Knit a Stocking for Your Christmas Dinner Utensils

It all started with a pin. I don’t even know where the original pin came from for sure (though I found the image at Mommy Despot) and I know I have pinned somewhere but I can’t even find the pin.

Anyway, this image has been floating around Pinterest of a table set with all the utensils tucked into little cable knit stockings.

It’s adorable, and more than once I’ve seen people on Pinterest asking for the pattern, or people have asked me for a pattern.

The original ones were store-bought, the horror, but we can do better because I just whipped up a few variations on the knit utensil stocking that I’ve shared over at CraftBits.

You’ll find two cabled versions (same pattern, but the cable twists different ways if you want to change it up) and a striped stockinette version, which you could also do solid and decorate with embroidery, or add a little colorwork motif to, or whatever else you wanted to do.

They’re pretty fast projects, so you have plenty of time to knit up a bunch for your holiday table.

Do you know the pin I’m talking about? Do you have it pinned somewhere too? Is this a project you would make? I’d love to hear about it!

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I know that my posts can be read at different times of year and in different years by different people, but as I write this we’re on teh cusp of summer. And I know a lot of people don’t knit as much, and certainly don’t wear a lot of knits in the summer, but I want to encourage you to make and to wear your makes no matter the temperature.

To introduce you to the joys of summer garment knitting, I offer the Tied Vest from Lion Brand Yarn.

This easy project is great to make and wear throughout the year but it’s especially good for summer. It’s worked flat in one piece from the bottom up, mostly in stockinette stitch with a seed stitch edging. The I-cord ties are worked directly onto the garment so you don’t have to sew them on.

The project uses worsted weight yarn, and calls for a blend of cotton and hemp that’s great for warm weather.

There are eight size options, ranging from a finished chest measurement of 35 to 62.5 inches, or 89 to 159 cm. That makes it sound like it should be worn with at least a few inches of positive ease, but the pattern doesn’t specify.

The ties at the front give it a casual look and make it great to wear over a tank top or T-shirt when the weather is warm.

I also think this one would be good to knit in wool or a warmer fiber, too, to make a version you could wear more comfortably in the winter months, too. Though of course you could layer the summer version over a long-sleeved shirt and wear it throughout the year, too.

The tied vest is a free pattern available from Lion Brand. You can also purchase a kit that includes the yarn and optional needles and stitch markers if you need them.

[Photo: Lion Brand Yarn]

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