Lindal Holiday Stocking
The Lindal Holiday Stocking knitting pattern is a part of my Lindal Collection. This collection focuses on short-row knitting techniques and highlights the way color uniquely pools within the shapes of the designs, which are well suited to self-striping yarn and gradient yarns. This holiday stocking features a beautiful blend of these short row sections with stranded colorwork. It also uses two different braid / plait techniques - the Lateral Braid or Yarnover Braid and the Latvian Plait. Both of these techniques are easy to learn even for the novice knitter. Several video links are included in the pattern for reference.
Suggested Yarn: Junction Fiber Mill “Making Tracks” and “Farm Fresh”
Yarn Weight: DK
Gauge: 10sts and 22rows = 2” in Garter Stitch
Needle Size: US 4 - 3.5mm and US 6 - 4.0mm
Yardage: 350 - 380 yards (320 - 347m)
Sizes Available: One Size
Language: English
NOTES:
I encourage everyone to shop local throughout the year, but most especially during the holiday season. The fibers used for this stocking are: Farm Fresh “North Country Cheviot”, a DK Weight, locally sourced 100% New England Wool, and Making Tracks “Vermont Vice” with “Razzle Dazzle”, 100% American Falkland Wool, all from Junction Fiber Mill in White River Junction, Vermont. The mill itself is a small batch wool processing plant run by two sheep farmers and friends, Amanda and Peggy. You can learn more about their processing and yarns here: https://www.junctionfibermill.com/
Learning the Latvian Braid - A great video tutorial can be found online by the Paper Tiger, entitled “How to work a Latvian braid in the round | KNITTING TUTORIAL” at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAmDr9UKrH0
The stranded colorwork used in this pattern entails several sections of long interior floats. You will want to catch these as you knit using any method you prefer. A great video example of this is available by Knit Purl Hunter, called “Stranded Knitting - Catching Long Floats” at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bD7arufsuvg