Here is the story.... A man's mother made Christmas stockings for everyone in the family. That was many years ago and she has died since then. Everyone grew up, got married, and had children, so now there are spouses and children without stockings. At first, he wanted only one stocking for his daughter's husband and got that one made by Christmas but it didn't come out exactly right and I want to remake it and now everyone in the enlarged family wants one too. Thank goodness Christmas is a long way away.
The first one, I guessed at how to make it. It was the first stocking I ever made and I sweat blood trying to figure out how the original one was made. And as I said, it didn't come out as well I want. My knitting is pretty good, but figuring out the heel and toe is a challenge. Does anyone have a pattern I could use? I am sure if I had a basic pattern I could make whatever adjustments are necessary to look just like the ones his mother made.
It seems very important to me for everyone to have a stocking like the mother made. It is kind of a way to keep her in the present and I think it is wonderful the extended family is brought together by the family tradition. I sure could use some help in the form of a pattern. I was horrified by the very poor selection of patterns in our local stores and I couldn't find one for a Christmas stocking when it was the Christmas season.
The first one, I guessed at how to make it. It was the first stocking I ever made and I sweat blood trying to figure out how the original one was made. And as I said, it didn't come out as well I want. My knitting is pretty good, but figuring out the heel and toe is a challenge. Does anyone have a pattern I could use? I am sure if I had a basic pattern I could make whatever adjustments are necessary to look just like the ones his mother made.
It seems very important to me for everyone to have a stocking like the mother made. It is kind of a way to keep her in the present and I think it is wonderful the extended family is brought together by the family tradition. I sure could use some help in the form of a pattern. I was horrified by the very poor selection of patterns in our local stores and I couldn't find one for a Christmas stocking when it was the Christmas season.
