Basic Christmas Stocking: Colorwork Version Using Rowan Big Wool

The Design “Big, festive fun!” We took our original Basic Christmas Stocking and gave it a big, colorful makeover! We’ve created a free adaptation for hand-knit stockings in a chunky-weight yarn—more space to stuff full of little gifts and treats—and then took it to another level with stranded colorwork. The two-color, one-by-one repeat is nice and easy and produces a fun, checker-like pattern for the foot and length of the stocking. A contrasting cuff, heel, and toe is an extra jolly touch! We chose three colors of Rowan Big Wool for a big, cheery, quick-to-knit Basic Christmas Stocking. This woolly mammoth of a yarn makes straightforward stitch patterns really pop! Spun from 100% merino wool, Big Wool is an easy-to-work-with softy—so your stockings will be finished in a jiff! And with lots of great colors, you’ll have a blast playing with festive combos. The Details FINISHED SIZE Jolly Big: Approx. 8"/20cm across and 26"/66cm long. YARN 4 skeins of Rowan Big Wool (87 yds/80m each): 1 skein each in Colors A, B and 2 in Color C. Cuff: Approx. 55 yds/50m in Color C of an equivalent super chunky-weight yarn. Leg & Foot: Approx. 150 yds/137m each in Colors A and B of an equivalent super chunky- weight yarn. Heel & Toe: Approx. 45 yds/41m in Color C of an equivalent super chunky-weight yarn. Sample shown in color (A) 43 Forest, (B) 63 Lipstick, and (C) 82 Biscotti. NEEDLES & NOTIONS US 11 (8mm) 16"/40cm circular needle and double-point needles, or size to obtain gauge in plain stockinette. US 13 (9mm) 16"/40cm circular needle, or one size larger than gauge needle if needed to obtain gauge in colorwork (leg and foot only). GAUGE Approx. 12 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 colorwork adaptation. (Download) COLOR: 8 Black. Black. COLOR: 43 Forest. Forest green. COLOR: 1 White Hot. Bright creamy white. COLOR: 7 Smoky. Dark muted slate. COLOR: 48 Linen. Pale natural linen. COLOR: 79 Pantomime. Fuchsia pink. COLOR: 64 Prize. Dusty mauve. COLOR: 21 Ice Blue. Pale icy blue. COLOR: 61 Concrete. Pale stoney beige. COLOR: 56 Glum. Silvery rain cloud. COLOR: 82 Biscotti. Light orangey-tan. COLOR: 83 Cactus. Desaturated green with hints of brown. COLOR: 88 Golden Olive. Golden yellow with green undertones. COLOR: 25 Wild Berry. Royal purple. COLOR: 84 Aurora Pink. Sweetheart pink. COLOR: 63 Lipstick. Scarlet red. COLOR: 86 Normandy. Foggy blue. COLOR: 26 Blue Velvet. Soft, satiny navy. COLOR: 89 Cerise. Nearly-neon fuchsia. COLOR: 90 Pumpkin. Exactly how it sounds. COLOR: 91 Citron. Electric lemon-lime. COLOR: 92 Oasis. The clearest summer day sky. COLOR: 93 Midori. Is this melon liqueur or yarn?