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A Xmas Stocking

I rarely have an original idea.  Mom made a hooked rug type of Xmas stocking for all her grandchildren.  I don't have a photo of one, perhaps someone will take one for me.  The stocking is red with a white snowman on it and included the person's name.   It seemed to be an appropriate design for a stocking; not too Christmasy in its design but easily something that relates to the holiday.

So I decided to continue the tradition.  Last year I made a stocking for my step-grandson, Kai:

Kai's holiday stocking
I wanted to make another snowman as an homage to Mom's idea.  This was my first major colour change project and luckily for me it went pretty well.  The pattern is available for free at the link.  Instead of doing it in blue like the pattern, I did mine in shades of green.  I also added his name and a bigger loop for the hook, but I didn't do the back as designed; it was done in solid dark green instead.

So when I sent this stocking to Kai's mom she asked me to consider making stockings for her and Kai's dad since neither had one.  These two stockings are done now, but since they are Xmas gifts they will be revealed later.

Again, I need to thank both my Mom and Kai for inspiring me to tackle this new knitting project.  In the end, it was a perfect way to test and improve my intarsia skills.
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