Basic Christmas Stocking: Candy Cane Swirl Version Berroco Ultra Wool

The Design “A sweet twist to a holiday favorite.” Our Basic Christmas Stockings have a simple, familiar shape—which gives us plenty of space to play around with fun stripes and patterns! We’ve created a free adaptation to our original pattern to add swirly, two-color stripes to the length and foot of the stocking. With a cheery, contrasting cuff, heel, and toe to finish, this stocking is as sweet as a candy cane! We picked classic, peppermint-y colors of worsted-weight Berroco Lanas for this version of our Basic Christmas Stocking. Made of 100% Pure Wool—a special blend of South American wools—Lanas is a soft and cozy workhorse. It’s a go-to choice for sturdy, woolly pieces that we want to last and last. Plus, each of its deeply saturated colors has a beautiful, gentle luster. The Details FINISHED SIZE Medium: Approx. 8"/20cm across and 26"/66cm long. YARN 3 skeins of Berroco Lanas (219 yds/200m each): 2 skeins in Color A and 1 skein in Color B. Note: Lanas is not longer stocked. We suggest Berroco Ultra Wool (219 yds/200m each) in Color A 3350 Chili and Color B 3301 Cream. NEEDLES & NOTIONS US 7 (4.5mm) 16"/40cm circular needle and double-point needles, or size to obtain gauge in plain stockinette. US 8 (5mm) 16"/40cm circular needle, or larger if needed to obtain gauge in colorwork (leg and foot only). GAUGE Approx. 20 sts = 4"/10cm in stockinette stitch and colorwork stitch in the round. Note: It’s important to swatch both stockinette and colorwork in the round—you may need to go up more than one needle size for the colorwork portion. Digital Basic Christmas Stockings pattern. (Download) Printed Basic Christmas Stockings pattern. (Requires shipping.) Free digital candy cane stripe adaptation. (Download) COLOR: 3350 Chili. COLOR: 3301 Cream.