Hey Reader 👋

Are we talking about Christmas stockings yet?

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I hope so, because I'm about to.

I've got a brand new pattern for you today, and I've been working on it for WEEKS.

(Seriously... whew 😅)

Plus a friendly reminder about the cute little basket idea for later this month, because gift making season is coming for us all.

OK, come check out this pattern I've been obsessing over!

🎄 NEW THIS WEEK

Meet the Emberglen Crochet Stocking

It’s worked from the toe up, with little rows of puff stitches and raised ridges that give it a warm, cozy texture.

Then it gets a folded ribbed cuff and a sturdy hanging loop, ready to hold a whole lot of goodies.

I named it Emberglen because it made me think of my favorite holiday mode: crocheting on the couch by the lit up Christmas tree, hot coffee nearby and Skyrim music playing on repeat in the background.

And hey, if stocking heels have ever scared you off, this one’s different.

It’s just rows of single crochet that you fold and slip stitch closed, and I walk you through every step in the video.

You can also make the toe point left or right, so it can match whatever other stockings you have. (And you won't have one odd-ball facing the wrong way.)

Don't want your stocking to flop? When they're still empty, which is most of the season, stockings tend to flop over all sad like. But we can fix that!

Trace around it onto a piece of cardboard (and yes, that pile of shipping boxes in the garage work fine), cut it out just inside the line, and slip it inside. Instant perfectly shaped stocking!

The full pattern is free on the blog, with step-by-step photos and the full video tutorial.

🧺 WHILE YOU'RE AT IT

Come make a gift basket with me (free!)

I’m teaching at the free Elves’ Workshop summit next week, November 10 through 12.

My class is a coiled gift basket, and here’s the fun part: the basket is the gift wrap. Tuck a little gift inside, and the person you give it to gets to keep the basket too.

It’s a great one to make for teachers, neighbors, or anyone who’s hard to shop for.

Your spot is free, and you can save it right here.

⭐ MAKER'S PICK

Three baskets, one download

If the workshop gets you hooked on baskets (and it will), the Easy Coiled Basket Pattern Bundle puts three of my basket patterns in one printable download: the round basket, the oval tray, and a t-shirt yarn basket.

Each one changes something up: a new shape, a new size, or a new material. That's on purpose, because once you know how to coil, changing it up is the fun part.

The tutorials are free on the blog, so you're totally free to stick with those.

The bundle is for when you want them all printed, ad free, and right next to you while you work.

That's it for this week!

I'll talk to you again soon,

P.S. Never made a coiled basket before? My beginner tutorial is a great way to warm up before the workshop.

You wrap a soft cord with yarn and coil it around and around into a sturdy little basket, no sewing machine needed. See the basket tutorial here.​

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