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Line drawing of Christmas stockings. The tree and snowflake are decorative, not stitch charts.

Christmas Stocking Pattern Builder

Your Christmas stocking, in your yarn and your gauge

Create a machine-knit Christmas stocking in your choice of size and yarn. Knit cuff down or toe up, with stitch and row counts calculated from your gauge, including short-row heel and toe shaping.

Make it your own

Plan your stocking design with the free Knitter’s Graph Paper Tool. Enter your stitch and row gauge to create graph paper that matches your knitting.

Looking for Christmas motifs? Members can explore Christmas 1, Christmas 2, and Christmas 3 in the Stitch Browser.

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What you choose

  • Finished size

    Choose Mini through Extra Large. Leg length is measured from the top edge to the start of the heel and includes your chosen edging. The leg and foot have the same circumference.

  • Cuff down or Toe up

    Start at the cuff or the toe. Choose the knitting direction you prefer.

  • Your stitch and row gauge

    Enter your swatch gauge over 4 inches / 10 cm. Keep the heel and toe plain, and personalize the leg and foot with your choice of stitch patterns.

What the builder creates

Members receive personalized knitting instructions with stitch and row counts, short-row heel and toe shaping, and finishing directions.

Your chosen top edging, such as ribbing or a rolled edge, is included in the finished leg length. Add an optional hanging loop using i-cord or twisted cord.

Any yarn. Any machine.

Enter the gauge from your chosen yarn and knitting machine to create instructions tailored to your stocking.