The World’s Biggest Stocking

It’s official! Caron yarn has set the Guinness World Record for The Biggest Knit/Crochet Stocking! Weighing in at over 1600 pounds, the stocking is made up of approximately 1260 blankets hand knit and crocheted by 830 people. Thank you to everyone that donated a blanket in support of Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation!

Watch the action behind the scenes as they set the world record:

830 women and men helped knit and crochet the World’s Biggest Knit/Crochet Stocking!

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It took 960 hours to join the blankets together to make the stocking. Or 40 days!

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Blankets were donated from 4 of the Canadian Provinces! 1 blanket came from as far as Ireland! Every blanket was either hand knit or crocheted. Blankets were donated from all 50 States!

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Stocking Reveal Christmas in the Park – Fayetteville, North Carolina

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The World’s Biggest Knit/Crochet Stocking is made up of approximately 1640 pounds of yarn! Here it is being unrolled for measurement by Guinness World Records! 15¢ from every ball of Caron United sold goes directly to Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation, providing college scholarships to children of military personnel who have lost their lives in the line of duty.

More videos covering the event!