Festive Fair Isle Gift Bag and Stocking Trim

Difficulty

Intermediate
Designer

Lucinda Ganderton
Needle Type

Straight
Techniques

Fair Isle

What you need to know

Lucinda Ganderton's Christmas gifting set combines knitting and sewing

Stitch a stocking from a felted jumper, then decorate it with a Fair Isle trim.

Sizing

Stocking
Length from centre of top to centre of sole: 37cm
Width at opening: 17cm
Decorative knitted band:
Length: 18cm
Width: 6cm
Bag
Length: 15cm
Width: 10cm
Decorative knitted patch:
Length: 5cm
Width: 5cm

What you need

Yarn: 100% Pure Wool DK, (A) shade Red; (B) shade White, one 50g ball of each
Needles: 4mm, straight
Beads: 6mm clear, five for stocking and six for bag
Sewing thread: matching
Jumper: pure wool (essential, otherwise it won’t felt)
Sewing machine
Tapestry needle
Dressmakers’ pins
Ribbon: double faced, velvet, 30cm x 8mm
Crochet hook: 4mm

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