Knitted Stockings

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Striped Stocking
Heel Stripe Pattern
With MC, work 2 rows St st.
With A, work 2 rows St st.
With B, work 2 rows St st.
With C, work 2 rows St st.
With D, work 2 rows St st.
These 10 rows form Heel Stripe Pat.

Leg Stripe Pattern
With MC, work 4 rows St st.
With A, work 2 rows St st.
With B, work 2 rows St st.
With C, work 2 rows St st.
With D, work 4 rows St st.
With MC, work 2 rows St st.
With A, work 2 rows St st.
With B, work 2 rows St st.
With C, work 4 rows St st.
With D, work 2 rows St st.
With MC, work 2 rows St st.
With A, work 2 rows St st.
With B, work 4 rows St st.
With C, work 2 rows St st.
With D, work 2 rows St st.
With MC, work 2 rows St st.
With A, work 4 rows St st.
With B, work 2 rows St st.
With C, work 2 rows St st.
With D, work 2 rows St st.
These 50 rows form Leg Stripe Pat.

FRONT
Heel
With MC, cast on 25 sts. Beg with Row 1 and working in Heel Stripe Pat, work from * to * as given for heel of Solid Stocking.

Foot
With right side facing and MC, pick up and knit 15 sts along side edge of heel. Cast on 15 sts. 30 sts now on needle.
Next row: Purl.
Beg with Row 1 and working in Leg Stripe Pat, work from * to * as given for foot of Solid Stocking. Break MC.

Toe
With MC, work from * to * as given for toe of Solid Stocking.

Leg
With right side facing and MC, pick up and knit 15 sts along cast-on edge of foot and 15 sts along top edge of heel. 30 sts now on needle.
Next row: Purl.
Beg with Row 1 and working even in Leg Stripe Pat, work 50 rows.
With MC, work 10 rows St st, ending with right side facing for next row.

Cuff
Working in Heel Stripe Pat, work from * to * as given for cuff of Solid Stocking.

BACK
Work as given for Front, reversing position of foot.

To finish:
With MC, finish as given for Solid Stocking.

Fair Isle Stocking

Click here to download a printable pdf file of the Fair Isle Stocking pattern

Supplies
Patons Classic Merino Wool pure wool yarn (100 g balls) as follows:
Main Colour (MC) Peacock, 1 ball
Contrast A (A) Taupe, 1 ball
Contrast B (B) Natural Mix, 1 ball
Contrast C (C) Burgundy, 1 ball
Contrast D (D) Sage, 1 ball
One pair of 4.5 mm needles OR whichever needles you require to produce the tension given below
Tapestry needle

Tension
20 sts and 26 rows = 10 cm (4 ins) in stocking st. Work to exact tension with specified yarn to obtain satisfactory results. TO SAVE TIME, TAKE TIME TO CHECK TENSION.

Notes
• When working chart for Front, work knit rows from right to left and purl rows from left to right. When working chart for Back, omit intarsia house motif and work knit rows from left to right and purl rows from right to left, to create reversed shape.
• When working Fair Isle, carry colour not in use loosely across back of work.
• When working intarsia, wind small ball of yarn for each motif. To change colours midrow, pass colour to be used under and around to right of colour just used.

To make:
FRONT
With MC, cast on 45 sts.
Follow pdf chart, working incs and decs as shown.
Knit 2 rows (folded top edge).
Work 6 rows St st, ending with right side facing for next row. Cast off.

BACK
With MC, cast on 45 sts.
Follow pdf chart, working incs and decs as shown.
Knit 2 rows (folded top edge).
Work 6 rows St st, ending with right side facing for next row. Cast off.

To finish:
With right sides together and MC, backstitch Front to Back, leaving top edge open. Fold top edge to wrong side; slipstitch in place. Make loop.

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