Knit Christmas Stockings, 2nd Edition: 19 Patterns for Stockings & Ornaments

by Gwen W. Steege (Editor)

Overview

Make this holiday one your family will remember forever! With these 19 simple and fun patterns, even first-time knitters can create beautiful Christmas stockings for everyone on Santa’s list. Gwen W. Steege offers innovative ideas for crafting unique stockings full of personality, regardless of whether you’re looking for wacky or whimsical, classically beautiful or daintily darling. Transform smaller skeins and project leftovers into ministockings for pets or tree ornaments. Clear some room on the mantle and knit yourself a merry little Christmas.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781612122526
Publisher:	Storey Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	08/27/2013
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	136
Sales rank:	613,481
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Gwen W. Steege is the coauthor of The Weaving Explorer. She has been weaving for nearly 35 years and has exhibited her work in western Massachusetts, where she lives. For many years she acquired and edited a line of craft books at Storey Publishing focused on spinning, dyeing, knitting, crochet, and weaving. She is the author of a number of knitting books, including The Knitter’s Life List.
 

Table of Contents

Stockings Up!

Winter Wonderland

Rustic Lodge

Reindeer & Bells

Pampered Pets (Kitten)

Pampered Pets (Puppy)

Christmas Sampler

Mix-and-Match Stockings

Jester's Bells

Star Brocade

Snazzy Argyles

Gifted Stocking

Victorian Flowers

Mini Socks

A Heart, a Star, and a Tree

Mini Felted Mitts and Socks

Ski Sweater Ornament

 

Contributing Designers

Acknowledgments

Index

What People are Saying About This

author of Knit Socks! Betsy McCarthy

"Knit Christmas Stockings is a real treausure! It contains 17 clearly written patterns accessible to newer knitters plus hours ofknitting pleasure for the more experienced. Chock full of excellently illustrated techniques and knitting basics, the updated version of this classic deserves to be tucked into your knitting bag. Its colorful and creative stockings will delight their recipients, and there is no second sock worry for the knitter!"

Editorial Reviews

"...sure to inspire veteran needleworkers and woo the novice knitter." –Asbury Park Press

Knit Christmas Stockings! was also featured in the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, Richmond Times-Dispatch and the St. Petersburg Times.

“Any one of the books would make a great gift for a beginning knitter—the entire set would provide years of inspiration for any knitter.” –Shuttle, Spindle Dyepot

—Betsy McCarthy, author of Knit Socks!

From the Publisher

"...sure to inspire veteran needleworkers and woo the novice knitter." –Asbury Park Press

Knit Christmas Stockings! was also featured in the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, Richmond Times-Dispatch and the St. Petersburg Times.

“Any one of the books would make a great gift for a beginning knitter—the entire set would provide years of inspiration for any knitter.” –Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot

author of Knit Socks! Betsy McCarthy

"...sure to inspire veteran needleworkers and woo the novice knitter." –Asbury Park Press

Knit Christmas Stockings! was also featured in the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, Richmond Times-Dispatch and the St. Petersburg Times.

“Any one of the books would make a great gift for a beginning knitter—the entire set would provide years of inspiration for any knitter.” –Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot