I suppose the subtitle of this post should be "Sometimes There's No Shame in Taking the Path of Least Resistance." This stocking is adapted from the pattern in the second Mason-Dixon Knitting book. The original has an argyle section, a Fair Isle snowflake section, and a small striped section. Well, I started making the snowflake, but when it became apparent that, because of the extremely long gaps between colors, I would end up cutting yarn and weaving in ends on almost EVERY row, I gave up and made the all-striped version.
Besides, my nephew is just 2 years old and won't care what the stocking looks like anyway. I do hope that it becomes a keepsake when he's older, but for now, I know he'll be more interested in what's inside the stocking than anything else. Which is as it should be.
Part 3 of Handmade Christmas next week.
Besides, my nephew is just 2 years old and won't care what the stocking looks like anyway. I do hope that it becomes a keepsake when he's older, but for now, I know he'll be more interested in what's inside the stocking than anything else. Which is as it should be.
Part 3 of Handmade Christmas next week.
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