Mini Knit Stocking Ornaments

These Mini Knit Stocking Ornaments are great for hanging on your tree this holiday season.  These cute knit ornaments would also make adorable gift tag embellishments for the holiday season.  The great thing about these cute mini stockings is that they're awesome for using up yarn scraps...so gather up all that leftover yarn and get to work knitting up this precious Christmas project!

Materials:

• 2-size 2 double -pointed knitting needles
• 4-ply yarn in white and colors of your choice~small amounts of yarn are perfect for these
• Large-eye needle for sewing seam of stocking

Instructions:

1. Cast on 31 stitches
    
2. Row 1~Purl across
    
3. Row 2~Knit across
    
4. Row 3~Purl across
    
5. Row 4~Knit across
    
6. Row 5~Purl across
    
7. Row 6~Knit 17, slip stitch 1, knit 2 together, pass slip stitch over, turn
    
8. Row 7~Slip Stitch 1, purl 3, purl 3 together, turn
    
9. Row 8~Slip stitch 1, knit 3, slip stitch 1, knit 2 together, pass slip stitch over, turn
    
10. Row 9~Slip stitch 1, purl 3, purl 3 together, turn
     
11. Row 10~Slip stitch 1, knit 3, slip stitch 1, knit 2 together, pass slip stitch over, turn
     
12. Row 11~Slip stitch 1, purl 3, purl 3 together, turn
     
13. Row 12~Slip stitch 1, knit 11
     
14. Row 13~Purl across
     
15. Row 14~Knit across (if you want to add stripes, add in rows 14-19)
     
16. Row 15~Purl across
     
17. Row 16~Knit across
     
18. Row 17~Purl across
     
19. Row 18~Knit across
     
20. Row 19~Purl across
     
21. Row 20~Knit across
     
22. Row 21~Purl across, break off yarn
     
23. Row 22~With white knit across
     
24. Row 23~Purl across
     
25. Row 24~Knit across
     
26. Row 25~Purl across
     
27. Row 26~Bind off
     
28. Sew stocking seam and add a ribbon or yarn to hang.