The Design

“Big, festive fun!”

When it comes to our Basic Christmas Stockings, we tend to think the bigger the better. So we’ve created a free adaptation to our original pattern for hand-knit stockings in a chunky-weight yarn—more space to stuff full of little gifts and treats! We’ve given you a few ideas to add your own personal touch—sure to prompt a hearty “Ho! Ho! Ho!” from St. Nick.

For big, fluffy, quick-to-knit Basic Christmas Stockings, we chose Rowan Big Wool, with a furry cuff knit in Sirdar Alpine. Chunky-weight Big Wool is a woolly mammoth of a yarn spun from 100% merino wool. It’ll knit your stockings up in a jiff! Alpine, another chunky yarn akin to a fringed ribbon, adds a fun, faux fur finish. Have a blast playing with our festively stripey colorways!

The Details

FINISHED WIDTH (half circumference)
Approx. 8"/20cm across; 28"/71cm total length.

YARN
3 skeins Rowan Big Wool (87 yds/80m each): 1 skein each of Colors A and B for Striped Leg and Foot, and 1 skein of Color C for Heel and Toe.
Plus 2 skeins Sirdar Alpine (36 yds/33m each) for Cuff.

Cuff: Approx. 72 yds/66m of an equivalent bulky-weight fur yarn.
Leg & Foot: Approx. 174 yds/160m of an equivalent super chunky-weight yarn.
Heel & Toe: Approx. 45 yds/114m of an equivalent super chunky-weight yarn.

Shown in Rowan Big Wool Colors A = 01 White Hot, B = 21 Ice Blue, C = 63 Lipstick and Sirdar Alpine in Color 0400 Polar.

NEEDLES & NOTIONS
US 11 (8mm) 16"/40cm circular needle and set of 5 double-point needles, or size to obtain gauge.
US 13 (9mm) 16"/40cm circular needle for Furry Cuff.
Darning needle to finish.

GAUGE
Approx. 10 sts/16 rounds = 4"/10cm, in stockinette stitch in the round using Big Wool.