Well, I finally finished writing up the pattern for my niece Paige’s Christmas Stocking. I gave up on the whole “making notes” thing by the time I hit the heel, so be forewarned.
The stocking is knit with bulky yarn (Knit Picks Wool of the Andes) at 4sts and 4 rows to the inch on US10s. Gauge is not critical for this project, but at 4sts to the inch the stocking is about 20 inches from heel to cuff. In other words, HUGE.
This would be a great way to ease into knitting socks, as it eliminates SSS (second sock syndrome) altogether. Also, the chart could easily be modified for different color patterns.
Good luck, and please let me know if there are any errors.
Here’s the falling snow stocking pdf.
Here is is on ravelry and here’s the flickr group. Please share images of your finished stocking!
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Hey Jennifer, Many years ago, I found this pattern, printed it off, and made several Christmas stockings for my family and friends. Unfortunately, I lost the printed patterns. Did this pattern used to include other designs like a reindeer, dog paws, and other fun designs knitters could pick to make several different stockings? Do you still have them? Thank you!
Hello …thank you for sharing
I’m confused about how many stitches I put on the additional needles when I’m doing the heel. If my understanding is correct, I would have 35 ….is that correct?
Thanks very much
Hello, I just finished this pattern, and I have a question about the heel flap. Never done a sock before, but the flap seems to big. Certainly bigger than your picture. Are we sure it has to be 15 pairs of rows? Maybe I did something wrong?
I’m an experienced knitter and throughly confused by the heel and gusset section of the pattern. I have 64 stitches on my circular needles. How many should I have for the heel? I used 32. I knit the heel flap. Beautiful pattern by the way. I have never made a heel and flap in such detail. I am so confused at this point. Could I get some direction? Thank you. Suzin
Loving the pattern – but now I’m a little confused. In the gusset section: do you complete the whole chart before going to Round 1 (in the gusset section)? Also, when you “continue in pattern”is it rounds 4&5, 2&3, or what?
Sorry I’m confused!
what is the red colourway ? thanks.
Hi, I’m relatively new to knitting patterns, and I’m a bit confused about the chart. Is there a key or legend to follow so I know if it’s a purl based chart or plain knitting? Also, how do I carry the contrast colour to make those stitches? Any help would be much appreciated, as I’m so excited to have found this lovely pattern.
Sallie from Pa. I am stuck on the heel flap I have 64 stitches on circular needles says k 15 turn (Wyf) sl 1 pwise, p 29 …. when I turn p back across the 15 my first sock. and do I put the rest of the stitches on a holder. where do the double point needles come in thanks
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Could someone please help me with the heel flap? I working on circulars so I know I need to move 2 double pointed needles but I don’t know how many stitches I need to leave on the circulars, when I need to move stitches onto the double pointed needles, and how many stitches are on the double points. I taught myself to knit via you tub videos and have never done this type of heel before but want to because it’s very pretty. I’ve been knitting Christmas Stockings for 4 years so I can knit fairly well but need more explicit instructions. moving from circular to double points and back onto the circular. I would greatly appreciate anyone’s help
Hi, I am having trouble with the heel flap. I am kniting on a circular needle in the English knitting. I from Brazil and most people here don’t know about continental knitting, and since I started with English knitting I guess I have to finish that way. I am using 100 stitches instead of 96 and was going to use 50 stitches for the heel. I watched Stacis videos but I wanted to use the type of stitches indicated on your pattern. Can you help me.
Thank you
Love this pattern. Also in love with another stocking of yours I saw on pinterest for Elise. Do you have the pattern for it?
How much yarn (yardage ) did you use for each color. I just found your pattern and want to get a head start for next Christmas. Also, what colors did you use? Many thanks for such a lovely pattern!!! Best wishes for a New Year,
Gisela
Do you allow the sale of this stocking using your pattern? I love this and have made one for each member of my family! We always get compliments!
Is there a pattern for light blue snow flake stocking?
Hi
I found your pattern on Ravelry – thanks so much, it is exactly what I was looking for. Just a quick query at the beginning of the heel flap. If I use CC for the initial step I end up with my MC not patiently waiting for me as it is in the middle rather than the edge of the gusset. Should the first 15 and then 29 stitches be in MC?
