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The best part of Christmas morning for me is the stocking. Stella and I are very fortunate to have stockings knit by my grandma – they really stretch!!! I have not tackled knitting a stocking and not sure I ever will, but this year I made a couple different stockings. I have already shared one with you – the felted sweater stocking – and here is another one – with one more to come!
The Felt Stocking
Items Needed
2 pieces of 11 x 17 felt (I could not find, so I purchased a packet of one color felt – not sure of the size but enough to make 4 or 5 stockings)
Stocking template (either from the web or Butterick pattern 5783)
Scrap felt in assorted colors
Glue
Stencils (optional)
Shearing scissors
Swing machine
Matching thread
Decorations – bells, buttons, etc (optional)
1. Cut 2 stockings from your large felt piece.
2. Cut out your felting decoration pieces. I chose to do a heel, toe, stars, Christmas tree and stocking topper.
3. Glue on your felt decorations. I glued the starts and the Christmas tree on with regular Elmer’s glue – allow to dry completely.
4. Sew on the other felt pieces – toe, heel, topper.
5. Cut a strip from the felt – approximately 4″ x 1/2″
6. Place to stocking wrong sides together – you want the decorated stocking on top. Fold the strip in half and place between the stockings in the top corner – this is the hanger.Sew a seam around the stocking leaving the top open.
7. With your shearing scissors, trim the seam all around the stocking.
8. Hang by the fireplace or wherever you hang your stockings and who knows what will be in it come Christmas morning.
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Festive stockings! And, looks like a project that 10 year olds might be able to tackle…? : )
Yes – this is a great kids craft project!
So cute!