Los Angeles Stocking
home decor knitting pattern

A fun-to-knit holiday stocking may be the welcome diversion you’re looking for as the season ramps up—and this one steals the show! With plenty of texture to keep the momentum going, it’s full of flash and bling. Worked top-down in a classic sock construction with worsted weight yarn, this project could be the star of last minute gifts this season.

Samples shown are knit in Festivus 9.0 Worsted, color Red Flannel and Confection Worsted, color White Chocolate 

Suggested Yarns:
Festivus 9.0 Worsted, Kent Worsted or Aran, Confection Worsted, Stone Soup Worsted, Targhee Tango Worsted, or any sturdy worsted weight yarn with 50 to 65 yards per ounce that knits to pattern gauge

Substituting yarn and/or needles may result in an overall variation in size, density, or yardage requirement.

Finished Size: approximately 12 inches in circumference around top cuff and 14 inches from cuff to heel (washed and blocked)

Yarn Requirements: 185 yards

Gauge: 19 sts and 29 rows = 4 inches / 10 cm in stockinette stitch on larger needle (knit flat, washed and air-dried)

Needles: 
two size 5US (3.75 mm) 16- or 24-inch circular needles (or size to obtain correct gauge; may also be worked on DPNs or a single, 12-inch circular needle if desired) 
cable needle several sizes smaller than gauge needle
Note: pattern is written for construction on two circular needles but any circular method may be used