Last year, right before Christmas I realized that with the birth of our second son in November we were short one stocking. That of course wouldn’t do, so I decided to make stockings. I always loved the look of cable knit stockings so I decided to make stockings out of old sweaters. Lucky for me it is most delightfully simple.
(hard to get a great picture of the texture at 8 pm)
I purchased sweaters at the thrift store, but you could use some you own if you like the colors.
- Turn the sweater inside out and use the finished bottom of the sweater as the top opening of your stocking.
- Trace the shape of an old stocking on to the sweater with a sharpie.
- Cut out the shape and sew the edges together with a sewing machine.
This is one of the few sewing projects I have done completely on my own. Trust me it is so easy to make stockings!
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Whimsy-ma-blog says
Love the cable knit stockings! Was just putting out xmas decor this weekend and saying that I HATE our stockings. Headed to the thrift store!
Lindsay says
Those stockings are so adorable! Thank you for hosting!