Classic Textures Christmas Stocking – Free Crochet Pattern
My absolute favorite thing to make this time of year is a crochet Christmas stocking. While you’ll find a large variety of design styles from stocking to stocking, many of them also seem to have a classic flare. What’s the best part of a classic crochet Christmas design? The simple fact that you are crafting an heirloom your family will cherish for years to come. Then, once a year at Christmas time, even after you’ve left this earth, that simple crochet stocking you made years before will fill their hearts and minds with memories of Christmases past. The free crochet pattern for the Classic Textures Christmas Stocking can be found below, or you can find an ad-free print friendly version on Love Crafts here, Ravelry here, or on Etsy here.
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My Big Bold Cabled Christmas Stocking has been a fan favorite for several years, but I hope you’ll find a new favorite with this year’s 2019 Christmas Stocking Crochet Along! While designing this year’s stockings I had a really hard time deciding on just one or two, so I ended up with five new crochet stocking designs. I’ve included a variety of styles in hopes to provide a little something for everyone.
2019 Christmas Stocking Crochet Along
This stocking was designed for the 2019 Christmas Stocking Crochet Along. To find out how you can participate in this year’s CAL & enter to win PRIZES, please visit my blog HERE. You’ll find CAL & giveaway info, you’ll also find links to all 5 free crochet stocking patterns.
Yarn
Faux fur yarn is extremely popular this year so I knew I had to incorporate it in at least one of this year’s Christmas stocking designs. As I was making the cuff on the Diamonds & Fur Christmas Stocking, I decided that I needed to use it for the cuff on others as well.
I chose Lion Brand Yarns Go For Faux in the colors Baked Alaska for the cuff and faux fur poms on my Classic Textures Christmas Stocking. Go For Faux yarn is a super bulky yarn that is available in 12 great colors. There are so many gorgeous color combinations possible!
Lion Brand Yarns also has a Go For Faux Thick & Quick. When yarn shopping, make sure to grab the original Go For Faux, super bulky 6 yarn and not the think & quick 7 weight yarn.
For the stocking I chose Lion Brand Yarn’s Pound of Love in Claret. Claret is a gorgeous, deep, rich red color and perfect for a crochet stocking. I also think hunter green, white or antique white would be pretty too.
Classic Textures Christmas Stocking – FREE CROCHET STOCKING PATTERN
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Materials
- Yarn: Worsted Weight / 4 yarn & Super Bulky Weight / 6 yarn / I used Lion Brand Yarns Pound of Love in Claret and Go For Faux in Baked Alaska for my stocking. This yarn is available from Lion Brand Yarns directly here or you can also find it on Amazon here.
- Worsted Weight Yarn – Claret (380 yards)
- Faux Fur Yarn – Baked Alaska (28 yards)
- Crochet Hooks: I/9/5.50mm & 9.00mm; or size needed to obtain gauge (My favorite crochet hooks are the Clover Amour Crochet Hooks, I’ve never had an ache in my hand since switching).
- Scissors
- Yarn Needle
- Locking Stitch Marker
- Scrap piece of yarn
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Abbreviations (US Terms)
- ch(s): chain(s)
- sl st: slip stitch
- st(s): stitch(es)
- sc: single crochet
- sp: space
- sc2tog: single crochet decrease
- RS: right side
- Rep: repeat
- Rnd: round
- yo: yarn over
Size
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One Size: 6.5″W x 17″L (laid flat)
Gauge
- See individual sections for gauge.
Notes
- Beginning chain(s) are not included in stitch count, unless noted otherwise.
- First stitch of each row is worked in the same stitch as the turning chain, unless otherwise specified.
- I tend to crochet on the tighter side. You may find yourself needing to go down a hook size (or two) to properly meet gauge, but gauge isn’t as critical with this design.
- Lion Brand Yarns Go For Faux in Baked Alaska was used for the cuff & poms shown in the photos. (100% polyester / 3.5 oz/ 100 g / 65 yards / 60 m).
- Yardage: Worsted Weight – Claret (85 yards); Super Bulky Faux Fur (28 yards)
- This stocking it worked from the top down to the toe. A faux fur cuff is then made and sewn on. Faux fur poms are then added, if desired.
- NO FAUX FUR CUFF OPTION: If you do not want a faux fur cuff on your stocking, simply crochet the Cuff & Cuff Seam from the Buffalo Plaid Christmas Stocking here, then whipstitch it to the top of your Classic Textures Stocking.
