To make your own sweater stockings you'll need:
- Sweaters. thin wool sweaters work best. If you haven't had a recent moth invasion, any Goodwill should have plenty of sweaters to choose from. One large men's sweater will yield two stockings. I used materials salvaged from other sweaters for embellishing.
- Yarn
- Craft needle. A large needle with an eye large enough to thread yarn.
- 1 1/2 - 2 yards of fabric to line the stockings. I used my husbands old shirts and was able to line three stockings with one large flannel shirt.
- Sewing machine.
Step 2: Cut the sleeves off and cut them open along the seems, cut along neck line and one side of body so that you have flat pieces of sweaters.
Step 3: Use an old stocking to trace or free hand your stocking pattern onto the flat pieces of sweater.
Step 4: Get creative and sketch out designs for your stockings. I went with a woodland theme that will match the rest of my Christmas decorations. My advice is to keep it simple.
step 5: Cut pieces to applique onto the stocking out of the sweater scraps and sew them on using a whip stitch.
Step 6: Use a sewing machine to sew stocking sections together and line with fabric (this will keep them from stretching out).
We had so much fun, that we couldn't stop at stockings. Our au pair and Elliot used the sweater scraps to make turkey finger puppets. Click here for the pattern.
1 comment:
Love the stockings! Such a great idea! Also love the turkey finger puppet...so cute!
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