This large, roomy Christmas stocking measures about 7 inches by 26 inches when complete. It is knit on straight knitting needles and has a seam in the center back.

It is knit from the top down starting with a few rows of k1/p1 ribbing. There are two colorwork patterns, one for the top of the stocking and one for the bottom. The heel and toe are knit in the same way and a seam is sewn to attach the top of the toe to the top of the foot.

An optional lining can be made from jersey knit fabric. The lining is then attached at the top inside of the stocking and tacked to the back of the heel and toe to keep its placement in the stocking.

The stocking is worked in Red Heart Super Saver yarn, medium/worsted weight with the beard done in Lion Brand Hometown yarn. Duplicate stitch and stranded knitting are both used. Alternatively, the Santa could be done in intarsia.

I used size 8 needles, gauge was 17 sts and 20 rows in a 4 inch square. My stocking was 7 inches by 26 inches at that gauge.

These colors of Red Heart are used: soft white, soft navy, light gray, hot red, buff (face), burgundy(shading) and light raspberry(mouth, nose, cheeks). You will need a full 7 oz skein of the soft navy. The other colors are used less, I would say 3-4 oz of each of the soft white, light gray and hot red should work, with smaller amounts for the buff, burgundy and light raspberry.

A small amount of the Hometown yarn in New York White is used to duplicate stitch the white areas of the beard and hat. I had to purchase a 10 oz skein. It was used to duplicate stitch over the beard and make the pompom. This yarn is made of 4 strands wound together, I used only 2 strands to do the duplicate stitching, as this yarn is quite a bit thicker than the Red Heart Super Saver yarn.