Sara's Stocking

Hello crafty friends.

Today I'm going to show you the Christmas stocking

I made for my son's girlfriend.

Unfortunately, I forgot to take a picture of the sweater

I was making it from before I cut it.

So here it is put back together.

Sometimes I just forget to take the appropriate pictures.

I also need to clarify that this sweater is not dirty like it looks 

in this picture, I assure you it's clean, but when I looked at the

pictures, it sure looks awful.  Sorry about that.

I had seen the idea of making a stocking from a sweater

and was lucky to find one at the Goodwill Store with the 

half price colored tag on it.

I used the stockings that I made years ago for the family

as my pattern and cut the stocking out with the bottom

ribbing on the sweater to be the top of the stocking.

I also picked up some cream colored cotton fabric to use

as a lining. I felt that it needed the stability of the cotton

lining.  I would think that the stocking would stretch out and

sag once it was filled, without that lining.

I cut out all 4 pieces and sewed them together.

Easy peasy!

Here's a look at the lining inside the stocking.

I turned the lining inside and stitched around the top of it.

I also cut a strip and sewed on a loop to hang the stocking.

Here is the finished stocking.

And a close up to show the beautiful 

cable stitching.

I think she'll love this stocking!

And these are the left overs.
The plan is to make a pair of 

'smittens'

with the sleeves.

Sara has very small hands so this

should work out fine.

I hope you have been inspired in some way today,

thanks for stopping.

I love upcycling and think this was a great way

to reuse a sweater.

See you again soon.