#14 Embroidered /Anastasia Stockings by Joan McGowan-Michael

#14 Embroidered /Anastasia Stockings

Knitting
August 2006
DK (11 wpi) ?
28 stitches and 34 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette, using smaller needles
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
300 yards (274 m)
English

Additional Gauge Information
24 stitches and 32 rounds = 4” / 10 cm, using larger needles.

Size:
From bottom of heel to top of stocking: 18” unstretched.
Will stretch to fit 26-30” length measured from bottom of heel, and all shoe sizes.

Pattern also calls for several colors of six-strand embroidery floss.

From pattern description:
“Knit from the toe up with shaping at the calf and embroidered floral motifs.”

From the WLD site:
“<em>As seen in the Fall ‘06 issue of Vogue Knitting magazine, these beautiful over-the-knee embroidered stockings are a glamorous alternative to their plainer cousins. Let them peek out over the top of tall boots or from under a full skirt--your legs will delight in their colorful new personality.”

Note: pattern available as part of a kit from White Lies Designs for $33.00