Isn’t this sad? It’s not because I don’t want them to. I LOVE stockings at Christmas. There have been years that we chose to just do stockings instead of any other gifts under the tree (for the adults). My mom is a stocking genius – she made these huge ones and always fills them with tons of amazing gifts. I can’t lie. Getting up on Christmas morning and seeing those things stuffed full makes me a bit completely giddy.
We are serious about traditions in my family, so the fact that my kids don’t have stockings of their own is not ok with me.
This picture was taken at a recent Christmas on my Mom’s side. There are a lot of us.
I’ve wanted those big cable-knit ones from Anthropologie for forever, but they are SO expensive. Plus, there’s the dilemma of “what if we have another kid and can’t find a matching stocking…” Oh, the perils of living in a modern society.
I actually bought fabric, lining, jingle bells, the whole bit a few years ago with grand aspirations of sewing some. However, a quick {failed} adventure at making pajama pants was enough to remind me that I am no seamstress.
Soo…I was super excited to see a completely do-able tutorial on my friend Adri’s amazing decorating blog today. Plus, they are made from old sweaters which jives really well with my love for buying used items.
Just click the picture to get her step-by-step tutorial:
I’m not at all gifted when it comes to the crafty side of things, but I’m pretty sure I could pull these off. As soon as everyone around here is feeling better (we are on the mend!!) I am hauling my kids to Goodwill for sweaters, buying some big, fat beautiful yarn, and making these babies with Henry. It may not happen until after this Christmas, but I am determined to do this, and finally have cute stockings for my family!
I can’t wait!
