Size: After felting, about 16” long from cuff to toe, about 8” wide at cuff
Needles: Size US 10.5 (6.5 mm) 24” circular needle, size US 10.5 (6.5 mm) double-pointed needles
Yarn: 100% NON-superwash bulky wool (see note below on yarn choices and amounts)
Additional Materials: tapestry needle for weaving in ends
Gauge: 3.5 stitches per inch before felting
Note on Yarn: For the stocking to felt properly, you must use 100% non-superwash wool. I used Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Bulky in these colors: Wine, Lumberjack, and Silver.
STRIPED STOCKING, THREE COLORS: 65 grams each of the two striping colors, and 45 grams of the accent color (used on the cuff/toe/heel). I bought one hank of each of the three colors, with plenty left over.
SOLID STOCKING, TWO COLORS: 130 grams of the main color, and 45 grams of the accent color (used on the cuff/toe/heel). For a two color stocking, you will need two hanks of the main color, and one hank of the accent color.
Pattern + links to 3-part video, $8 US via PayPal
Before and after felting, with my glasses for size reference.
Information on things you’ll see in this video:
I mention my other Christmas stocking pattern in the video, which can be found here.
The yarn I used in my stockings is Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Bulky.
The circular needles I used are different Knitter’s Pride needles from 16″ circular sets (the pattern calls for 24″ circulars).
The double-pointed needles I used are Knitter’s Pride Bamboo DPNs.
The ball-chain stitch markers I used can be found here.
My silver ring is actually a knitting needle gauge, and can be found here.
My nail polish is by Julep, color “Janie”.