Holiday Harlequin Stocking

This Christmas stocking from Patons is fun and festive for the holiday season. Your loved ones will appreciate a homemade stocking with a little jingle! For intermediate skill level.

MATERIALS

• Patons Décor (100 g/3.5 oz)
  or
• Patons Canadiana (100 g/3.5 oz)
• Main color (MC) (burgundy) 1 ball
• Contrast A (gold) 1 ball
• Contrast B (aran) 1 ball
• Knitting Needles: sizes 4.5 mm (U.S. 7) or size needed to obtain tension.
• 10 jingle bells.
• Pattern

MEASUREMENTS
Length from top to heel: 13 ins [33 cm]
Foot length: 11 ins [28 cm]

TENSION
20 sts and 26 rows = 4 ins [10 cm] in stocking st.

INTRUCTIONS
FRONT
With MC, cast on 13 sts. Work Chart in stocking st to end of chart reading knit rows from right to left and purl rows from left to right, noting dashed outline for Front shaping.

BACK
With MC, cast on 13 sts. Work Chart in stocking st to end of chart reading knit rows from left to right and purl rows from right to left noting solid outline for Back shaping.
Work duplicate st with Contrast A as shown on Chart.

EDGING
With B, cast on 5 sts.
Foundation row: K2. P1. K1. P1.
1st row: (Right side). K1. P1. K2. Inc 1 st in next st.
2nd row: K3. P1. K1. P1.
3rd row: K1. P1. K2. (Inc 1 st in next st) twice.
4th row: K5. P1. K1. P1.
5th row: K1. P1. K4. (Inc 1 st in next st) twice.
6th row: K7. P1. K1. P1.
7th row: K1. P1. K6. (Inc 1 st in next st) twice.
8th row: K9. P1. K1. P1.
9th row: K1. P1. K8. (Inc 1 st in next st) twice.
10th row: K11. P1. K1. P1.
11th row: K1. P1. K10. (Inc 1 st in next st) twice.
12th row: Cast off 11 sts. (K1. P1) twice.
Rep last 12 rows 11 times more. Cast off.
FINISHING
Sew Edging to top of Stocking along purl ridge of Edging.
Attach one jingle bell to each point of Edging as illustrated.