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Home » Free Pattern » Crochet Christmas Stocking - Free Pattern

Crochet Christmas Stocking - Free Pattern

This easy crochet Christmas stocking pattern uses double strands of yarn and beginner stitches to make a quick, easy and beautiful stocking for your holidays. This free crochet pattern comes in two sizes so you can make a large stocking or a smaller (but not too small) stocking. It’s a great stash buster pattern and I hope you enjoy it! Keep reading for the free crochet pattern.

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A Last-Minute Crochet Christmas Stocking

I made the Holly Jolly Christmas Stockings this year to match the Holly Jolly Tree Skirt pattern I made last year. These patterns are the perfect “oh my gosh how did I forget that I needed a new ______ (fill in the blanket: stocking/tree skirt) pattern. Using double strands of Caron Cakes yarn made these stockings work up quickly, and as an added bonus they are also a bit more sturdy than a stocking made with just one strand of worsted weight yarn.

Crochet with Yarn From Your Stash

The other thing I love about this pattern is that it is a great stash buster project. Mix and match any red and green yarn you have (or really whatever colors you prefer for the holidays). I used Caron Cakes because I love the random, mixed color effect. But I think these would be equally pretty if you just combined two shades of the same color!

Crochet a Big Stocking and a Bigger Stocking

This is my first time designing a stocking pattern, and I’ll be honest my friends, I wasn’t really sure how big to make them. The larger stocking is big enough to hold a small puppy - so if you love big stockings and/or Santa needs some extra space in the stocking this year - the large size is your best bet! If you want a more traditionally sized stocking, the “small” size should be your go-to.

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Holly Jolly Christmas Stocking - Free Crochet Pattern

Supplies:

  • Worsted weight yarn
    • The large stocking pictured used 8.7 oz of Caron Cakes ‘Cherry Chip’ and 2.2 oz of white worsted weight yarn
    • The small stocking pictured used 6.6 oz of Caron Cakes ‘Pistachio’ and 1.2 oz of white worsted weight yarn
  • I/5.5mm crochet hook - I love Clover Amour
  • Scissors - I always keep these travel scissors in my hook case
  • Yarn needle

Abbreviations (written in U.S. terms):

  • sl st: slip stitch
  • ch: chain
  • SC: single crochet
  • SC2Tog: single crochet two together
  • HDC: half double crochet
  • HDC in the third loop

Gauge

12 sts x 8 rows = 4” square in HDC using double strands of yarn

Finished Size:  

  • Width (large) = 9.5”
  • Length (large) = 22”
  • Width (small) = 8”
  • Length (small) = 19”

Pattern Notes

  • The chain stitches at the beginning of each round do not count as a stitch.
  • This entire pattern is worked holding two strands of worsted weight yarn together.
  • The last st of each round is connected to the first st of the round with a sl st.

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Holly Jolly Tree Skirt

Holly Jolly Ornament Gift Card Holder

Instructions

Large Stocking

Start with a magic circle (holding two strands together)

Round 1: work 8 HDC into the magic circle and pull tight. (8)

Round 2: ch 2, 2 HDC in each st around. (16)

Round 3: ch 2, *2 HDC, HDC in the next st, repeat from * around (24).

Round 4: ch 2, *2 HDC, HDC in the next 2 sts, repeat from * around (32).

Round 5: ch 2, *2 HDC, HDC in the next 3 sts, repeat from * around (40).

Round 6: ch 2, *2 HDC, HDC in the next 4 sts, repeat from * around (48).

Round 7: ch 2, *2 HDC, HDC in the next 5 sts, repeat from * around (56).

Round 8-22: ch 2, HDC around (56).

**Switch to white yarn (holding two strands together).  Attach your yarn so that your seam from joining rounds is centered at the heel.  You will now be working in Rows.**

Row 1-3: ch 1, SC in 24 sts (24).  Turn.

Row 4: ch 1, SC in 9, SC2Tog, HDC in 2, SC2Tog, SC in 9 (22).  Turn.

Row 5: ch 1, SC in 8, SC2Tog, HDC in 2, SC2Tog, SC in 8 (20).  Turn.

Row 6: ch 1, SC in 7, SC2Tog, HDC in 2, SC2Tog, SC in 7 (18).  Turn.

