Expialidocious? (Sorry for the earworm)
I’ve been knitting up a storm. First, a new pattern!
The Super Cabled Christmas Stocking knits up in a wink with super bulky yarn at 2 stitches per inch on size 17 needles. It is knit top down from the cuff to the toe. The narrow four stitch cables are very manageable with this hefty yarn. A star toe completes the look. This jumbo stocking will hold a lot of goodies!
Charts and line by line instructions for the cable pattern are given. Gauge is 8 st/4 inches in stockinette stitch on size 17 needles, but gauge is not critical.
This version is knit with one skein of Knitted Wit’s Cotton Candy, 100% merino wool, 250g/140 yards (I used about 200g/120 yards), colorway Natural. Lucky for you, Lorajean’s 34th birthday is December 7, and she’s having a yarn sale, one skein 34% off, one day only. Hold that thought!
This version is knit with 3 skeins of Knit Picks The Big Comfy, 55% Superfine Alapaca, 45% Peruvian Highland Wool, 44 yards/100g per skein, colorway Garnet Heather.
I knit these stockings in about 2 days each. Super bulky, super quick!
To celebrate this launch, this pattern is on sale for $2 off with coupon code SUPERCABLE through December 14. Plenty of time to get this done! Go to the Ravelry pattern page for more information.
I was down to the toe when I realized that I didn’t have dpns in this size.
But I did have size 17 straights, along with my circular. Where there’s a will, there’s a way. A little juggling for a few rows, and voila.
Lots more goodies in the pipeline…
PDXKnitterati 
I knit my socks on two circulars, and find that for something like this I can still use two circs, even if they are pretty long. Great looking pattern!
Thank you! Yes, 2 circulars would work great. That just not what i had on hand…
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So cool. I don’t knit so sent it to my m-i-l. Yes she sews and does other needlework as well. We just gave her a 1957 Necche sewing machine, all metal and the first machine in the world to have a zig zag stitch. Reading blogs on it, she knows it eats machine oil so she stocked up on that product.
After she runs it through its paces she may find time to take up knitting needles and make stockings for the grandkids for next year. I always thank you for your diligence and wish you well over the holidays. D