NO FAUX FUR CUFF OPTION
If you do not want a faux fur cuff on your stocking, simply follow the instructions for the Cuff & Cuff Seam from the Buffalo Plaid Christmas Stocking here, then whipstitch it to the top of your Diamonds & (No) Fur Stocking.
Classic Textures Christmas Stocking Instructions
Leg of Stocking
Note: This section is worked in continuous rounds (a spiral). Do not join at the end of each round, instead use a scrap piece of yarn to keep track of the beginning of each round. Move the scrap of yarn up as you complete each round.
Gauge: In spike linen stitch pattern (ch 1, skip the next st, sc in next sc 2 rnds below): 11 sts = 3″
Set-up: With a 5.50 mm crochet hook and claret yarn, ch 49, being careful not to twist the chain, join with a sl st to the 1st ch.
Rnd 1 (RS): Ch 1, working into the back hump of the ch, sc in each ch around. Do not join. (49 sts) Begin using a stitch marker or scrap piece of yarn to keep track of the beginning of each round as you work.
Rnd 2: Sc in the first st, * ch 1, skip the next st, sc in the next st, rep from * around.
Rnd 3: Ch 1 (counts as 1st ch-1 sp), skip the first st, * sc in the next sc 2 rnds below, ch 1, skip the next st, rep from * around.
Rnd 4: Sc in the first sc 2 rnds below, * ch 1, skip the next st, sc in the next sc 2 rnds below, rep from * around.
Rep Rnds 3 – 4, ending with a Rnd 4 Rep, until the leg of stocking is 10″ L.
Do not fasten off. Continue on to the Heel.
Heel
Note: Heel is worked in rows.
Row 1 (RS): (sc in the next st, sc in the next sc 2 rnds below) 8 times. Turn. (16 sts)
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in next 11 sts. Turn. (11 sts)
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in next 6 sts. Turn. (6 sts)
Row 4: Ch 1, sc in next 6 sts, sc in next st of Row 1. Turn. (7 sts)
Row 5: Ch 1, sc in next 7 sts, sc in next st of Row 2. Turn. (8 sts)
Row 6: Ch 1, sc in next 8 sts, sc in next st of Row 1. Turn. (9 sts)
Row 7: Ch 1, sc in next 9 sts, sc in next st of Row 2. Turn. (10 sts)
Row 8: Ch 1, sc in next 10 sts, sc in next st of Row 1. Turn. (11 sts)
Row 9: Ch 1, sc in next 11 sts, sc in next st of Row 2. Turn. (12 sts)
Row 10: Ch 1, sc in next 12 sts, sc in next st of Row 1. Turn. (13 sts)
Row 11: Ch 1, sc in next 13 sts, sc in next st of Row 2. Turn. (14 sts)
Row 12: Ch 1, sc in next 14 sts, sc in next st of Row 1. Turn. (15 sts)
Row 13: Ch 1, sc in next 15 sts, sc in next st of Row 2. (16 sts)
Do not fasten off. Continue on to Foot of Stocking.
Foot of Stocking
Note: This section is worked in continuous rounds (a spiral). Do not join at the end of each round, instead use a scrap piece of yarn to keep track of the beginning of each round. Move the scrap of yarn up as you complete each round.
Tip! After working a couple rounds in the Foot of Stocking, use a yarn needle and (2) 8″ pieces of yarn to stitch closed the small gaps near the first and last stitches of the heel. It’s easier to do this now, rather than waiting until you’ve completed your stocking.
Rnd 1 (RS): Ch 1 (counts as 1st ch-1 sp), skip the first st, (sc in the next sc 2 rnds below, ch 1, skip the next st) 16 times, (sc in the next st, ch 1, skip the next st) 8 times. (49 sts)
Rnd 2: Sc in the first sc 2 rnds below, * ch 1, skip the next st, sc in the next sc 2 rnds below, rep from * around.
Rnd 3: Ch 1 (counts as 1st ch-1 sp), skip the first st, * sc in the next sc 2 rnds below, ch 1, skip the next st, rep from * around.
Rep Rnds 2 – 3, ending with a Rnd 2 Rep, until foot of stocking measures 5″ from the last row of the heel.
Do not fasten off. Continue on to Toe.
