Crochet Christmas Stocking Pattern: Step-By-Step Instructions
You’ll Need:
Red Heart Super Saver: 1 skein each 316 Soft White A, 376 Burgundy B, 368 Paddy Green C, and 389 Hunter Green D;
Version 2: 1 skein each 316 Soft White A, 319 Cherry Red B, and 368 Paddy Green C;
Crochet hook 5 mm and 5.5 mm;
Tapestry needle.
Size:
16”.
Stitches Control:
13 sts x 14 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Special Stitches:
sc2tog: [Insert hook in the next st, yo, draw yarn through the st] twice, yo, draw yarn through 3 loops on hook.
bobble: [Yo, insert hook in next st, yo, draw yarn through st] 3 times in same st, yo, draw yarn through 7 loops on hook.
Notes:
To change color, on last st of first color, work first color until 2 loops remain on hook, yo with next color and draw through 2 loops on hook.
Carry unused colors loosely up the side of the stocking to be picked up in a later row.
Instructions:
Stocking:
(Version 1: Use D for CC1 and C for CC2; Version 2: Use C for CC1 and A for CC2)
Leg
Starting at the top edge of Leg, with a larger hook and CC1, ch 42.
Row 1 (right side): Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, turn—41 sc.
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each sc across, complete the last st with CC2, drop CC1; turn. Work even in sc, working in the following color sequence throughout: *2 rows CC1, 2 rows CC2; repeat from * until Leg measures 9½” from the beginning.
Fasten off CC1 and CC2.
Heel
Row 1: With right side facing, skip the first 30 sts, join B with a slip st in the next st, ch 1, sc in the same st, sc in each of the next 10 sts; bring the other side of Leg around and sc in the first 10 sc on the top edge of Leg; turn—21 sc.
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each of the first 14 sc; turn, leaving remaining sts unworked—14 sc.
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in each of the first 7 sc; turn, leaving remaining sts unworked—7 sc.
Row 4: Ch 1, sc in each of the first 7 sc, sc in the next sc of Row 1 below; turn, leaving remaining sts unworked—8 sc.
Row 5: Ch 1, sc in each of the first 8 sc, sc in the next sc of Row 2 below; turn, leaving remaining sts unworked—9 sc.
Rows 6-17: Repeat Rows 4-5 until 21 sts are on work.
Fasten off B.
Foot
Row 1: With right side facing, skip the first 10 sts of Heel, join CC1 with a slip st in the next st, ch 1, sc in the same st, sc in each of the next 10 sts of Heel, skip the next 2 sc of Leg, sc in the next 16 sts, skip the next 2 sts of Leg, sc in the next 10 sts of Heel; turn—37 sc.
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each sc across, complete the last st with CC2, drop CC1; turn.
Row 3: With CC2, ch 1, sc in the first 10 sc, sc2tog in the next 2 sts, sc in the next 13 sts, sc2tog in the next 2 sts, sc in the last 10 sc; turn—35 sc.
Row 4: Ch 1, sc in the first 10 sc, sc2tog in the next 2 sts, sc in the next 11 sts, sc2tog in the next 2 sts, sc in the last 10 sc, complete the last st with CC1, drop CC2; turn—33 sc.
Work even in sc, working in the following color sequence throughout: *2 rows CC1, 2 rows CC2; repeat from * until 11 more rows have been completed, ending with a wrong side row with CC2, complete the last st with B.
Fasten off CC2 and CC1.
Toe
Row 1: With B, ch 1, sc in each sc across; turn. Divide for 2 sides of Toe.
First Side
Row 2: Ch 1, sc2tog in the next 2 sts, sc in the next 13 sts, sc2tog in the next 2 sts, turn, leaving remaining sts unworked—15 sts.
Row 3: Ch 1, sc2tog in the next 2 sts, sc in each sc across to the last 2 sts, sc2tog in the next 2 sts, turn, leaving remaining sts unworked—13 sts.
Rows 4-8: Repeat Row 3—3 sts at the end of the last row.
Fasten off B.
Second Side
Row 1: With the wrong side facing, join B with a slip st in the first st to the left of the last st made in Row 2 of First Side, ch 1, sc in the same st, sc in each st across to the last 2 sts, sc2tog in the last 2 sts; turn—15 sts.
Rows 3-8: Repeat Rows 3-8 of First Side. Fasten off.
Cuff
With a larger hook and A, ch 44.
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across; turn—43 sc.
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each sc across; turn.
Row 3: Repeat Row 2.
Row 4: With A, ch 1, sc in the first 3 sc, *change to B, bobble in the next sc, [change to A, sc in the next 6 sts, change to B, bobble in the next st] twice*, change to A, sc in the next 7 sts, repeat from * to * once, sc in the last 3 sc; turn—6 bobbles.
Row 5: Repeat Row 2.
Row 6: With A, ch 1, sc in the first 2 sc, *change to B, bobble in the next sc, change to A, sc in the next st, change to B, bobble in the next st, [change to A, sc in the next 4 sts, change to B, bobble in the next sc, change to A, sc in the next st, change to B, bobble in the next st] twice*, change to A, sc in the next 5 sts, repeat from * to * once, sc in the last 2 sc; turn—12 bobbles.
Fasten off B.
Rows 7-11: Repeat Row 2.
Fasten off A.
Finishing:
Embroidery
Embroider Cuff following the Embroidery Chart. For Version 1, work cross sts in C and back sts in D. For Version 2, work cross sts and back sts in C.
Top Trim
Attach Cuff to Leg as follows:
Row 1: With right side facing and a larger hook, join CC2 with a slip st to the first st on the top edge of Cuff, ch 1, sc in the same st, holding with the wrong side of Cuff facing the right side of Leg, working through double thickness, sc in each sc across, sc in the last st of Cuff—43 sc. Fasten off.
Row 2: With right side facing, join CC1 with a slip st in the first st of the last row, ch 1, sc in each sc across. Fasten off.
Row 3: With the right side facing and a smaller hook, join B with a slip st in the first sc of the last row, *ch 2, slip st in 2nd ch from hook, skip the next sc, slip st in the next sc; repeat from * across. Fasten off.
Bottom Trim
Row 1: With the right side facing, working across the opposite side of the foundation ch on the bottom edge of Cuff, join CC2 with a slip st in the first ch, ch 1, sc in each ch across. Fasten off.
Rows 2-3: Repeat Rows 2-3 of Top Trim.
Assembly
With matching yarn, whip stitch Cuff and Leg seams. Whip stitch Foot and Toe seams. Whip stitch corners of Heels closed.
Hanger
With the smaller hook, join B at the back seam of Cuff, ch 15, slip st in the same place as joining. Fasten off. Weave in ends.