Christmas in July!

I started these stockings last fall when I was pregnant with Xena and in my third trimester and I literally went into labor while I was working on them.  Since I knew I technically didn't need to finish them until December 2018, I put them to the side for the past few months and only just finally finished them last night!

 

Each stocking measures 19" long.  The leg is 5 1/2" wide and the foot is 9" long so there's plenty of room to be filled with delightful treats.

I used 100g skeins of Ella Rae Superwash Classic Wool (machine-washable virgin wool) yarn and a size F hook.  It took about 1 1/2 skeins of each color to finish all 3 stockings in alternating color schemes.  

 I didn't use a pattern.  I simply referred to a photo of a stocking I found online that was made based on a vintage crochet pattern.  But you can refer to my previous post for a general idea of the pattern.

The crocheting was the easiest part of this project.  Stitching all of the medallions together was the most labor intensive and time consuming part but I'm extremely pleased with the results.