Easy Crochet Christmas Stocking Pattern
Create a cozy holiday tradition with this easy crochet Christmas stocking pattern—perfect for adding handmade charm to your festivities!
Looking for a simple yet festive way to add a personal touch to your holiday decor? This Easy Crochet Christmas Stocking Pattern is perfect for beginners and experienced crocheters alike. With minimal materials and straightforward steps, you’ll create a beautiful handmade stocking that’s as fun to make as it is to display.
Why Make Your Own Christmas Stockings?
Crocheted stockings add a cozy, handmade vibe to your holiday decorations. Plus, they make thoughtful gifts for loved ones, especially when personalized with colors and embellishments. Whether you hang them by the fireplace or use them as gift bags, these stockings are sure to spread holiday cheer.
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Easy Crochet Christmas Stocking Pattern
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Yarn : Loops & Threads Soft Classics in Off White and Bright Red
Crochet hook: size US H/8
Gauge: 13 sc and 14 rows = 4 inches
Size:
Pattern Instructions:
For the Cuff: With the white yarn, ch 20.
Row 1: 1 hdc in 3rd ch from hook. 1 hdc in each ch to end of chain. Turn. (18 hdc)
Row 2: Ch 2. 1 hdc in horizontal bar created below st in previous row (bar is below loops normally worked on WS) in each st to end of row. Turn.
Rep Row 2 row until Cuff measures 14 inches when slightly stretched.
With Wrong Sides facing, working through both thicknesses of foundation ch and last row of Cuff, work 1 sc in each st to end of row. Break the white yarn. Join the red yarn.
Note: Rounds are worked in a spiral. Do not join at end of rounds. Place marker on first st of each round and move marker up each following round.
For the leg:
Round 1: Ch 1. Turn Cuff sideways and work 46 sc evenly around long edge of Ribbing. Do not join.
Round 2: 1 sc in each st around. Rep last round until Stocking from base of Cuff measures 9 inches. Join last round to first st of round with slip st. Break red yarn.
Heel Flap
Row 1: With the white yarn, ch1. 1 sc in same space as last sl st. 1 sc in each of next 22 sc. Turn. Leave rem sts unworked. (23 sc)
Row 2: (WS). Ch 1. 1 sc in each sc to end of row. Turn.
Working back and forth in rows across 23 sc, rep last row for 2 inches, ending on a WS row.
Shape Heel:
Row 1: (RS). Ch 1. 1 sc in each of first 15 sc. Sc2tog. 1 sc in next sc. Turn. Leave rem sts unworked. (17 sts)
Row 2: Ch 1. 1 sc in each of first 9 sts. Sc2tog. 1 sc in next sc. Turn. (11 sts)
Row 3: Ch 1. 1 sc in each of first 10 sts. Sc2tog. 1 sc in next sc. Turn. (12 sts)
Row 4: Ch1. 1 sc in each of first 11 sts. Sc2tog. 1 sc in next sc. Turn. (13 sts)
Row 5:Ch1. 1 sc in each of first 12 sts. Sc2tog. 1 sc in next sc. Turn. (14 sts)
Row 6: Ch1.1 sc in each of first 13 sts. Sc2tog. 1 sc in next sc. Turn. (15 sts)
Rows 7 & 8: Ch 1. 1 sc in each of first 14 sts. Sc2tog. Turn. (15 sts) Fasten off.
Foot
Joining round: (RS). Join white yarn with sl st at left side of Heel Base. Ch 1. 1 sc in each of next 23 sc of instep. Place marker. Work 7 sc up right side of Heel. Work 1 sc in each of next 15 sc across end of Heel and work 7 sc down left side of Heel. (52 sts)
Round 2: 1 sc in each sc to marker. Sc2tog. 1 sc in each sc to last 2 sc. Sc2tog. (50 sts)
Rounds 3 to 5: As 2nd round. (44 sts)
Round 6: 1 sc in each st around. Rep round 6 until work from join measures 5 inches. Break Red. Join white yarn.
Shape toe:
Round 1: (1 sc in each of next 9 sc. Sc2tog) 4 times. Join. (40 sts)
Round 2: Ch 1. (1 sc in each of next 8 sts. Sc2tog) 4 times. Join. (36 sts)
Rounds 3 to 8: Continue in same manner, decreasing 4 sts on every round until 12 sts rem.
Break yarn, leaving a long end. Draw end tightly through remaining sts and fasten securely.
Where to Display Your Stockings
- Over the fireplace mantle
- On a staircase railing
- As part of a festive centerpiece
- At the end of a bed for a cozy Christmas morning surprise
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