Monday, June 8, 2015

Projects :: Christmas Stockings

I have a few small projects I've made that I want to document here but the first one I want to share is the one I'm most excited about. I started these stockings just before Christmas last year hoping that would mean I had plenty of time to have them ready for Christmas this year. With two out of three finished I think I'm on track. Well, actually my mom wants one too so I need to make two more...no problem.
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When I was a kid my Grama made us stockings using this same pattern but in regular Christmas colours. When she passed away my mom found all of her knitting patterns and I asked for a copy of this one so that I could make our family new stockings in fun colours.
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These stockings are my first try at fair isle and intarsia knitting. It's not as hard as I thought it would be but even still, I haven't perfected my technique yet. I am really happy with the stockings though, they remind me of my Grama and that's awesome.
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♥elycia
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  1. smoranJune 8, 2015 at 12:52 PM

    Hi Elycia!
    I started following you just before you took a break but I'm glad to see that you are back!
    I was wondering if you ever took on advertisers on your blog? I am a fellow Hamiltonian and would be interested in potentially advertising my etsy shop or eBay store. Whatever your interested in doing!
    Anyway, I couldn't find any other way of contacting you you so if you are interested please send me an email at selene.moran00@gmail.com to discuss your prices etc.
    Thanks Elycia! Love your blog and Milo is adorable!

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    1. elyciaJune 9, 2015 at 8:01 AM

      Hi! Thank you :) Hooray for Hamiltonians!
      I sent you an email just now but I will also just mention here for anyone else who may see that I'm not taking sponsors at the moment. Maybe in the future!

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  2. NushiJune 8, 2015 at 4:21 PM

    Gorgeous!! Where did you get the pattern??

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    1. elyciaJune 9, 2015 at 8:02 AM

      Thank you! It was my Gramas from the 80s or 90s I think. It actually looks like one of those free tear off sheets you get from the yarn store.

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  3. LostvestigeJune 8, 2015 at 7:25 PM

    I love how they turned out! They're so cute.

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    1. elyciaJune 9, 2015 at 8:03 AM

      Thank you Sarah! I'm having a lot of fun with them, especially picking out the colour combos.

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  4. KaitJune 9, 2015 at 10:51 AM

    Oh my gosh Elycia, these are the cutest things! I really wish I could get my head around knitting. I've tried so many times and have failed them all.

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  5. MarikoJune 9, 2015 at 9:05 PM

    So cute! I love the little trees on them. I'm still to scared of fair isle to attempt them myself, though.

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