I learned to knit when I was 9 years old. In my twenties I knit a LOT, in my forties, less and less. As I enter my 50s, patterns interest me less and projects have been tedious more than fun. THANK YOU for creating the first pattern I have LOVED in years! I breezed through this in a week and can’t wait to start on the match (they are for a young couple’s first Christmas) I had never done a Latvian braid or the twisted rib pattern on the heel. So much fun and such a well written pattern. I have to admit I added some detail to the toe. THANK YOU again, I will be a frequent visitor of your site and your patterns!
What a beautiful stocking.!!!! I love it and and THANKFUL for the free pattern. What a lovely gift. I truly appreciate it !
Please contact me at scarrothers2@yahoo.comI would like to discuss making 10 of these stockings for sale with your permission. I love the stocking.
Hi Jennifer,
I’m also stuck at this place:
Using CC, K15, turn. (wyf) sl1 pwise, p 29
I don’t understand how to p29 when I only have 15 stitches on my needle. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance:)
Not sure why you’re getting a big hole. You are supposed to knit past your original starting point, so you’ve got that right. Sorry I can’t be more help.
Jennifer,
Love your stocking pattern. This is my first fair isle project and it is fantastic! I just got to the heel flap section, where it says ”
Using CC, K15, turn. (wyf) sl1 pwise, p 29.”
I knit the 15 and turned and sl1 pwise. Now to purl 29 I’d be going back across my starting point, beyond the 15 stitches, which makes a big hole? I’m sure I’m missing something??
Thanks for your help in advance!
Janelle
Thank you SO MUCH for your stocking pattern. A scaled down version is complete and it’s beautiful. After spending hours trying to find a knit stocking pattern, this was a GODSEND. This is the best way to commemorate the first Christmas in my new house.
Bare and wine (I think it was wine…I tend to go for wine in all its forms). Ravelry has tons of great color combinations – http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/falling-snow-stocking/people. Enjoy!
Love it! What colors did you use? Thanks for your help. Jane
Thank you so much for taking the time to make this pattern available and to even put up helpful videos and charts! Because of your kindness and hard work my family now has beautiful stockings that we will cherish for many more Christmases to come. Thank you!
Perhaps these videos will help.
Knitting the heel flap –
Turning the heel –
Knitting the gusset –
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=verypinkknits#p/search/7/S3LVbaiqTAw
Hi Jennifer,
I love your pattern for christmas stocking.
My mother is knitting your stocking and is having some trouble following the part of the pattern where you turn the heel. Do you have a phone no I could call you at to explain the pattern?
Thanks, Maria
Thank you SO much for posting the translation for “continue in this fashion”. I came here looking for help on that as I was stuck. Phew!
Sorry for the delayed response. Life has been busy since the new addition.
The instructions mean that you should continue following the pattern created by rows 2, 3, and4.
So, row 5 would be (wyf) sl1 pwise, p8, p2tog, p1, turn and row 6 would be (wyb) sl1 pwise, k9, ssk, k1, turn.
Hope that clears things up.
Sure. Thanks for asking. Hope it helps you bring in some donations. Would love to see some pics of the finished stockings. There’s a flickr group and a Ravelry page for photos. Cheers!
That’s such a lovely stocking pattern! I run an animal shelter in Edinburgh and we have a knitting group – would it be ok to make some of these stockings for our fundraising for the shelter?
Hi, I’m working on the stocking and am at the short row heel. The pattern has 4 rows, then it says continue in this fashion until 18 sts remain. Which fashion? I don’t see a pattern in the 4 rows that would be repeated. Am I to repeat all 4 rows? Just the last two? Thanks!
Your stocking is beautiful!
I just happened to come across this pattern the other day. This is Exactly what I have been looking for, Thank you So much. I ordered my yarn yesterday and plan to start working on it Thanksgiving week if all goes well. This is perfect. Thank you again.
For my stocking, I lined the entire thing with a fabric liner (just traced the outline of the stocking on a folded piece of fabric) and added an I-cord loop. For the loop I threaded a length of cording through the center and sewed the whole thing (cording and I-cord) between the knit stocking and the liner. That way the knit loop and stocking doesn’t need to fully support the contents, the liner does the heavy lifting.
Hope this helps!
I loved the pattern–it was my first try at two color knitting! I want to add a little loop to hand it with. Any advice?
Linda