Kristin Nicholas' Handknitting Christmas Stocking Patterns
Good Evening Knitting and Stitching Friends -
Tonight I am jumping the turkey. I know, I know. It is too early for the whole holiday hoopla. Julia has started playing Christmas music much to my chagrin. I might as well go with it though because she is 16 and who knows how long I will have her living with us.
For we knitters and stitchers, the holiday starts early if we are gift makers. I know many knitters who like to make a Christmas stocking for new babes in their lives. Tonight I want to remind you about my two Christmas Stocking Collections.
For you first timers to Christmas Stockings, I have a collection of five stockings called Kristin's Colorful Christmas Stockings. Although these stockings are very colorful - the concept behind my designs was that I didn't want knitters to have to knit with two colors in a row or round. I know how fearful many knitters are of stranded knitting (sometimes called Fair Isle). This collection includes 5 different designs and you will only have to knit one color at a time BUT you will end up with a very colorful and decorative stocking. Read more about each of the stocking designs on the links that follow: here - Nov 7 '13, here - Nov 8 '13, here - nov 6 '13, here - nov 5 '13, here - nov 4 '13.
You can buy Kristin's Colorful Christmas Stocking PDF on my website here or on Ravelry here.
The second collection is called Kristin's Creative Christmas Stockings. It includes 6 different stocking patterns - each pattern is sized in 4 different sizes. I have also included many extra charts for you to use to "design your very own" stocking. This pattern is a bit more of what I think of as the traditional knit stocking because of the Fair Isle technique and the small motifs.
You can buy Kristin's Creative Christmas Stockings PDF on my website here or on Ravelry here.
Now for some fun links I have discovered this week.....
• I am in love with Illustrator Emily Sutton's work. Her prints are available on St. Jude's but unfortunately a bit out of my range. She has a range of cards but they do not seem to be available in the US. Check out her gorgeous cards here.
• Found this very cool garden shed/studio/recording studio via Houzz.com. Very inspirational.
• I llike this post about the turn of the seasons and aging by Dominique Browning.
• This temporary tattoo by Tattly might be a fun little gift for cat and yarn lovers.
• If you are hosting Thanksgiving this year, you might want to read this post by Lisa Borgnes Giramonti (who also happens to be an embroiderer).
That's it for today. Read on below for some of my products you might be interested in for the upcoming holidays.
Happy stitching and knitting friends,
Kristin Nicholas
I know it seems like it isn't quite time yet but it isn't too early to be thinking about holiday cards. I have 3 sheep related holiday cards in my webshop. You can purchase them as sets of 5 for $15.00 or as sets of 10 for $25.00.
If you would like them assorted, just leave a note in the order with how many of each.
The reissue of my classic book Colorful Stitchery might be perfect for someone on your holiday gift list. It is available in my webshop signed.
$21.95 plus shipping. Check it out here.
Here is a fun project from Colorful Stitchery - polka dot tea cosy. The instructions are available on the Roost blog FREE here. The PDF includes a favorite Oat Scone Recipe.
Here's the cover of my upcoming book Crafting a Colorful Home. The book will be available signed by me on publishing day January 20, 2015 on my website soon. I can't wait to the printed book.
Click here for the Embroidery Hoop Lanterns project from the book on the Roost blog. This is a super easy to make project which would make fun Christmas gifts.
