How to Hand Knit a Christmas Stocking 🎄 | Easy Chunky Yarn Tutorial, by Yorkshire Yarn on YouTube. 18 min 43 s.
- Video length
- 18 min 43 s
- Time to do it
- 2 hours
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 8
What you need
Steps
Make a slip knot with your main colour and slide the loop over your wrist, then pull the tail to snug it up. This first loop anchors everything else.
Build the foundation chain by reaching through the loop, grabbing the working yarn and pulling a new loop back through. Repeat until the chain is as wide as the stocking opening.
Work your first row by pulling a fresh loop through each loop of the chain. Keep every loop the same size so the fabric stays even.
Shape the foot with simple decreases. At the edge, pull one loop through two loops at once, and repeat at both ends of the row until the piece narrows to the toe.
Build the height of the stocking by working straight rows with no decreases. Keep going until the leg is as long as you want it.
Switch to your contrast colour at the edge and work several rows for the top band. Four to six rows gives a deep, neat cuff.
Cast off by pulling the second loop through the first, then the third through the second, all along the row. Pull the last loop tight and weave in the tail.
Fold the piece in half and join the two side edges. Work a simple braid up the seam with a long length of yarn for the braided finish, then turn it right side out.
Tips and common mistakes
Keep your loops loose and even, because tight loops make chunky yarn stiff and hard to work.
Count your loops at the end of each row so the sides stay straight and the seam lines up.
For a bigger stocking, add loops to the foundation chain and extra rows to the leg, and remove them for a smaller one.
Leave a long tail at the top corner and braid it into a loop so the stocking can hang.
Questions
Do I need knitting needles or a crochet hook?
No. You use your hands only. A crochet hook is handy if you drop a loop, but it is not needed to make the stocking.
How do I make a bigger or smaller stocking?
Add or remove loops from the foundation chain to change the width, and work more or fewer rows to change the height. Keep the foot decreases in proportion.
What yarn works best?
Chunky chenille yarn gives the soft, cosy look. Any super chunky yarn works, but keep the same thickness throughout so the loops stay even.
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