Stitch for the Stocking and a Chance to Win $5,000

You might remember last year when I told you about the effort at Yarnspirations to knit the world’s largest Christmas stocking — which is really individual squares measuring 3 feet across — in support of the Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation.

The yarn being used on the project, Caron United, supports that foundation with 15 cents from each skein sold, and when the stocking is done the squares will be assembled into blankets that will be donated to military charities.

To encourage more people to help, Yarnspirations is running a contest from April 20 to June 22 in which people who send in squares will have a chance to win $5,000.

Each square you send during the contest period gets you another entry, so the more you stitch the more you give and the better chance you have of receiving a little something back as well.

You can learn all about the stocking, the contest and the foundation at the Yarnspirations website. And if you officially sign up as a stitcher you’ll also get 25 percent off your purchase of Caron United, which makes giving even easier.

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Why should the fireplace get all the fun? Instead of knitting stockings this year, why not whip up a pair of Christmas themed socks? These Christmas sock knitting patterns are lots of fun to make and you can wear them to holiday gatherings for years to come.

For our friends in the southern part of the world, there are the Christmas in July socks from the Kiwi Lodge – Kylie (Ravelry link). These shorty socks are covered in Christmas trees and have bright pink heels and toes for a tropical feel. There’s also an option to make a longer sock if you celebrate somewhere it’s colder.

Twin Stitches Designs (Ravelry) has a fun pattern with mix and match colorwork motifs you can use to build your own cozy Christmas socks. From the sample socks I see Christmas puddings, trucks hauling trees, Santa belts, ornaments and a couple of different borders. There may be more patterns included but the listing doesn’t say. Make a pair that matches or use different motifs on each foot for extra holiday cheer.

If you want to stick to Christmas puddings on your holiday socks, check out this cute pattern from Stone Knits. These lovely socks feature a band of puddings around the leg and a bit of holly by the toes.

These vintage holiday light socks from Grey Owl Knits by Sarah are classic looking and lots of fun at the same time. I love this color combination but of course you can make your lights and stripes whatever colors you like or have on hand. They’re worked using stranded knitting.

And if you’d like even more of a mix of patterns for your socks, try Barbara Ceglédi’s Christmas Chaos socks, a free pattern on Ravelry. The pattern includes 25 little motifs you can choose from, ranging from snowflakes and Christmas trees to elf hats, reindeer and hearts.

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