Ive been busy knitting away!! One of the reasons I have not updated by blog lately. But I do want to share this cute pattern I developed to make Whoville stockings to hang from your tree! Im currently decorating one of our smaller trees as a Grinch tree and it needed Whoville stockings. So here is my pattern I developed to share!!
Whoville Christmas Stocking Ornament
Size 3 dpn needles and worsted weight yarn 4 in green and red.
These stockings will be sewn up in the back and worked as one piece, so you only need two needles.
With green cast on 20 sts
Row 1 - Knit
Row 2- Purl
Row 3-Knit
Row 4-Purl
Change to red yarn
Row 5- Knit
Row 6-Purl
Row 7-Knit
Row 8-Purl
Change to green yarn
Row 9- Knit
Row 10- Purl
Row 11- Knit
Row 12-Purl
Change to red yarn
Row 13- Knit
Row 14-Purl
Row 15-Knit
Row 16-Purl
Change to green yarn
Row 17- Knit
Row 18-Purl
Row 19- Knit
Row 20-Purl
Change to red yarn
Row 21- Knit
Row 22-Purl
Row 23-Knit
Row 24-Purl
Change to green, start the heel flap
Row 25-Knit
Row 26-P13, slip to stitch holder, P6, and slip last stitch to another holder.
Next four rows will be worked just on these 6 sitches
Row 27-Knit
Row 28-Purl
Row 29-K3, K2tog, K1- 5 stitches remain
Row 30-P3, P2tog, P1- 4 stitches remain
Row 31- K4, pick up and knit 3 stitches evenly on side edge of heel flap -7 stitches
Row 32-P7, pick up and purl 3 stitches on other side of heel flap and P1 stitch remaining on other holder -11 stitches
Row 33-K2tog, K8, K2tog (last stitch from needle and first stitch from holder ) 22 stitches
Row 34-Purl
Row 35-K2tog, K5, K2tog, K12 -20 stitches
Row 36-Purl
Row 37-K2tog, K4, K2tog, K12 -18 stitches
Row 38- Purl
Switch color to red
Row 39- thru Row 44 (6 rows total ending with a purl row) Stocking stitch
Swith color to green and Form Toe
Row 45-(decrease row) K1, K2tog, K2, K2tog, K4, K2tog, K2,K2tog,K1- 14 stitches
Row 46-Purl
Row 47-K1, K2tog,K1, K2tog, K2, K2tog, K1, K2tog, K1- 10 stitches
Row 48-Purl
Row 49- K2tog across - 5 stitches
Row 50-P2tog, P1, Pstog - 3 stitches
Row 51-K3
Create a I Cord with 3 sts 3 rows and cast off.
Cut off long tail and thread through loop and tie off the cast off. Then thread the yarn tail through a yarn needle and put through center of I Cord. Now fold stocking with right sides together, making sure I Cord is inside on the rightside of the stocking. With extra tail from I Cord sew up the seam of the stocking matching the stripes.
Turn inside out and your stocking is done!!
Crochet a chain of 14 and attach or use ribbon. ENJOY!!
Whoville Christmas Stocking Ornament
Size 3 dpn needles and worsted weight yarn 4 in green and red.
These stockings will be sewn up in the back and worked as one piece, so you only need two needles.
With green cast on 20 sts
Row 1 - Knit
Row 2- Purl
Row 3-Knit
Row 4-Purl
Change to red yarn
Row 5- Knit
Row 6-Purl
Row 7-Knit
Row 8-Purl
Change to green yarn
Row 9- Knit
Row 10- Purl
Row 11- Knit
Row 12-Purl
Change to red yarn
Row 13- Knit
Row 14-Purl
Row 15-Knit
Row 16-Purl
Change to green yarn
Row 17- Knit
Row 18-Purl
Row 19- Knit
Row 20-Purl
Change to red yarn
Row 21- Knit
Row 22-Purl
Row 23-Knit
Row 24-Purl
Change to green, start the heel flap
Row 25-Knit
Row 26-P13, slip to stitch holder, P6, and slip last stitch to another holder.
Next four rows will be worked just on these 6 sitches
Row 27-Knit
Row 28-Purl
Row 29-K3, K2tog, K1- 5 stitches remain
Row 30-P3, P2tog, P1- 4 stitches remain
Row 31- K4, pick up and knit 3 stitches evenly on side edge of heel flap -7 stitches
Row 32-P7, pick up and purl 3 stitches on other side of heel flap and P1 stitch remaining on other holder -11 stitches
Row 33-K2tog, K8, K2tog (last stitch from needle and first stitch from holder ) 22 stitches
Row 34-Purl
Row 35-K2tog, K5, K2tog, K12 -20 stitches
Row 36-Purl
Row 37-K2tog, K4, K2tog, K12 -18 stitches
Row 38- Purl
Switch color to red
Row 39- thru Row 44 (6 rows total ending with a purl row) Stocking stitch
Swith color to green and Form Toe
Row 45-(decrease row) K1, K2tog, K2, K2tog, K4, K2tog, K2,K2tog,K1- 14 stitches
Row 46-Purl
Row 47-K1, K2tog,K1, K2tog, K2, K2tog, K1, K2tog, K1- 10 stitches
Row 48-Purl
Row 49- K2tog across - 5 stitches
Row 50-P2tog, P1, Pstog - 3 stitches
Row 51-K3
Create a I Cord with 3 sts 3 rows and cast off.
Cut off long tail and thread through loop and tie off the cast off. Then thread the yarn tail through a yarn needle and put through center of I Cord. Now fold stocking with right sides together, making sure I Cord is inside on the rightside of the stocking. With extra tail from I Cord sew up the seam of the stocking matching the stripes.
Turn inside out and your stocking is done!!
Crochet a chain of 14 and attach or use ribbon. ENJOY!!