Knit Christmas Stockings, 2nd Edition

Presents nineteen different patterns for Christmas stockings and tree ornaments, providing step-by-step instructions for creating such decorations as miniature mittens, snowflakes, and miniature sweater ornaments.

"...sure to inspire veteran needleworkers and woo the novice knitter." Asbury Park Press

Knit Christmas Stockings! was also featured in the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, Richmond Times-Dispatch and the St. Petersburg Times.

Any one of the books would make a great gift for a beginning knitterthe entire set would provide years of inspiration for any knitter. Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot

Auteur

Gwen W. Steege is the coauthor of The Weaving Explorer. She has been weaving for nearly 35 years and has exhibited her work in western Massachusetts, where she lives. For many years she acquired and edited a line of craft books at Storey Publishing focused on spinning, dyeing, knitting, crochet, and weaving. She is the author of a number of knitting books, including The Knitter’s Life List.
 

Texte du rabat

Make this holiday season one to remember by knitting heirloom-quality stockings and ornaments your friends and family will cherish for years. The projects are fun and easy to knit with step-by-step instructions for 19 designs, plus stitch charts and photographs of every finished piece. The children in your life will treasure these stockings for many holidays to come.

Résumé
Handmade Christmas stockings hold so much more than the gifts inside. They personalize the tradition and help carry memories from holiday to holiday. And for knitters, they are a favorite project because they are relatively easy to knit. In this paperback edition, each project is reknit to reflect contemporary colour palettes.

Contenu

Stockings Up!

Winter Wonderland

Rustic Lodge

Reindeer & Bells

Pampered Pets (Kitten)

Pampered Pets (Puppy)

Christmas Sampler

Mix-and-Match Stockings

Jester's Bells

Star Brocade

Snazzy Argyles

Gifted Stocking

Victorian Flowers

Mini Socks

A Heart, a Star, and a Tree

Mini Felted Mitts and Socks

Ski Sweater Ornament

Contributing Designers

Acknowledgments

Index