Striped Holiday Stocking in Red Heart Super Saver Economy Solids - LW2661

Striped Holiday Stocking Knitting Pattern – Red Heart Super Saver Economy Solids (LW2661)

This festive Striped Holiday Stocking is a classic knitted Christmas stocking worked in the round using Red Heart Super Saver Economy Solids yarn. Designed at an intermediate difficulty level, this pattern produces a full-sized holiday stocking complete with a ribbed cuff, a bold striped leg, and a shaped heel and toe worked with short-row techniques. It makes a wonderful seasonal accessory and a satisfying project for knitters ready to expand their skills beyond basic flat knitting.

What Is Being Made

The finished project is a knitted holiday stocking intended as a decorative Christmas accessory. The stocking features a striped leg worked in multiple colors, a ribbed cuff at the top, and a fully shaped heel and toe. The construction is worked primarily in the round, giving the stocking a seamless, professional finish.

Materials Used

• Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver Economy Solids, an aran weight yarn — used in multiple colors designated as A, B, C, and D throughout the pattern
• Needles: Double point knitting needles (DPNs), 5mm [US 8] — a set of 4 is required for working in the round
• Additional tools: a stitch holder and a yarn needle for finishing

Gauge

The pattern calls for a gauge of 17 stitches and 24 rows over 4 inches in Stockinette stitch. Achieving the correct gauge is important for ensuring the stocking comes out at the intended size. Knitters are encouraged to swatch and adjust needle size as needed to match this gauge exactly.

Techniques Used

• Knitting in the round on double point needles — the primary construction method for the leg of the stocking, creating a seamless tube
• Short-row heel shaping — a classic technique used to form the curved heel of the stocking without seaming; stitches are worked back and forth in progressively shorter rows to create the cup shape
• Wrap and turn (W&T) — used throughout the short-row heel section to prevent holes or gaps where the knitting changes direction mid-row; the wrap is later knitted together with its stitch to keep the fabric smooth
• Make One (M1) increase — a nearly invisible increase worked by lifting the running thread between stitches and knitting into the back loop, used to add stitches where shaping requires it
• Colorwork striping — the leg is worked in alternating 8-round stripes across four colors, with yarn cut and rejoined between color sections
• Ribbing — the cuff is worked in a K2, P2 rib for 5 rounds, giving the top of the stocking a stretchy, tidy edge
• Stitch holder usage — half the stitches are placed on a holder while the heel is worked flat, then returned to the needles for the foot section

Stitches Used

• Stockinette stitch (St st) — the main fabric of the stocking leg and foot, worked as knit every round when in the round
• K2, P2 ribbing — used for the cuff at the top of the stocking
• Purl stitch — used on wrong-side rows during the flat short-row heel section
• Wrap stitch — a special technique where a stitch is slipped purlwise, the yarn is brought between the needles, and the stitch is returned to the left needle unworked, creating the wrap used in short-row shaping

Construction Overview

The stocking begins at the cuff, where 56 stitches are cast on and joined in the round. The first five rounds establish the K2, P2 ribbed border in color D. The leg is then worked in Stockinette stitch stripes, each stripe spanning 8 rounds and cycling through colors A, B, and C in sequence. Once the striped