Even as an adult I feel that there is something magical about Christmas Stockings. Hanging one up for everybosy and waiting for Christmas morning to see them filled with Christmas goodies :))))
I have designed this as a very traditional stocking and I have kept the pattern as simple as possible so that you can enjoy this project no matter where your skill set is at, feel free to play around with the colours so that they best suit the person or home that you are making them for and if you are feeling confident it would be easy to turn this into a stripped stocking by changing your colour every now and then too :))))
MATERIALS
- Aran Yarn (I have used Womens Institute Soft and Smooth in the colours, Red, Cream and Winter Green) 40g for the toe, heel and cuff and 60g for the main part of the stocking) The and Green I have used for colour A and the Cream yarn I have used as Colour B
- 5mm Crochet hook
- Scissors
- Darning needle
- Stitch Marker
ABBREVIATIONS
- Ch – Chain
- ST/STS – Stitch/Stitches
- SL ST – Slip Stitch
- MR – Magic Ring
- DC – Double Crochet [UK] Single Crochet [US]
- HTC – Half Treble Crochet [UK] / Half Double Crochet [US]
- Inc – Increase
- BLO – Back Loop Only
- DC2TOG – Double Crochet 2 Together [UK] Single Crochet 2 Together [US]
Video Tutorial
Yay we made it!!!! its time to start the pattern……. Grab your cuppa, hooks and yarn and lets begin 🙂
Written Pattern
We start this pattern by making the toe so you will want to grab the yarn that you have chosen for Colour B (for me it is the cream yarn)
Begin by making a Magic Ring and ch 1
R1 – place 8 HTC into the MR , sl st to join and ch1. close the MR [8sts]
R2 – Starting in the same stitch that your ch 1 is coming out of (Now and for the remainder of this pattern) Place 1HTC Inc in every st around, sl st to join and ch1 [16sts]
R3 – *HTC inc, HTC* Repeat all around, sl st to join and ch1 [24sts]
R4 – 1HTC in every st around, sl st to join and Ch1 [24sts]
R5 – *HTC Inc, HTC, HTC* Repeat all around, sl st to join and Ch1 [32sts]
R6 – *HTC Inc, HTC, HTC, HTC* Repeat all around, sl st to join and Ch1 {40sts]
R7 – 1HTC in every st around, sl st to join and Ch1 [40sts]
R8 – *HTC inc, HTC, HTC, HTC, HTC* repeat all around, Joining colour A here (if you need help with this please see the Video tutorial at 14mins and 24 Seconds)BLO sl st to join Ch1 [48sts]
R9 – 1BLODC in every st around, BLOsl st to join and ch1 [48sts]
R10 – 24 – Repeat R9 ** at the end of R24 you will sl st (Going under both loops that make up the top of the stitch ch 1 and fasten off
Making the Heel – Colour B (For me that is Cream)
Row 1 – Join Colour B 12 sts to right of join — Be sure you are not counting the joining slip stitch as a stitch — Ch 1, DC in same st as ch 1, DC in next 23, ch 1 and turn [24sts]
Row 2 – Skip st at base of ch 1, DC into the next 22 sts. Skip last st, Ch1 and turn [22sts]
Row 3 – Skip st at base of ch 1, DC in the next 20 sts. Skip last st, Ch1 and turn [20sts]
Row 4 – Skip st at base of ch 1, DC in the next 18 sts. Skip last st, Ch1 and turn [18sts]
Row 5 – Skip st at base of ch 1, DC in the next 16. Skip last st, Ch1 and turn {16sts}
Row 6 – skip st at base of ch 1, DC into the next 14 sts. Skip last st, Ch1 and turn [14sts]
Row 7 – Skip st at base of ch 1, DC into the next 12. Skip last st, Ch1 and turn [12sts]
If this is the first time that you have worked a Short Row Heel then please do not forget the video tutorial…. you will find this part of the pattern at 27 Minutes and 20 Seconds in the tutorial
Row 8 – DC in same st as ch 1, DC in the next 11 sts, DC in row end , DC in skipped stitch from row below, sl st in the next row end, Ch1 and turn [14sts]
Row 9 – skip sl st, DC in the next 14 sts, DC in row end, DC in skipped stitch, sl st in row end, Ch1 and turn [16sts]
Row 10 – Ch1, skip sl st, DC in the next 16 sts, DC in row end, DC in skipped stitch, sl st in row end, Ch1 and turn [18sts]
Row 11 – skip sl st, DC in the next 18 sts, DC in row end, DC in skipped stitch, sl st in row end, Ch1 and turn [20sts]
Row 12 – skip sl st, DC in the next 20 sts, DC in row end, DC in skipped stitch, sl st in to same st as 1st DC from row 1of the heel, Ch1 and turn [22sts]
Row 13 – skip sl st, DC in the next 22 sts, DC in row end, DC in skipped stitch, sl st in to same st as 1st DC from row 1of the heel, Ch1 and turn [24sts]
Row 14 – Skip the sl st, place one DC in every stitch across the heel, sl st in the same st as the 1st DC of the heel, Ch1 and fasten off [24sts]
Making the Leg
From the left hand side of the heel (with the toe pointing away from you) Count 13 sts in. Here is where you will be joining Colour A to make the ankle/ leg part of your stocking.
R1 – BLOsl st colour A into the centre of your heel, BLODC in the same st as Ch1, BLODC in the next 11 sts, DC2TOG (this st starts on the row end stitch on the edge of your heel and finishes in the first stitch of the foot of your stocking that hasnt been worked into yet), BLODC into the next 22sts, DC2TOG (this st willl start in the last st of the heel that isnt yet worked into and finishes in the sl st where you attached colour B to Colour A) BLODC in the remaining 12 sts, BLOsl st to join and Ch1 [48sts]
R2 – 1BLODC in every st along (starting in the same st as your Ch1), BLOsl st to join and Ch1
R3 – 34 – Repeat R2 ** at the end of R34 you will want to complete the sl st to join in Colour B and Ch1
Making the Cuff
R1 – Turn your work (this is the only round that you will turn making the cuff), Place 1HTC in every st around , sl st to join and Ch1 [48sts]
R2 – 8 – Place one HTC in every st around, sl st to join and Ch1 (fasten off at the end of R8 and weave in lose end)
Making the Hanger
In Colour B
Ch21
R1 – Starting in the 2nd ch from the hook place on DC in every Ch along, Ch1 and fasten off [20sts]
Fold the hanger in half and attach it to the inside of your stocking (I like to attach mine over the seam on Round 32) Make sure you attach this hanger securely we dont want anybody to lose their stockings this Christmas haha!!
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Love Lis xxx
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