Elise's 2nd Christmas Stocking

By the title of this post, you may have believed that I am some sort of super mom that knits a different stocking for her child each Christmas.  But, the sad reality is that Elise didn't have a stocking for her first Christmas.  Oh well, you can't win them all- better late than never, right?

As mentioned before, I loved the idea of incorporating the motif from Elise's first Christmas outfit into her stocking.    Since I never found an exact stocking I wanted to make, this was the perfect solution. After I originally posted about possible stocking options, I did stumble upon another great stocking.  Enter the Falling Snow Stocking by Jennifer Hoel.

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I used elements from the Falling Snow Stocking, along with inspiration from her 1st Christmas sweater dress to create a stocking that will (hopefully) be with her for a lifetime.

It's a bit more flashy than our stockings, but that's ok.  I figure they don't have to match.  And, when we have more to add, we can have a whole eclectic collection of handknit stockings.


Yarn:  Cascade 220, Cream and Red (about .7 skeins of each)
Raveled: here


I have some big news that I am *SO* excited to share with you- stay tuned later this week.


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2011 Christmas Sweater... and Winners

When I was just about finished with Elise's stocking, an idea popped in to my head.  Granted, I wasn't planning on making Elise a Christmas sweater this year.  After all- how could I top last year's outfit?

But, a little inspiration goes a long way and before I knew, all I wanted to do was get the stocking off the needles to start the perfect sweater.



But, before I get ahead of myself, the stocking is finished.  I'm pretty happy about how it looks- It's blocking now and I'll have pictures soon!

And finally, we have some winners to announce. And they winners are:
 Baby Vest:  Jen
Waldorf Baby Doll:  Ludamilla
Pattern of Choice:  Jill C.
Pattern of Choice: knit one, knit two

Only Jill C. included her email address- if you are one of the winners, use the "Contact" tab on the top of this page to send me and email to let me know who you are and how to contact you.

Congrats!  





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Uncertainty


I'm still not 100% sure of what this stocking will look like in the end, but I have cast on and started working.   I'm thinking of just doing the stocking in red and white and leaving out the blues.  Here's a reminder of what Joe and my stockings look like (just scroll down to the last picture)- I think it will blend nicely with just the two colors. 

I am incorporating the motif from her 1st Christmas dress, thank you so much for the idea!