Knitting Pattern: Christmas Stocking Ornament Gift Card Holder

Sometimes, giving a gift card during the holidays can feel a little impersonal, so I like to dress them up with a mini Christmas stocking ornament.

These mini Christmas stockings are great because they are fairly quick to knit, you can use up leftover yarn bits from your stash and you can practice your sock knitting techniques on a small scale.

Knit Christmas Stocking Ornament and Gift Card Holder

Materials

• 5-10 g each of two colors of Skacel CoBaSi by HiKoo yarn (shown in White, Really Red and Violette) or other 1-super fine yarn
• US size 2 (2.75 mm) dpns
• yarn needle
• US size C (2.75 mm) crochet hook
• A printable version of this Gift Card Sock Ornament is available in my shop and also includes directions for a striped version of the Christmas Stocking

Gauge

• 32 sts x 42 rows = 4 inches

Abbreviations

• CO - cast on
• ds - double stitch
• k - knit
• k2tog - knit two stitches together
• p - purl
• RS - right side
• WS - wrong side

Special Stitches

2 x 2 Ribbing

All rnds: [K2, p2] around.

Double Stitch (DS)

On RS, knit stitch, turn work, slip stitch to right needle, pull working yarn firmly over the right needle.

On WS - purl stitch, turn work, bring working yarn forward between the needles, slip stitch to right needle, pull working yarn firmly over the right needle.

Directions

The cuff, and heel of the sock are worked in Color A. The remainder of the leg and foot of the sock are worked in Color B. Rnds begin/end at the side of the sock.

Leg

With Color A, CO 32 across 3 or 4 dpns, leaving a 24 inch tail to make a loop later.

Work 8 rnds of 2 x 2 Ribbing.

With Color B, K all sts for 27 rnds (2 ½ inches). Do not cut or break Color B.

Heel

With Color A,

Row 1 (RS): K15, ds in next stitch.

Row 2 (WS): P14, ds in next stitch.

Row 3: K13, ds in next stitch.

Row 4: P12, ds in next stitch.

Row 5: K11, ds in next stitch.

Row 6: P10, ds in next stitch.

Row 7: K9, ds in next stitch.

Row 8: P8, ds in next stitch.

Row 9: K7, ds in next stitch.

Row 10: P6, ds in next stitch.

For the second half of the heel, consider both front strands of the ds as a single stitch.

Row 11: K6, k in ds, ds in next ds.

Row 12: P7, p in ds, ds in next ds.

Row 13: K8, k in ds, ds in next ds.

Row 14: P9, p in ds, ds in next ds.

Row 15: K10, k in ds, ds in next ds.

Row 16: P11, p in ds, ds in next ds.

Row 17: K12, k in ds, ds in next ds.

Row 18: P13, p in 2 ds. End Color A.

Rnd 19: Continuing in rnds with Color B and RS facing, k15, k in ds, k16.

Rnd 20: K32.

Foot

K all sts for 15 rnds.

Toe

Rnd 1: [K2tog, k2] 8 times. (24 sts remain)

Rnd 2-3: K all sts.

Rnd 4: [K2tog, K1] 8 times. (16 sts remain)

Rnd 5: K all sts.

Rnd 6: [k2tog] 8 times. (8 sts remain)

Cut the yarn leaving a 12 inch tail. Using a yarn needle, draw the tail through the remaining 8 sts to finish.

Finishing

Using the CO yarn tail and a crochet hook, insert the hook into the CO edge and pull up a loop, chain 20 sts, fasten off and attach to the cast on edge to form a loop to hang the ornament.

A printable version of this Gift Card Sock Ornament is available in my shop and also includes directions for a striped version of the Christmas Stocking.

Happy knitting!