No-Knit Christmas Stocking Tutorial

No-Knit Christmas Stocking Tutorial

 

Turn something old into something new and upcycle an old jumper into a Christmas stocking or two!

 

Materials

 

Sweater/jumper – thrift stores are great for this project!

Tissue paper/paper

Pen/pencil

Sewing machine (if not you can hand sew)

Thread

Scissors

Sewing Needles

Yarn in your colour choice (for the pom poms)

Pom Pom Maker or card

Buttons

 

Instructions:

 

You should be able to get two stockings from one jumper.

 

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Lay your jumper flat and pin tissue paper / paper to one half – covering the arm/shoulder also

Once paper is pinned – roughly mark out with a pen/pencil the shape of your stocking.

 

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Cut through the wool around your stocking template.

 

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Unpin and turn inside out ready for sewing up. Pin again for easy sewing.

Stitch the stocking leaving the gap at the top. You can hand stitch or use a sewing machine if you have one.

Turn your stocking the right way out and check for any gaps (they may need re-stitching)

Make 6 pom poms in various colours.

Stitch pom poms to cuff of stocking leaving enough thread tail so they can hang at various lengths.

 

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Stitch buttons on top of the securing pom pom stitches.

Attach a loop in the right corner of the cuff inside from leftover matching wool.

 

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Your no-knit Christmas stocking is ready to hang (and fill with gifts)!

 

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