Legend has it, that the tradition of hanging Christmas stockings began when Saint Nicholas, in his effort to help a family in need, looked for a safe place to deliver golden coins to the children of the household. He noticed the children's stockings that were hung on the fireplace for drying and placed the coins inside. Even if you're not one for holiday folklore, here are 10 cheerful stockings to warm your hearth.
1. West Elm Grosgrain Stocking $15
2. Donna Wilson Hand Knitted Lambswool Stocking $40.
3. Lands' End Chunky Cable Knit Stocking $29.50
4. Modern Domestic DIY Stocking $45 for instructions
5. Finnish Weaver Hand Knitted Personalized Stocking $95
6. Oromono Dove Stocking $59.50
7. Garnet Hill Woolen Stocking $64
8. Crate & Barrel Fiona Stocking $19.96
9. Loop Loft Personalized Recycled Sweater Stocking $45
10. Sundance Short Knit Tree Stocking $45
See more holiday stockings here and check back tomorrow for homey-themed stocking stuffer ideas in the "Homey Stocking Stuffer Roundup!"
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The Modern Domestic one looks cool, but seriously? $45 for instructions? looks pretty self explanatory to me.
I actually purchased the custom Finnish Weaver stockings on Etsy for my family last year and they are beautiful!! I was delighted to unpack them this year.
I grew up with ones like Finnish Weaver knitted by my aunt. I need to hurry up and really learn to knit so I can make some for my family.
Martha Stewart makes felt stockings very similar to Modern Domestic (and her pattern is free!).
When we were kids we had felt stockings my mom made I believe originally for my brothers (who are much older than I am). At some point, we got had knitted stockings that i still have. There is something about the stocking tradition--we haven't "done"stockings in years, but I still hang them up and love the idea of them.
Looks to me like the "instructions" from Modern Domestic is an online class -- I wouldn't pay that much for something I can figure out how to do, but a rank beginner might... (a class is better for that price than a page of how-to's)
I have made tons of stockings in the past from many kinds of fabric to go with other holiday decor. Usually one for each human and pet in the house. Now that the pets are getting old and dying off, it's kind of depressing, so I have given them up. But crafting custom stockings is EASY, well worth doing if you like them to reflect your taste and your home.
I still use the stocking my mom made for me the year I was born. She used a kit to do crewel work on a pre-cut stocking, then added a lining. It has my "old" nickname (a boy's name) and the year I was born, and I love it. And even though it doesn't sit very well on our "modern" mantel, my Sesame Street stocking holder sits next to it! Christmas, for me, is still at their house, but I don't know what I'll do once I don't go "home" anymore!
What would you call the color of the wall in that "Don" and "Kristin" picture? It looks baby blue in the brightest area and something I find really appealing in the rest of it, only I don't know its name!
Does anyone have those Donna Wilson ones? Are they stretchy?
I love hand knitted stockings and bought some for my family a couple of years ago. But they don't stretch as much as I'd like. My parents have ones for us that are hand knitted, big, and stretchy. Makes stuffing the stockings so much easier.