For a knitter, making Christmas stockings for family members and loved ones is high on the to-make list! It’s a crafter’s dream to hang a row of matching, yet one-of-a-kind stockings on the mantel. Perhaps featuring a cozy faux fur cuff, or perhaps with Fair Isle colour work unique to the personality of the recipient.
Stockings are also a great one-size-fits-all gift for any given occasion. Need a teacher or neighbour gift? Knit up a quick mini stocking and fill it with a gift card and holiday treats. Celebrating a new family addition this Christmas? A new stocking is a great way to commemorate a baby’s first Christmas (and start a new tradition for the future!)
Beginning your Christmas knitting projects as soon as possible means you’ll be all ready on the big day without any stressful last minute crunch time. Even if you want to make new stockings for your whole family this year, we’ve got you covered with chunky knits that knit up quick! No matter which pattern you choose, your stockings handmade with love are sure to become an heirloom used year after year.
Faux Fur Cabled Stocking
Skill Level: Advanced Beginner
This cabled stocking feels modern yet classic. A row of stockings made from this pattern would be right at home in a farmhouse Christmas decor theme. The fur cuff gives it a warm and cozy feel!
Holiday Stocking
Skill Level: Intermediate
This Anthropologie-inspired stocking is a dream. The yarn you choose is important, as the variegated thickness of this Knit Collage yarn is what creates the fairylike texture in this stocking.
Scandinavian Christmas Stocking
Skill Level: Beginner
I can’t get over how soft this stocking looks! All you need is a chunky solid colour yarn. This Scandinavian style pattern is perfect if you are an adventurous beginner knitting your first stocking. If you have a grasp on increases and decreases, and you are all set.
Magnolia Stocking
Skill Level: Intermediate
This rustic stocking highlights a beautiful cabled stitch pattern. It reminds me of something from Joanna Gaines’ line of Christmas decorations. Depending on the yarn you choose, it would fit perfectly with whatever Christmas decorations you already own!
Cozy Season Stocking
Skill Level: Intermediate
This cozy Fair Isle stocking has such an eye catching, wintery colour scheme! If you like the idea of a traditional Fair Isle stocking but want to give it a refreshed, modern look, this is the pattern for you.
Super Bulky Stocking
Skill Level: Advanced Beginner
A white or cream stocking knit in stockinette stitch is always a good choice. Adding an embellishment of bright red pom poms brings the stocking from simple to magical!
Holiday Doodle Stocking
Skill Level: Advanced
This “doodled” fair isle stocking allows you to match up different Fair Isle patterns to create your own design! Sort of a prettier take on an “ugly Christmas sweater” look. Love the modern take on a traditional style!
Scrap Bin Stockings
Skill Level: Beginner
A straightforward stocking like this is a great and easy choice if you are a beginner knitter. The writer behind these Scrap Bin Stockings explains tips on how to bring the varying textures and yarn colours together to look cute and Christmassy!
Kevin’s Hat Christmas Stocking
Skill Level: Advanced
This clever stocking is designed after the iconic hat Kevin wears in the classic Christmas movie Home Alone. This stocking would probably be more fitting for a best friend or sibling than a young child–the nostalgia is probably easier recognized by 90s kids!
Mini Stocking Advent Calendar
Skill Level: Advanced
These mini stockings are charming and would be great put to use stuffed with gift cards and treats for teachers, students, or neighbours. The idea of using them as an advent calendar is a fun one as well!
Prancing Deer Stocking Pattern
Skill Level: Intermediate
This prancing Deer Stocking has both knit and crochet versions, so you can choose your favourite craft medium! A little bit rustic, a little bit of a cabin feel…but all cozy!
Merry & Bright Stocking
Skill Level: Intermediate
A bright, glam stocking for a pink Christmas! Of course, you can make this in any colour, but the pink is very unique.
Kids’ Stocking Pattern
Skill Level: Intermediate
Another fresh take on a Fair Isle pattern. This playful pattern gives you many different options for charts, allowing personalization if you want to make varied designs for different family members.
Bobble Stocking Pattern
Skill Level: Intermediate
A more simple white stocking allows just one fun element to pop. In this case the bobbles give the stocking a bit of a childlike, playful quality! You can keep it simple in white for more of a farmhouse style, or you could add some bright colours for a more bright decor scheme.
Mary Lou’s Holiday Stocking
Skill Level: Intermediate
This striped stocking is a great way to play around with colour combinations! It would look great in a bright primary coloured “Merry and Bright” Christmas theme. The differing colours are a great way to add personalization to a stocking!
Easy Faux Fur Stocking
Skill Level: Beginner
Luxurious faux fur yarns are perfect for stockings! This stocking pattern is unique because it is made entirely of a faux fur yarn. Creator Jessica of Mama In A Stitch suggests using it for a pet’s stocking!
Tannenbaum Stocking
Skill Level: Beginner
The unique thing about this pattern is that it has a bit of a dialled-back Fair Isle look, but it is actually done by going back over the stitches with a coloured yarn after the knitting is completed. If taking your first steps into colour work is intimidating, this is the pattern for you.
Christmas Village Stocking
Skill Level: Advanced
I love the colour selection on this Christmas Village stocking. The cute pom pom embellishment would be a fun addition to add to any of the stockings on this list!
Festive Fair Isle Stocking
Skill Level: Intermediate
This Fair Isle stocking is more of a vintage Fair Isle design, but the snowflake motif, reminiscent of Nordic knitting, is beautiful!
Candy Cane Stocking
Skill Level: Intermediate
The red and white stripes of this stocking are striking and would fit in well with any style of decorations–whether a traditional red and green, red and white, to a more bright colour scheme, farmhouse, whimsical–you name it!
Modern One Skein Christmas Stocking
Skill Level: Beginner
This one-skein Christmas stocking has me sold on the idea of using a more “plain” pattern, and adding a felt initial ornament to personalize. It is so cute, whimsical, and in later years you can switch out the initial ornaments if necessary to update the style!
Chunky Knit Stocking Pattern
Skill Level: Advanced Beginner
This pattern really showcases a soft, vibrant yarn! The stripes are a good way to play around with different colours. Another quick knit if you are short on time!
Christmas Stocking Trio
Skill Level: Intermediate
This Christmas stocking trio features a little bit of that nostalgic Fair Isle look without being too over-the-top. It’s also a more modern look that would fit in well with a variety of different decor themes, whether farmhouse, minimalist, traditional, or rustic.
Snowflake Stocking
Skill Level: Advanced
This snowflake stocking is reminiscent of childhood Christmas specials like Frosty the Snowman or Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. If you are going for a more wintery decoration theme this year, try this stocking!
Chunky Cable Knit Stocking
Skill Level: Advanced
You can’t go wrong with a cable knit stocking! Because it’s made with a chunky yarn, this pattern can be done in just a few hours if you are short on time–yet the cable is a strong knitting technique that is still highlighted!
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