Make a cute crochet Christmas stocking decoration with our free pattern
If you love crochet, why not make your own cute Christmas decorations? We've got a free crochet pattern for a Christmas stocking decoration that will look lovely hanging on your tree.
Our free pattern is perfect for beginner crocheters, looking to use their crochet skills to make cute Christmas decorations.
You can use scraps of yarn leftover from other projects – we've stitched ours in a festive red and green, but you can choose any colours you like.
And if you've really got the crochet bug, check out our free crochet patterns to make your own Christmas pudding and snowman tree decorations, and our free crochet robin pattern, too.
Happy stitching!
What you need
Paintbox Cotton DK in shades:
A - Paper White (401) x 1 50g ball
B - Coffee bean (411) x 1 50g ball
C - Red Wine (416) x 1 50g ball
D - Lime Green (429) x 1 50g ball
Tension
Tension is not required for this project.
Abbreviations
Ch chain; dc double crochet; htr half treble crochet; RS right side; sl st slip stitch; st(s) stitch(es); tr treble crochet; [ ] repeat instructions within the brackets as directed.
Christmas stocking free crochet pattern
Toe
Using Colour 1, make a magic loop.
Round 1: Ch1 (does not count as stitch), 6dc into loop, sl st into first st. 6 sts.
Round 2: Ch2 (counts as first htr here and throughout), 1htr in same st, 2htr in each stitch round, sl st to close. 12 sts.
Round 3: Ch2, 1 htr in same st, 1htr, [2htr in next st, 1 htr in next st] 5 times, sl st to close. 18 sts.
Change to colour 2.
Rounds 4 - 7: Ch2, htr around sl st to close, changing to colour 1 on last yo.
Heel
Row 9: 1dc, 2htr, 5tr, 2htr, 1dc, sl st, turn.
Row 10: 1dc, 2htr, 5tr, 2htr, 1dc, sl st, changing to colour 2 on last yo.
Leg
Rounds 11 - 15: Ch2, htr around, sl st to close.
Round 16: Change to colour 2, dc around, sl st to close.
Round 17: Sl st into next 6 sts, ch10, sl st into same st, fasten off.
Weave in ends.
Hanging loop
Holding C and D together, ch20, sl st into first ch making hanging loop, fasten off. Attach loop to top of decoration.
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