Name: Heirloom Christmas Stocking Part 1
Start: 2025-11-01T10:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-11-01T16:30:00-04:00
Location: Southeast Mercantile Cooperative

Get into the holiday spirit with this skill-building workshop! Join coop member Kimberly Martin as she shows you how to create a beautiful hand-knitted Christmas stocking using the magic loop method, perfect for knitting in the round on long circular needles.
Basic knitting knowledge (knit, purl, cast on/bind off) is a must.
This is not a learn to knit class. Some experience with knitting in the round is helpful but not required.
This project is a joyful mix of tradition and technique, featuring:
Stranded colorwork for a bold, classic holiday motif. A Latvian braid, adding an elegant and textured decorative band. An afterthought heel, giving your stocking a clean finish and professional look
Whether you're an adventurous beginner ready to learn new techniques or an intermediate knitter looking to expand your skill set, this workshop is a great way to celebrate the season while crafting a keepsake to treasure for years to come.
This is a two Saturday class. The first Saturday you’ll focus on colorwork and the Latvian braid. During the intervening week you’ll knit the plain stocking between the top and the foot. Then on the second Saturday you’ll learn to finish the heel and toe with two colors as shown in the picture.
Skills You'll Learn:
*Magic loop
*Reading colorwork charts
*Creating a Latvian braid
*Inserting and working an afterthought heel
*Kitchener Stitch
Materials Needed (or provided):
*two colors of Wool Worsted Weight* yarn
*100g of main color (red in the picture)
*50g of secondary color (white in picture)
*US size 7 - 36-42” circular knitting needles
*Tapestry needle
*Stitch markers
*Scissors
You can provide your own materials in colors of your choice or materials will be provided for you for $40.
Registration fee for this workshop is $40. If you wish for the instructor to provide materials it is an additional $40. To register, use this link, https://forms.gle/UzWcuF8rZrTBPLTV7. You should receive an automatic acknowledgement of registration. Please check your SPAM folder. You must prepay, registration is not complete until payment is received. You can pay for the online for the class only ($40) with this link https://square.link/u/ey1i9BV8. You can pay for the class and a materials kit ($80) with this link, https://square.link/u/Qju7mxGA. A $2.00 processing fee is added to all online payments. You can also pay and register over the phone by calling us at 704-431-6588 during regular business hours, Thursday, 10:00 -- 5:00, Friday, 10:00 to 7:00 and Saturday, 10:00 -- 7:00.
NOTE: IF YOU WANT THE INSTRUCTOR TO PROVIDE YOUR MATERIALS YOU MUST REGISTER AND PAY BY OCT. 18. ANY REGISTRANT AFTER THAT DATE MUST BRING THEIR OWN MATERIALS. SEE LIST IN THE DESCRIPTION.