Free Holiday Stocking Pattern

Silk Gelato Holiday Stocking, a free pattern download by Leigh Radford and Lantern Moon. Enjoy the original design in vanilla bean, or choose from 8 other luscious colors: pistachio, raspberry, bittersweet, blueberry, butterscotch, grape, melon and daiquiri.

Pattern Instructions:
<click to read 'common abbreviations' PDF>

Finished Measurements approximately 19” from folded cuff to toe

Yarn
Lantern Moon/Leigh Radford Silk Gelato Mini (100% silk) 10 yards/9.2 meters; 3 balls, color Vanilla; Blue Sky Alpaca Bulky (50% alpaca, 50% wool) 45 yards/41 meters; 3 skeins, color 1004/Polar Bear.

Needles
US size 15 (10 mm) dpn, adjust needle size to obtain correct gauge

Gauge
10 sts/13 rows = 4” (10 cm) alpaca bulky

CUFF
With Silk Gelato CO 28 sts. Distribute evenly among 4 dpn. Join work, being careful not to twist your sts. Work Rev St st each round (purl each rnd) until work measures approx. 3”. Knit one round.

LEG
Change to Blue Sky Bulky and work in St st (knit each rnd), increasing 4 sts evenly on first row (32 sts). Work even until leg measures 10" (from bottom of cuff).

HEEL
Knit across 8 sts. Turn work and purl across 16 sts. Place rem sts on spare needle or st holder. (Total heel sts: 16).
Row 1 (RS): *Sl 1 pwise (wyib), k1; rep from *
Row 2 (WS): Sl 1 pwise (wyif), p to end
Work rows 1 and 2 8x. (16 rows—8 selvedge sts)

Turn Heel:
Row 1 (RS): Knit across 10 sts, ssk, k1 turn
Row 2 (WS): Sl 1 pwise, p5, p2tog, p1 turn
Row 3: Sl1 pwise, K to 1 st before gap, ssk (1 st from each side of gap) k1, turn
Row 4: Sl1 pwise, P to 1 st before gap, p2tog (1 st from each side of gap) p 1, turn
Repeat rows 3 and 4 until all heel sts have been worked ending with WS row and ending p2tog.
10 sts rem.

Heel Gusset
Knit across heel sts and with same dpn (needle 1), pick up and knit 8 sts along selvedge edge of heel flap; w/another dpn (needle 2) work instep sts and with another dpn (needle 3) pick up and knit 8 sts along other side of heel and knit across half (5 sts) of heel sts.The round now begins at center back.

FOOT
Round 1: K to last 3 sts on needle 1, k2tog, k1; k across instep sts on needle 2, at beg of needle 3, k1, ssk, k to end.
Round 2: Knit all sts.
Rep rounds 1 and 2 until 32 sts rem.

Work even in St st until foot measures approx. 6" from back heel.

TOE SHAPING
Work 2 rounds even in St st.
Round 1: (needle 1) k to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1; (needle 2) k1, ssk, k to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1; (needle 3) k1, ssk, k to end.
Round 2: Knit all sts. Rep rnds 1 and 2 until 16 sts rem.
Rep rnd 1 only until 8 sts rem. Graft toe sts using Kitchner St.

FINISHING
Fold cuff over leg (RS of st st is face up).
I-Cord Loop: With Silk Gelato and dpn pick up and knit 2 sts at the back of the cuff. *Hold the needle with the sts in your left hand, slide the sts to the right end of the dpn and bring the yarn around the back of the work. Using a second dpn, knit the sts pulling the yarn from the left to right for the first st; do not turn. (After a few rows a tubular shape will become apparent). Repeat from * until I-Cord is approx. 6" or desired length. Cut Silk Gelato leaving approx. 6" tail. Slip tail through 2 sts and pull snug. Thread tail onto tapestry needle and sew end to top of cuff to create a loop.

Sew in loose ends and block to measurements.