When I was a kid, the holidays were pretty much a magical time. For months,  my brother and I anticipated the joy of the season. On the afternoon of Thanksgiving day, we would drag out all the Christmas decor from the attic to decorate the house. Each year, I put up our family stockings on fireplace mantle. On Christmas morning we woke up to find our stockings stuffed with an annual selection of carefully curated toiletries (yes, toothpaste, chapstick, bubblebath, and dental floss) and an orange. As a child, I loved that my stocking was long, narrow and it was a stretch to reach to the end of the sock.

As I create new traditions with my own family, I want my babe to enjoy the simplicity and delight we experienced on Christmas morning. This year, I’ve designed a set of stockings based on the dimensions, proportions, and gauge of my own family’s stockings. The patterns feature Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok Bundles with complementing skeins of Woolstok Yarn. 

The Scrittori Stocking was inspired by the patterns found in early medieval illuminated manuscripts. The pattern features charts for five different colorways using Blue Sky Fiber’s Holiday Frost and Holiday Cheer Bundles. 

Finished Measurements
Size 1 - 6 in. wide at the top by 21 in. diagonally measured from cuff to toe.
Size 2 - 7 in. wide at the top by 22 in. diagonally measured from cuff to toe.

Needles
US 5 (3.75 mm) DPNs, 12 in. interchangeable circulars
US 6 (4.00 mm) 12 in. interchangeable circulars

Suggested Yarn
Size 1: Main Color - 50g/123 yds Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok in Red Rock; CC1 - 50g/123 yds Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok in Highland Fleece; CC 2–6 - 1 Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok Bundle in Holiday Cheer

Size 2: Main Color - 75g/185 yds Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok in Red Rock; CC1 - 75g/185 yds Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok in Highland Fleece; CC 2–6 - 1 Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok Bundle in Holiday Cheer

Notions
Scissors, stitch markers, tapestry needle, and waste yarn.

Gauge
24 stitches and 32 rows = 4 in (10 cm) in stockinette stitch on US size 6 needles.