Smith's Stocking is Coming Along

And not a minute too soon, as Christmas is coming along soon, too.

I turned the heel tonight. More pictures soon! It's lucky Smith is young enough not to be anxious about his stocking getting finished on time!! I will be anxious about THAT!!!

 

In response to a  request:

 

 

And to be fair and unbiased:

 

 

OK! Name is Completed on that Christmas Stocking!!

 

Above you see first the graph I made for the name on the stocking. I like the names best when they are two stitches wide, rather than just one stitch wide; that said, I've had names that HAD to be one stitch wide due to the length of the name. With very long names, a nickname will need to be used, or else the name will need to be embroidered on the stocking.

 

Now I am going to look online for some new Christmas motifs. I said this was the 12th stocking, but I counted again, and it's actually the 13th. 

 
 

Another Christmas Stocking to Welcome My Grandboy, Smith

These days, whenever a new person joins our family,

whether by marriage or birth, I am tasked to knit a Christmas stocking for the new member, unless they already have one they have bonded to. In the case of a birth year, as this one is, I always knit one for the new baby by the time Christmas rolls around.

The first two stockings I knit were for my two oldest children. Their names were embroidered on the tops, as I was not yet skilled enough to knit their names in as I do now. I was stretched to be able to knit the designs in and on at least one, I pulled the yarn too tightly as I carried it behind, and  had to snip the yarns in a few places and tie knots!

I started this stocking yesterday evening and haven't knit on it yet today, but stay tuned as I work on it. My next task? Google some cross stitch Christmas graphs; I try not to repeat the same design again, and so far, I've knit eleven stockings!!

Cute American Girl cardigan set free on Ravelry.com

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hat-scarf-to-fit-american-girl-and-gotz-18-inch-dolls

It's a very cute pattern and is a free download. Thank you, Ravelry, for sharing this cute pattern!!