Book Review: Knitted Christmas Stockings

There’s something special about a Christmas stocking. I used the same stocking throughout my childhood, and when my daughter was born I made her a stocking that she has used every year.

If you enjoy knitting, you can use your knitting skills to create heirloom Christmas stockings for the people in your life. Knitted Christmas Stockings: 25 Festive Designs to Make for Family and Friends by Emilee Reynolds shows how you can knit the cutest, coziest Christmas stockings.

The book includes designs for every personality and design style – from modern geometric designs to festive Christmas elves and gnomes, to Nativity characters and more traditional designs such as angels, hearts, snowflakes, and samplers. There are enough of each type of design that you can make a coordinating set of stockings for your whole family.

Each of the 25 designs includes full color photos, step-by-step instructions and a color chart. An alphabet chart at the back allows you to customize your stocking with names. And for those new to knitting – or just needing a refresher – there’s a section at the back showing how to make the stitches.

All stockings in this book are knit top down and include a turned heel and a short ribbed cuff. Color work designs are easy to follow using the included charts with each design. All stockings in this book are similar in size which makes it easy to mix and match to make a customized set.

Whether you’re looking to make stockings to be used year in and year out, or just want to create a fun accent for your Christmas décor, Knitted Christmas Stockings has the designs for you. Grab some yarn and some basic knitting supplies, and knit up some festive Christmas stockings. A perfect project to knit up while watching your favorite Christmas movies on the couch!

Title: Knitted Christmas Stockings: 25 Festive Designs to Make for Family and Friends

Author: Emilee Reynolds

ISBN: 978-1784946685

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I am just smitten with this felt gingerbread house bag. This would make such a sweet special Christmas accessory for a kid. It’s a free pattern at Benzie Design, designed by Gracie from Hello Gracie Makes. It’s packed with adorable gingerbread house details, like swirls and stripes and scallops adoring the doors and windows.

And while all those details might seem like this would be a complicated pattern, it’s actually not. The bag itself is made from felt, which makes finishes edges unnecessary. (All of those scalloped edges are just cut from felt, no edge finishing required.) The strap is super simple, made from rope with knotted ends. And all those details are made with some basic hand embroidery stitches. Sparkle felt makes it extra cute.

The striped scallop roof is actually the top flap of the bag. A magnetic snap makes it a secure closure. The rope straps are attached through felt loops at the side of the bag.

They rate this project as an intermediate level, and it should take about 6 hours to make start to finish. That’s doable for a Saturday project or a couple of evenings. Full color photos step you through the entire process.

The project includes a shopping list for all of your supplies. They’ve got a shop so you can order all of them from Benzie if you like and get exactly the supplies used in the project. I noticed it includes a pair of scallop shears, which makes cutting all the scalloped edges for the roof and around the door a breeze.

Finished dimensions of the little felt gingerbread bag are approximately 6 ½” wide x 7 ½” tall. That’s the perfect size to hold a small book, a small toy, or a notepad and some cute pens.

Go to Benzie Design to get the tutorial and free pattern for the felt gingerbread house bag.

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