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.
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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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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