Martha Stewart archive link & info:
* Knitting Socks of all sorts*

https://web.archive.org/web/20120229040309/http://www.mar...

“This is for a women’s size medium sock; instructions for a 13-inch stocking and baby socks (size 3 to 6 months), respectively, are in parentheses.”

You’ll need two 50-gram balls of fingering-weight yarn for a pair of women’s socks, one 4-ounce skein of worsted-weight for the stocking, and one 50-gram ball of fingering-weight for baby socks (making three pairs). Review the illustrations as you work; they will guide you.

Size 2 needles for women’s and baby socks & worsted weight for Christmas Stocking

“These stockings were embroidered using a technique called the duplicate stitch. First the socks were knit, then designs were added over existing stitches with a tapestry needle and contrasting yarn. You can draw your own design on graph paper to use as a guide. Each square on graph paper equals one stitch. Work from bottom up, making stitches taut, not tight. Thread needle with same weight yarn as sock.”