How to Knit a Cozy Stocking Using Intarsia Techniques
Knitting Needle Size
Knitting Needle Size: 3 or 3.25 mm, Circular Knitting Needles, Double-Pointed Knitting Needles (DPNs)Yarn Specifications
Yarn Weight: (2) Fine (23-26 stitches to 4 inches)Gauge
24 sts and 36 rows to 10cm measured over stocking stitch using 3¼mm needles.Finished Size
25cm diameter when flat or 50cm around.Materials List
- Rowan Valley Tweed Yarn
- Wolds Poppy (A) - 2 balls
- Malham (B) - 1 ball
- 3.25mm circular needle (40cm) or DPNs
- Crochet hook (optional)
Instructions
Suggested instruction: Work the stocking using magic loop for easier management of colorwork and working intarsia in the round.Stocking
Using 3.25mm needles and yarn B, cast on 120 sts.Work first row of chart A repeating 20 times.
Continue working grid cuff, using the chart as a guide, until 24 rounds have been worked.
Now using yarn B only, knit 1 round, then purl 1 round (fold line), then knit 1 round.
Change to yarn A and knit one round.
Wrap first stitch of next round. Turn your work inside out, and continue to knit each round using yarn A.
Change to yarn A only, and knit every round until the stocking leg measures 10cm from where you changed to yarn A.
Next round: K5, work sts from row 1 of chart B, K64, slip marker, wrap and turn.
Next round: P64, work Row 2 of chart B, P5, slip marker, wrap and turn.
Continue in this manner, working intarsia in the round, until the chart is worked in its entirety and you are knitting in rounds on the right side.
Continue knitting every round in yarn A until the stocking leg measures 40cm from cuff fold line.
Heel Turn
Knit 30 using yarn A.Change to yarn B and knit the next 60 stitches.
The heel turn will be worked backwards and forwards in rows, not rounds, on these 60 stitches.
Next row (WS): sl1, P58, wrap next st and turn.
Next row (RS): sl1, K57, wrap next st and turn.
Continue as set, working 1 less stitch before wrapping until just 20 central stitches remain unwrapped, ending with a WS row.
Reverse Heel Shaping
Next row: Knit up to the first wrapped stitch. Wrap it again, and turn.Next row: Purl up to the next wrapped stitch. Wrap it again, and turn.
Next row: Knit up to the first wrapped stitch. Knit it TBL with both its wraps, wrap next st and turn.
Next row: Purl up to the next wrapped stitch. Purl it with both its wraps, wrap next st and turn.
Continue to reverse the heel shaping until all stitches have been unwrapped and both previously unwrapped end stitches have a single wrap each, ending with a WS row.
Turn.
Change to yarn A and continue straight until the foot measures 25cm from the back of the heel. You may wish to realign the beginning of your round to 30 sts after the yarn B heel turn for the remainder of the foot.
Gored Toe
Change to yarn B.Next round: *Knit 13, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round (112 sts).
Next round: Knit.
Next round: *Knit 12, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round (104 sts).
Next round: Knit.
Next round: *Knit 11, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round (96 sts).
Next round: Knit.
Next round: *Knit 10, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round (88 sts).
Next round: Knit.
Next round: *Knit 9, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round (80 sts).
Next round: Knit.
Next round: *Knit 8, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round (72 sts).
Next round: Knit.
Next round: *Knit 7, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round (64 sts).
Next round: Knit.
Next round: *Knit 6, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round (56 sts).
Next round: Knit.
Next round: *Knit 5, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round (48 sts).
Next round: Knit.
Next round: *Knit 4, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round (40 sts).
Next round: Knit.
Next round: *Knit 3, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round (32 sts).
Next round: Knit.
Next round: *Knit 2, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round (24 sts).
Next round: Knit.
Next round: *Knit 1, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round (16 sts).
Next round: Knit.
Next round: *k2tog, repeat from * to end of round (8 sts).
Break yarn leaving a long tail. Thread onto a knitter's needle, and pass tail through remaining 8 stitches. Pull up tight and secure.
Make Hanging Loop if Required
Using yarn A and crochet hook, create a length of chain (between 20 and 30 depending on the required length of loop) and attach it to the top of the stocking.
