Uploaded December 2019 | Updated September 2026, 15 hours ago
Tutorial Video: Christmas Stocking Topper
Materials required: 4.0mm, 16in/40cm Addi circular needle, 2 balls of worsted weight yarn, one stitch marker and the Epic Christmas Stocking pattern: payhip.com/b/Qt5lz.
Video Shortcuts: skip ahead on the video to reach these specific instructional sections.
1:00 : How to do a cable cast on
4:08 : SECTION 1.1 / OPTION A - THE LATVIAN BRAID
4:09 : Round 1 of the Latvian Braid
8:22 : Technique Tip! Checking for twist (and correcting it)
9:41 : Round 2 of the Latvian Braid
13:43 : Round 3 of the Latvian Braid
16:52 : Final instructions on the Latvian Braid topper
17:32 : SECTION 1.1 / OPTION B - FOLD OVER HEM
19:22 : Technique Tip! Checking for twist (and correcting it)
21:03 : Counting tip: using a stitch marker as a row counter
21:54 : How the Fold Over Hem looks before you sew it down
22:40 : SECTION 1.2 / OPTION B - LITTLE BOXES
Note: there is no video for Section 1.2 / Option A as it is plain stockinette. We will come back to this component in a later video where we show how to apply duplicate stitch as an embellishment.
Tutorial Video: Christmas Stocking Topper
Materials required: 4.0mm, 16in/40cm Addi circular needle, 2 balls of worsted weight yarn, one stitch marker and the Epic Christmas Stocking pattern: payhip.com/b/Qt5lz.
Video Shortcuts: skip ahead on the video to reach these specific instructional sections.
1:00 : How to do a cable cast on
4:08 : SECTION 1.1 / OPTION A - THE LATVIAN BRAID
4:09 : Round 1 of the Latvian Braid
8:22 : Technique Tip! Checking for twist (and correcting it)
9:41 : Round 2 of the Latvian Braid
13:43 : Round 3 of the Latvian Braid
16:52 : Final instructions on the Latvian Braid topper
17:32 : SECTION 1.1 / OPTION B - FOLD OVER HEM
19:22 : Technique Tip! Checking for twist (and correcting it)
21:03 : Counting tip: using a stitch marker as a row counter
21:54 : How the Fold Over Hem looks before you sew it down
22:40 : SECTION 1.2 / OPTION B - LITTLE BOXES
Note: there is no video for Section 1.2 / Option A as it is plain stockinette. We will come back to this component in a later video where we show how to apply duplicate stitch as an embellishment.
