tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-04:274548 darth_tigger darth_tigger 2010-11-11T09:24:13Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-04:274548:832 2010-11-02T14:41:21Z 2010-11-11T09:24:13Z accomplished public 0 Reusable advent calendar - twenty-four little stockings, just add gifts!<br /><br />I used DK yarn (acrylic, mostly from Wilkos I think!) and 4mm needles. <br /><br />Cast on 22 stitches<br /><br />Row 1: K 22<br />Row 2: K 22<br />Rows 3-12: stocking stitch (i.e. knit the odd rows, purl the even ones, finish on a purl row)<br />Row 13: Cast on 4, K26<br />Row 14: Cast on 4, P30<br />Rows 15-22: stocking stitch (i.e. knit the odd rows, purl the even ones, finish on a purl row)<br />Cast off<br /><br />Sew up inside-out, rounding off the corners. When you turn it right-side round, poke the corners around to make a nice stocking shape.<br /><br />Make 24 in various colours, and embroider numbers to the front.<br /><br />Fill with sweets or other little gifts. Hang from a string, or pin to the mantlepiece!<br /><br /><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_QYx0UM3gHTM/TNu2DBegQpI/AAAAAAAABJk/CY3Rt0D1iNU/s720/SDC14855.JPG"><br /><br /><br />(More photos to follow as soon as it's finished)<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=darth_tigger&ditemid=832" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-04:274548:526 2009-09-04T12:11:34Z 2009-09-04T12:19:52Z public 0 This is my first attempt at writing up a pattern, so any hints and tips would be much appreciated.<br /><br />For those interested in what I made but not so fussed with how I did it, skip down to the photos!<br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">(&nbsp;</b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://darth-tigger.dreamwidth.org/526.html#cutid1">Pattern behind first cut</a></b><b class="cut-close">&nbsp;)</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___2" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">(&nbsp;</b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://darth-tigger.dreamwidth.org/526.html#cutid2">Lots of photos behind second cut</a></b><b class="cut-close">&nbsp;)</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___2" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=darth_tigger&ditemid=526" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments