb** – Knit in front and back legs of same st (increase by 1 st) **MC** – Main colour **Patt** – Pattern **Prev** – Previous **Rep** – Repeat **Rnd** – Round **RS** – Right Side **Sl** – Slip stitch purlwise **SM** – Stitch marker **SSK** – Slip, slip, knit **St/sts** – Stitch/stitches **Tog** – Together **W&t** – Wrap and turn **WS** – Wrong Side [1]: https://payhip.com/ukeeknits [2]: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/toe-up-christmas-stockings