Little Christmas Stockings for Holiday Gift Giving| Free Pattern

It’s my week to share a free crochet pattern for the  Holiday Blog Hop !

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This is a simple design, worked all in one piece with one small seam at the back heel to sew closed at the very end. Keep it super simple and decorate with pom poms and your glue gun…sequins, or even use some fun white fluffy yarn to work one additional round at the end.

When you alternate your colors, you can change them on the last yarn over of the final single crochet stitch of the round which will leave a small seam.

Or you can finish off each round with an invisible join (when you change colors) and join your new round of color with a single crochet. This eliminates the seam and gives you a professional finished look.

Helpful Tutorials have been included below for both techniques if you wish to use color changes in your projects.

Supplies:

Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver Yarn (Colors Used in Sample: Cherry Red and White)
Hook: 6.0 mm (J)
Scissors, Yarn Needle, Stitch marker
Optional: sequins, pompoms, hot glue gun

Gauge is not imperative for this project.
Finished size: 5 inches tall 2.5 inches wide at ankle, 3.5 inches wide from toe to heel.

Abbreviations:

US Terminology used

ch – chain
MR – magic ring / adjustable ring
R – row/round
rem – remaining
rep – repeat
sc – single crochet
sl st – slip stitch
st/sts – stitch/stitches
* – Repeat the instructions between the asterisks the number of times indicated. This repeat will contain of multiple instructions.
() – Repeat the instructions between the parentheses the number of times indicated.
[] – at the end of the row – the total number of stitches

Helpful Tutorials:

Invisible Join / Invisible Finish

Change Colors on the Last Yarn Over

Magic Ring / Adjustable Ring

Important Notes:

• Do not ch 1 or sl st to join unless specified in the pattern instructions.
• Chain stitches do not count as stitches
• Do not work into slip stitches and do not count them as stitches in the end of row counts

Pattern Instructions:

R1: Work 8 sc in a MR (8)
R2: 2 sc in each st around (16)
R3: 1 sc in each st around (16)
R4- R7: Rep R3.

R8: 1 sc in the next 8 sts. Leave the rest of the sts unworked. Ch 1, turn.(8)
R9-12: Rep R8 (8)

Only work 8 stitches

You will now work along the row ends to create the ankle of the stocking.

R13: Work 16 sc evenly along the row ends and the front ankle of the stocking. Sl st to first sc to join. You will seam up the back rows after you have finished crocheting the entire stocking. (16)

R14: 1 sc in each st around (16)
R15-23: Rep R14 (16)

The ch 16 in R24 is the strap you will use to hang the stocking. Optionally you can attach a button to the other side of the stocking and use this loop as a closure – if say you were using the stocking as a gift card holder. It will help the gift card stay put in the stocking.

R24: 1 sc in each of the next 4 sts, ch 16, sl st to the first ch to join to form the hanging loop. 1 sc in each rem st around. (16)

R25: 1 sc in each st around. Move the tie to the inside when you crochet in the base of the st. Finish off with an invisible join. (16)

Turn the stocking inside out and sew the 5 back rows closed to make the heel of the stocking. You can use a backstitch or whipstitch to do this.

Bonus Pattern

Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver (Cherry Red)
Hook: 4.0 mm (G)
Finished Size: 2.5 inches tall, 1.5 inches wide at ankle, 2.25 inches from toe to heel

Everything else remains the same as listed in the previous pattern on this page!

R1: Work 6 sc in a MR (6)
R2: 2 sc in each st around (12)
R3: 1 sc in each st around (12)
R4- R7: Rep R3.
R8: 1 sc in the next 6 sts. Leave the rest of the sts unworked. Ch 1, turn.(6)
R9-12: Rep R8 (8)

You will now work along the row ends to create the ankle of the stocking.

R13: Work 12 sc evenly along the row ends and the front ankle of the stocking. Sl st to first sc to join. You will seam up the back rows after you have finished crocheting the entire stocking. (12)
R14: 1 sc in each st around (12)
R15-23: Rep R14 (12)

The ch 16 in R24 is the strap you will use to hang the stocking. Optionally you can attach a button to the other side of the stocking and use this loop as a closure – if say you were using the stocking as a gift card holder. It will help the gift card stay put in the stocking.

R24: 1 sc in each of the next 3 sts, ch 12, sl st to the first ch to join to form the hanging loop. 1 sc in each rem st around. (12)
R25: 1 sc in each st around. Move the tie to the inside when you crochet in the base of the st. Finish off with an invisible join. (12)

Turn the stocking inside out and sew the 5 back rows closed to make the heel of the stocking. You can use a backstitch or whipstitch to do this.

Perfect for the tiny candy canes, or as an ornament on your tree!