12 Months of Christmas Stockings
Post #2: KEVINNNNNNS! Hat Inspired Knit Stocking Pattern
One of my family’s favorite movies to watch every Christmas season is Home Alone. I always find myself drawn to Kevin’s hat.
Then it hit me, what if I turned that iconic hat into a Christmas stocking? I quickly got to work and created the Kevinnnnnns! Hat Christmas Stocking. This was so much fun to design and create and we hope you enjoy it too!
Below you will find the complete pattern for the KEVINNNNNS! Hat Stocking. For an inexpensive, easy to print version click here.
This stocking is part of my 12 Months of Christmas series and is based off my Basic Knit Stocking Pattern which you can find here. Each month I will be posting a new graph that you can knit into the leg of the basic stocking.
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Supplies:
US #7 (4.5mm) straight knitting needles
Worsted weight yarn of choice, I used:
1 roll Red Heart with Love in Taupe
1 roll Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice in Cranberry
1 roll Red Heart Super Saver in White
Two stitch holders
Two stitch markers
Yarn needle
Pattern Notes:
Stocking is knit top down, flat and seamed up the back.
All stitches are slipped purlwise.Gauge is not extremely important since the stocking is a decoration and not a garment. My gauge for a 4x4 square was 18 stitches x 25 rows.
Finished size 19.5in. from top to heel, 11in. from heel to toe and 6in. wide.
Abbreviations:
K – knit
P – purl
Sts – stitches
sl – slip one stitch
psso – pass slipped stitch over
K2tog – knit two stitches together
P2tog – purl two stitches together
Cuff:
Cast on 55 sts. with Taupe
Row 1: (K1, P1) repeat to end, K1
Row 2: (P1, K1) repeat to end, P1
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 eight more times
Break yarn and join white
Note: You will now work from the graph below.
Start at the bottom right of the graph. When the graph shows one less square that is a decrease by knitting 2 stitches together at the beginning and end of that row. At the end of the graph you should have 51 stitches left. After graph is completed follow directions below for first half of heel.
First Half of Heel:
With right side of work facing join white
Row 1: K13
Slip remaining sts on to a stitch holder
Row 2: Sl 1, P12
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 nine more times
Heel Turn:
K2, Sl 1, K1, psso, K1, turn
Sl 1, P3, turn
K3, Sl 1, K1, psso, K1, turn
Sl 1, P4, turn
K4, Sl 1, K1, psso, K1, turn
Sl 1, P5, turn
K5, Sl 1, K1, psso, K1, turn
Sl 1, P6, turn
K6, Sl 1, K1, psso, K1
Break yarn and place these 8 stitches on second stitch holder
Second Half of Heel:
Join white and knit 13 sts from the other stitch holder
Row 1: Purl
Row 2: Sl 1, knit
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 nine more times
Heel Turn:
P2, P2tog, P1, turn
Sl 1, K3, turn
P3, P2tog, P1, turn
Sl 1, K4, turn
P4, P2tog, P1, turn
Sl 1, K5, turn
P5, P2tog, P1, turn
Sl 1, K6, turn
P6, P2tog, P1
Break yarn and place all stitches back on one needle as shown in pictures below.
The heels will “bubble up” and that is okay, they will lay flat later.
With right side of work facing join Taupe
Row 1: K8, pick up and knit 10 sts along inner edge of heel, K12, K2tog, K11, pick up and knit 10 sts along inner edge of heel, K8
Row 2: P18, place marker, P24, place marker, P18
Row 3: Knit to 2 sts before marker K2tog, slip marker, K24, slip marker, Sl 1, K1, psso, K to the end
Row 4: Purl
Repeat Rows 3 and 4 until you have 44 sts remaining
At this point stitch markers can be removed
Beginning with a knit row work in stockinette stitch for 22 rows
Break yarn
Toe:
Join white
Row 1: K20, Sl 1, K2tog, psso, K to the end of row (42 sts)
Row 2 and all remaining even rows: Purl
Row 3: K8, K2tog, K2, Sl 1, K1, psso, K14, K2tog, K2, Sl 1, K1, psso, K8 (38 sts)
Row 5: K7, K2tog, K2, Sl 1, K1, psso, K12, K2tog, K2, Sl 1, K1, psso, K7 (34 sts)
Row 7: K6, K2tog, K2, Sl 1, K1, psso, K10, K2tog, K2, Sl 1, K1, psso, K6 (30 sts)
Row 9: K5, K2tog, K2, Sl 1, K1, psso, K8, K2tog, K2, Sl 1, K1, psso, K5 (26 sts)
Row 11: K4, K2tog, K2, Sl 1, K1, psso, K6, K2tog, K2, Sl 1, K1, psso, K4 (22 sts)
Row 13: K3, K2tog, K2, Sl 1, K1, psso, K4, K2tog, K2, Sl 1, K1, psso, K3 (18 sts)
Row 15: K2, K2tog, K2, Sl 1, K1, psso, K2, K2tog, K2, Sl 1, K1, psso, K2 (14 sts)
Break yarn and thread through loops pull tight and sew up the back of the stocking seam.
Happy Knitting!
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