This stocking for my sister-in-law has been quite the adventure. Mistakes, mistakes, mistakes! I will say, I am responsible for the majority . . . I had to restart the darned thing, and then, I made the foot too long.
If you look, you can see the end of the stocking I cut off – I wasn’t in the mood to ravel all that, so I took my scissors and cut off the toe. I had repeated the pattern twice – misread the directions. Then I picked up, several rows above, the right leg of the V of the stitches I wanted. And I picked up the exact number, much to my relief, and proceeded to finish up the stocking. As you can see below, the amputated foot above the completed foot.
I would have preferred the red strip with diamond in the center – more Christmassy in color – but it was time to bring this to an end. I need to gather up the toe to close it up, and then work on the weaving in of loose ends and looking for dropped stitches. I found one, which I pinned for now, but will secure it when I work on the inside of the stocking. And that is for another day. Like tomorrow.
Happy New Year 2026!
Ink, Yarn & Beer 