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I mean, who knew you could jigsaw just 17 crochet hexagons together to make a Crochet Christmas Stocking! Mind Blown!<\/p>\n
Inspired by a vintage hexagon crochet stocking pattern<\/a>, I thought I’d give it my own My Poppet twist by changing up the hexagon motif and adding some COLOUR!<\/p>\n Rather than buying 5-6 different coloured balls of yarn I deconstructed some yarn cakes<\/a> to make this colourful Christmas stocking.<\/p>\n Make a Crochet Paper Chain Garland with this pattern<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n Doesn’t this colourful stocking look great hung up on our fireplace mantel? It’s extra-large so Santa can fit in plenty of prezzies on Christmas morning.<\/p>\n The stocking colours unintentionally match perfectly to my favourite artwork. Add a crochet paper chain garland<\/a> and some little Christmas trees<\/a> on the mantel, festive decor sorted!<\/p>\n This crochet Christmas stocking is really fun to make. Even if you are a slow crocheter, there is still plenty of time to finish this project before Christmas if you get started now. It only took me a couple of evenings to make mine.<\/p>\n I’ve added pom poms, because pom poms make everything better. But you can keep it simple if you like a simpler look.<\/p>\n You may also like these Free Christmas Crochet Patterns:<\/strong><\/p>\n Now let’s talk yarn!<\/strong><\/p>\n As I mentioned earlier, rather than buying several different coloured balls of yarn to make this crochet stocking, I deconstructed a couple of yarn cakes.<\/p>\n Left – Bernat Pop, Right Caron Cakes<\/p><\/div>\n You may remember these from an earlier post – Self Striping Yarn Cakes, which brand do I choose?<\/a><\/p>\n Yarn cakes usually have really nice colour combinations, so why not take the hard work out of colour matching and let the yarn do all the work.<\/p>\n For this project I’ve used 4 colours from Bernat Pop<\/a> (Paisley Pop), and the lilac and cream colours from Caron Cakes<\/a> (Banana Bread). This pattern could easily be made from just one ball of Bernat Pop<\/a><\/strong>, which is my recommended yarn for this project as it’s nice and thick.<\/p>\n When choosing a cake yarn ball for this project, go for colour combinations with lots of contrast for best results.<\/p>\n It’s easy to split a ball. I’ll show you how.<\/p>\n All yarns featured are available from www.americanyarns.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n 1. Starting with the center colour, gently pull out each coloured section.<\/p>\n 2. Cut the yarn where the colour changes.<\/p>\n 3. Rewind each colour into its own ball – this step is optional but it keeps the yarn nice and tidy. If you don’t have a yarn winding machine, just wind your balls by hand.<\/p>\n Now that you’ve split your yarn cakes you can use the separate colours in any way you like.<\/p>\n This crochet Christmas stocking is assembled from 17 hexagons 5″ (12.5cm) hexagons. You can use this basic construction method with any size or patterned hexagon shaped motif. Smaller hexagons will make a smaller stocking.<\/p>\n The design of this hexagon motif with a flower in the center was adapted from a pattern in this Japanese Craft book – Small and Easy Crochet by Kazuko Ryokai<\/a>.<\/p>\n The book has a very nice clear diagram of the pattern, but I’ve tweaked it slightly and have written out the instructions below.<\/p>\n Finished size: length 63cm (25″)![\"Hexagon](\"https:\/\/2good2lose.com\/christmas\/yulestocking-crochet.jpg\")
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How to Deconstruct a Yarn Cake<\/h2>\n
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