Christmas Stocking Patterns to Knit

When I added writing a post about Christmas stocking knitting patterns to my list for November, I went back to look at some old pattern roundups to make sure I wasn’t repeating patterns and I had to laugh at myself because the posts for 2020 and 2022 (I guess I didn’t do one in 2021?) were posted on the 16th and 15th of November, respectively, and here it is the 16th again and I’m writing about Christmas stockings again. I guess this is the time of year I start thinking about knitting stockings, though if you’re making them for a crowd it might be a little late to start!

Before we dive into the new patterns, check out my previous roundups of Christmas stocking knitting patterns, and more stocking knitting patterns. Between all of these posts you’re sure to find something you like.

If you’re looking for a super simple Christmas stocking, try this garter stitch design from Cozy Wooly Yarn on Etsy. It has a classic look but is still easy for even beginners to knit.

This super bulky cabled stocking pattern from White Oak Knits on Etsy is a great one to try if you need to make a bunch of stockings quickly. It’s perfect to go with your farmhouse themed holiday decor!

I love the Holiday Doodle Stocking pattern from Jamie Lomax, which is available on Ravelry. This pattern gives you a bunch (34 in all) of different options for colorwork bands you can add to your stockings, so each one can be totally unique. I also love the retro colors, but you can go more traditional if you prefer.

Faye Kennington’s collection of top-down Christmas stocking knitting patterns (also on Ravelry) offers 24 different charts that can be mixed and matched for more than 500 different combinations. They’re all shown as using three colors, but you could always use more if you wanted.

Or try the Christmas stocking pattern from Cascade Yarns, which also includes a bunch of different colorwork bands to work at the top of the cuff and the bottom of the foot, as well as allover patterns that are worked on the leg and most of the foot. These are great stash busting projects and use worsted weight yarn.

Retro Santas are so much fun, and you can get that look and personalization to boot with this vintage Santa stocking pattern from Etsy seller West Haven Market. The details on this one are so cute, including fuzzy yarn for the beard and bells at the toe and the end of Santa’s hat.

Fall will be here before we know it, and that means there are holidays coming right behind where we might be entertaining at home. It’s always fun to have a hand knit touch in your home for other people to see, and if you’re going to be in the kitchen all day you might as well have some nice knit dish cloths to use.

I love this little plaid hand towel from Darling Jadore. Use a little bit of leftover cotton yarn from another project for the plaid portion. It looks like the horizontal stripes are worked as you knit and the vertical stripes are done with duplicate stitch, making this a quick and easy project even newer knitters can make.

Combine garter stitch and an easy eyelet pattern worked sideways to make the Annette Dish Towel from Cluck Cluck Boots, which is meant to be reminiscent of flour sack towels. It calls for DK weight yarn and you can work it in one color or two (or even three!).

Add a little more texture with this set of kitchen towels from Whileberry Creative. They’re mostly worked in garter stitch with borders in easy knit/purl patterns, and you can work them in sport or worsted weight yarn.

Two of Wands Shop has another cute allover knit and purl pattern they call the Seersucker Textured Tea Towel. It’s an easy repeating pattern worked in worsted weight yarn, and there’s a chart in the pattern you can use, but don’t have to, if you want to practice knitting from a chart.

The Classic Cloth dish towel from Handmade Home by Connie is another one that can use a little leftover yarn in a contrasting color, or you could color block it our use stripes throughout the pattern. This one uses worsted weight yarn and another easy repeating knit purl stitch pattern.

If you like to hang your towel on the oven handle or elsewhere but it’s always falling off, try the Stay Put kitchen towel from Fancy Step Knits. This project is worked in garter stitch and includes a hole partway through so you can pull the towel through itself over a rod or handle. Stripes are optional but a nice addition.

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