Here is the pattern from Red Heart yarn and here is a picture of my completed stocking:
I am proud of it; I think it turned out really cute. It's crocheted, because I can't knit. The pattern of course tells you that you need a skein of green, a skein of white and a skein of red. You can tell by looking that you don't need a whole skein of white or red. As a matter of fact, I had a small ball of red, and I still have a small ball left so it doesn't take much red at all. Probably the same amount of white. I don't think it took even a 1/2 skein of green.
The only thing that disappointed me is that it's smaller than I was hoping it was. Had I read the directions all the way, of course, I would've noticed it's only 13" long, but apparently I didn't see that.
As I was driving home from getting lunch today, I had an idea. The stocking only took me about 2 1/2 hours to make, and I think it would be cute to make in real pet colors too. And since it's small, it would be easy to fill with new pet needs like a leash, collar, little snacks, etc., and would make a great gift for a new pet parent!
I'm not a big cat person, but I'm also thinking that if you replaced the bone with maybe a fish, this could also be used for cats.
Please share in the comments if you have any other ideas!
Karen
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