This is a family tradition where each child got a stocking knit with their name on it. The full pattern including charts is available for free at:
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/jumbo-santa-claus-stocking
Below is the pattern written out, meant to be used in accompaniment with the charts.
CHRISTMAS STOCKING
1 PAIR #6 NEEDLES OR 5 MM
1 SET OF 4 SOCK NEEDLES SIZE 6 OR 5 MM
2 BALLS WHITE YARN
1 BALL RED YARN
1 BALL PINK YARN
1 BALL BLACK YARN
1 BALL GREEN YARN
WITH LONG NEEDLES CAST ON 59 STITCHES.IN RED.
K1,P1 FOR 10 ROWS
STOCKING ST IN WHITE FOR 4 ROWS
CONTINUE IN WHITE STOCKING ST & BEGIN WHITE IN RED - 10 ROWS TOTAL (10 ROWS HIGH AND 7 STS WIDE FOR EACH OF THE LETTERS)
CENTRE NAME
AFTER LETTERS, STOCKING ST IN WHITE FOR 4 ROWS
THEN DO GREEN & WHITE THEN DO GREEN FOR 4 ROWS
BEGIN SANTAS PATTERN AS PER GRAPH
AFTER SANTAS, DO 12 ROWS OF GREEN STOCKING STITCH & THEN 4 ROWS OF WHITE STOCKING ST.
bEGIN CANDY CANES AS PER GRAPH
AT THE END OF THE 13TH ROW DIVIDE WORK ON 3 NEEDLES. PUT 15 ST ON NEEDLE 1, 29 STS ON NEEDLE 2, 15 STS ON NEEDLE 3
CONTINUING ON CENTER 29 STS, COMPLETE THE CANDY CANES.
DO 4 ROWS OF WHITE STOCKING STITCH
PUT 30 HEEL STS ON ONE NEEDLE
WORK IN STOCKING ST IN WHITE FOR 2" ENDING ON KNIT ROW
1) P1, P15, P2TOG, P1, TURN
2) K3, SL1, K1, PSSO, K1, TURN
3) P4, P2TOG, P1, TURN
4) K5, SL1, K1, PSSO, K1, TURN
5) P6, P2TOG, P1, TURN
G) K7, SL1, K1, PSS0, K1, TURN
7) P8, P2TOG, P1, TURN
8) K9, SL1, K1, PSSO, K1, TURN
9) P10, P2TOG, P1, TURN
10) K11, SL1, K1, PSSO, K1, TURN
11) P12, P2TOG, P1, TURN
12) K13, SL1, K1, PSSO, K1, TURN
13) P14, P2TOG, P1, TURN
14) K15, SL1, K1, PSSO, K1 - 16 STS ON NEEDLE
CUT YARN
CAST ON 13 STS. K THESE 13 STS & 16 HEEL STS AND CASE ON 13 MORE - TOTAL 42 STS
1) K1, PURL TO LAST ST K1
2) K1, K2TOGH, K TO LAST 3 STS, SL1, K1, PSSO, K1
REPEAT THESE 2 ROWS TO 26 STS ON NEEDLE
WORK IN STOCKING ST TILL FRON IS SAME LENGTH AS BACK
CHANGE TO RED YARN & PROCEED ON 4 NEEDLES
3RD NEEDLE - K13, 2ND NEEDLE - K29, 1ST NEEDLE - K13: (55 STS TOTAL)
WORK IN STOCKING STITCH FOR 2"
CHANGE TO GREEN YARN & WORK 6 ROWS IN STOCKING ST.
SHAPE TOE
REARRANGE STITCHES 1ST NEEDLE: 14 STITCHES, 2ND NEEDLE 27 STITCHES, 3RD NEEDLE 14 STITCHES
1) 1ST NEEDLE - KNIT TO LAST 3 STS, K2TOG, K1,
2ND NEEDLE: K1, SL1, K1, PSSO, KNIT TO LAST 3 STS, K2 TOG, K1,
THIRD NEEDLE:K1, SL1, K1, PSSO KNIT TO END OF NEEDLE
2) KNIT ACROSS ALL NEEDLES
REPEAT THESE 2 ROWS TILL 15 STS REMAIN
KNIT THE STS OF 1ST NEEDLE ONTO THE END OF 3RD NEEDLE.
BREAK YARN LEAVING A 12" STRANGE
GRAFT TOE
PRESS
SEW HEEL TOGETHER
SEW BACK SEAM
SEW ON 3 JINGLE BELLS ON GREEN POINTS
Below are charts that my Mother and Aunt did that help for placement but you can just use the original pattern if you prefer. You can see how old these papers are!
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