Stocking has been a real joy as my companion the last few weeks. The name on it "God Jul" basically means "Merry Christmas" in Swedish. I used a Celtic Alphabet generator to come up with the lettering and the number style on "2007" inside the hem. (The KAL will remain up on Meg's website until the middle of January.)
I also added a star on one side of the name section, which matches the stars further on down the piece.
As I always try to knit projects that have elements I've not done before. This one has an afterthought heel which worked up well. And, I had not knit a message in a hem before, so that was fun! I did not make any afterthought pockets since it wasn't going to be a person's stocking. But what a great idea it is to knit pockets into stockings to hide yet more gifts! There is duplicate stitching for the yellow in the stars which I had worked once before. Yet, I had done duplicate stitching in embroidery years ago, so it wasn't a totally new concept.
The substitute postal person still has not brought my stamps, but did find the correct box in which to place this calendar that Marilyn van Keppel puts together from Retreat 2.75 pictures for those of us who wished one. What a joy it is. Marilyn did a great job!
Thank-you, Meg for the many possibilities, for hosting this KAL and for Retreat 2.75!
2 comments:
Good work, looks nice. Yes, DH deserves a big hug because he supports your knitting. Yes I understand the stocking be a companion. I still have several to go, along with a shawl. It is good to learn new things. On the KAL I think I would knit a one row in a section like the heel in a differnt color to make it easier to do it at the end.
The stocking looks marvelous! I'll have to print of the KAL so that I can knit one after the holidays.
Don't forget, big stocking yield big presents!
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