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Changing things up around here, sharing a little Christmas with you today.  Have you seen those chunky Christmas stockings that are going to be the thing this year?  Well, today I am knitting one up and am going to show you a step by step tutorial, so maybe you can make one or two!

I also shared another fun Knitted Christmas stocking pattern on my social media.  You can go to my Facebook page or YouTube channel to watch the video there.

No knitting experience required, just your fingers, chunky yarn and some scissors, that’s it.

How to knit a chunky Christmas stocking

Don’t let the steps scare you, the pattern is so simple, once you get the hang of it your will fly through this project!

The stocking is 18 inches tall and 14 inches wide.  This is before turning the top over to form a cuff.

For this stocking I used 1 1/2 spools of Yarn Bee Showstopper in Sleepy Sky.

Let’s begin!

• Create a 16-knit chain.

You want to work on a flat service.  To create the chain, make a loop with the working yarn (the yarn coming from the spool) on top.

Pull the active yarn through the back of the loop.

Pull the loop tight with the tail (the end piece).

This is what it should look like.

The loop should be 2 inches, if larger, pull on the tail to create a smaller loop.  If smaller, pull on the loop to create a larger loop.

Continue to loop the active yarn into the previous loop until you make 16 loops.

Double check to see if you have 16 chains.  Counting the “V” shapes.  Don’t miss the end chain, it does look like the knot.  Pull it apart to allow your fingers to go through.

 

• The knit stitch.

To create a knit stitch, skip the first loop, thread the active yarn into the top of the first “V”.

Pull the active yarn from behind into the loop.

You will want to keep the loop about 1 ½ inch in height.

 

Continue to pull the active yarn through all top “V” shapes.

Remember the last chain looks like the knot, pull the active yarn through that as well to create 16 loops.

This is how it should look.  Double check to make sure you have 16 loops.

This is the steps you would continue if you were making a chunky throw.  Of course you would make the chain longer.  To see the full tutorial on how I knit a chunky throw blanket you can review the blog tutorial here. How to Knit a Yarn Bee Chunky Throw.

Now we are ready for row two.  We are going to continue to knit the row the same as the first for the next four rows.  Make sure you skip the first opened loop.

I love the pattern it creates.

• Creating the shape of the toe. 

We will be decreasing the beginning two loops and the end two loops.  This means we will be taking the two loops, turning them into one.  Starting with the first two loops.

Place the first loop on top of the second loop.

Pull the active yarn in back of the two loops through to the front. 

We just decreased the two into one.

Start doing the knit stitch until you get to the last two loops.

When you get to the last two loops, decrease the two as we did in the beginning of the row.

You know should have 14 loops.  For the next two rows we are going to do the same process decreasing the beginning and end two loops.  At the end you should have 10 loops.

This is how it should look.

 

• The main body of the stocking.

It’s time to knit the body of the stocking.  It might help you keep track of the rows by placing a stitch marker or something to tell you where you started.

Knit 20 rows or however large you want the body to be.  Keep checking the back side, this will show if you dropped a loop.  If it isn’t the same size, you either didn’t stay consistent with the loop size or you dropped a loop.

I have my rows all complete.  Here is what mine looks like.

• Cast off your knit stitch.

To cast off the loops, we will be feeding through the active yarn into the loops just like we did with the decreasing loops in the shape of the toe.  To begin, make another loop in the first loop.

Take the next loop, keeping the active loop on top, feed the active yarn through the two loops.

Continue to do this step until you end with one loop.

• Seaming up the boot.

We are going to make a slip loop to the last loop, but first we need to determine how much yarn we need to seam up the boot.  Double up the length of the boot to give you enough yarn for stitching.

Cut your yarn.

Pull the yarn through the top loop, all the way through.

Fold your sides together.

Pull the yarn through to the other side to join the two sides together.

Feel for the opening of the end stitch, this is where we will feed the yarn back and forth to bind the two together.

Once you have it all together, make a slip knot and weave the ends in the stitches to hide.  Do this to the beginning end piece as well.

Fold the top of the stocking to create a cuff.

Almost finished.  Take another piece of yarn to make a hanger for your stocking.  Thread it through the top, tie a knot and conceal the knot inside the boot.

Can’t wait to style this stocking for Christmas!

Thanks for stopping by, make sure you go check out the other way I finger knit a Christmas stocking!