Row 7: ch 1, SC in 6, SC2Tog, HDC in 2, SC2Tog, SC in 6 (16).  Turn.

Row 8: ch 1, SC in 5, SC2Tog, HDC in 2, SC2Tog, SC in 5 (14).  Turn.

Row 9: ch 1, SC in 4, SC2Tog, HDC in 2, SC2Tog, SC in 4 (12).  Turn.

Row 10: ch 1, SC in 3, SC2Tog, HDC in 2, SC2Tog, SC in 3 (10).  Turn.

Row 11: ch 1, SC in 2, SC2Tog, HDC in 2, SC2Tog, SC in 2 (8).  Turn.

Row 12: ch 1, SC, SC2Tog, HDC in 2, SC2Tog, SC (6).  Switch back to your colored yarn (holding two strands together). Turn.

**You will now be working in Rounds.**

Round 23:  ch 2, HDC in the 6 sts from Row 12, crochet 9 sts evenly spaced along the edge of the heel, HDC in the remaining stitches of Round 22 until you reach the other side of the heel, crochet 9 sts evenly spaced along the edge of the heel, join with a sl st to your first st of the round. (56)

Round 24-43: ch 2, HDC in each st around (56).  

**Switch to white (holding two strands together)**

Round 44: ch 2, HDC in each st around (56).

Round 45-49: ch 2, HDC in the third loop of each st around (56).

Round 50: ch 1, SC in the third loop around (56)

**If you want a loop for hanging the stocking, stop and ch 5-6 stitches wherever you want the loop to be.  Then continue your SC stitches around.  There is no need to skip any stitches.**

Small Stocking

Start with a magic circle (holding two strands together)

Round 1: work 8 HDC into the magic circle and pull tight. (8)

Round 2: ch 2, 2 HDC in each st around. (16)

Round 3: ch 2, *2 HDC, HDC in the next st, repeat from * around (24)

Round 4: ch 2, *2 HDC, HDC in the next 2 sts, repeat from * around (32).

Round 5: ch 2, *2 HDC, HDC in the next 3 sts, repeat from * around (40).

Round 6: ch 2, *2 HDC, HDC in the next 4 sts, repeat from * around (48).

Round 7-19: ch 2, HDC around (48).

**Switch to white yarn (holding two strands together).  Attach your yarn so that your seam from joining rounds is centered at the heel.  You will now be working in Rows.**

Row 1-3: ch 1, SC in 20 sts (20).  Turn.

Row 4: ch 1, SC in 7, SC2Tog, HDC in 2, SC2Tog, SC in 7 (18).  Turn.

Row 5: ch 1, SC in 6, SC2Tog, HDC in 2, SC2Tog, SC in 6 (16).  Turn.

Row 6: ch 1, SC in 5, SC2Tog, HDC in 2, SC2Tog, SC in 5 (14).  Turn.

Row 7: ch 1, SC in 4, SC2Tog, HDC in 2, SC2Tog, SC in 4 (12).  Turn.

Row 8: ch 1, SC in 3, SC2Tog, HDC in 2, SC2Tog, SC in 3 (10).  Turn.

Row 9: ch 1, SC in 2, SC2Tog, HDC in 2, SC2Tog, SC in 2 (8).  Turn.

Row 10: ch 1, SC, SC2Tog, HDC in 2, SC2Tog, SC (6).  Switch back to your colored yarn (holding two strands together). Turn.

**You will now be working in Rounds.**

Round 20:  ch 2, HDC in the 6 sts from Row 10, crochet 7 sts evenly spaced along the edge of the heel, HDC in the remaining stitches of Round 19 until you reach the other side of the heel, crochet 7 sts evenly spaced along the edge of the heel, join with a sl st to your first st of the round. (48)

Round 21-36: ch 2, HDC in each st around (48).  

**Switch to white (holding two strands together)**

Round 37: ch 2, HDC in each st around (48).

Round 38-41: ch 2, HDC in the third loop of each st around (48).

Round 42: ch 1, SC in the third loop around (48)

**If you want a loop for hanging the stocking, stop and ch 5-6 stitches wherever you want the loop to be.  Then continue your SC stitches around.  There is no need to skip any stitches.**

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