Toe
Note: This section is worked in continuous rounds (a spiral). Do not join at the end of each round, instead use a scrap piece of yarn to keep track of the beginning of each round. Move the scrap of yarn up as you complete each round.
Rnd 1: * sc in the next st, sc in the next sc 2 rnds below, rep from * around. (49 sts)
Rnd 2: * sc in each of the next 5 sts, sc2tog, rep from * around. (42 sts)
Rnd 3: * sc in each of the next 5 sts, sc2tog, rep from * around. (36 sts)
Rnd 4: * sc in each of the next 4 sts, sc2tog, rep from * around. (30 sts)
Rnd 5: * sc in each of the next 4 sts, sc2tog, rep from * around. (25 sts)
Rnd 6: * sc in each of the next 3 sts, sc2tog, rep from * around. (20 sts)
Rnd 7: * sc in each of the next 3 sts, sc2tog, rep from * around. (16 sts)
Rnd 8: * sc in each of the next 2 sts, sc2tog, rep from * around. (12 sts)
Rnd 9: Sc2tog around. (6 sts)
Fasten off leaving an 8″ tail of yarn. Use a yarn needle and tail of yarn to sew the toe closed. Weave in ends. Continue on to the Faux Fur Cuff.
Faux Fur Cuff
Note: The cuff is worked flat, in rows, seamed, then attached to the top of the stocking.
Gauge: Using super bulky fur yarn, in sc: 7 sts = 3.75″
Row 1: Using a 9.00 mm crochet hook & faux fur yarn, ch 8, working into the back humps of the ch, sc in the 2nd ch from your hook and in each ch across. Turn. (7 sts)
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each st across. Turn.
Rep Row 2 until the cuff measures 15″ L (or long enough to wrap around the top edge of your stocking).
Fasten off leaving a 10″ tail of yarn for seaming the short edges of the cuff. Using a yarn needle and tail of yarn, whipstitch the short edges of your cuff together. Weave in ends. Continue on to Attaching the Cuff. Approximately size: 3.75″ W x 15″ L.
Attaching the Cuff
Step 1: Slide the cuff over the top edge of the stocking. Line up the top edge of the stocking with the top edge of the cuff. Use a locking stitch marker or two to hold the two edges together while you seam them.
Step 2: Using a yarn needle and 30″ piece of claret, worsted weight yarn, whipstitch the top edge of the cuff and top of edge of the stocking together. Make sure that when you insert the yarn needle through the faux fur cuff, that you insert it under a top loop instead of just under the fur. Whipstitch through every other stitch around the top edge of the stocking, but through nearly every stitch of the faux fur cuff.
Weave in ends. Continue on to Hanging Loop.
Hanging Loop
Using a 5.50 mm crochet hook and claret yarn, ch 31, working into the back hump of the ch, sc in the 2nd ch from your hook and in each ch across. (30 sts)
Fasten off leaving an 8” tail. Using a yarn needle and the tail of yarn, fold your work in half and sew the loop onto the inside of the stocking at the center back of the leg. Weave in ends. Continue on to Faux Fur Poms & Tie, if desired.
Faux Fur Poms (Make 2)
Rnd 1: With a 9.00 mm crochet hook and faux fur yarn, ch 2, work 4 sc into the 2nd ch from your hook. Do not join. (4 sts) Use a scrap piece of yarn to keep track of the beginning of each round as you work.
Rnd 2: Work 2 sc into each st around. (8 sts)
Rnd 3: (sc2tog) 4 times. (4 sts)
Fasten off. Continue on to Tie.
Tie
With a 5.50 mm crochet hook and claret yarn, begin by leaving an 8″ tail of yarn to tie a pom onto, ch until your ch measures 11″. Do not fasten off. Place a stitch marker into the last chain to hold it so you can adjust the length later, if needed.
Using a yarn needle and beginning tail of yarn, weave the tie through a stitch at the top, center back of leg of your stocking. Tie 1 pom onto the end of the tie without the stitch marker. Knot to secure and weave ends into the inside of the pom.
Move the tie around to adjust it to the length you prefer. Remove chains if it’s too long, add chains if it’s too short. Once you’ve decided on the proper length, fasten off leaving a 4″ tail.
Tie 2nd pom onto the opposite end of the tie. Knot to secure and weave ends into the inside of the pom.
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I am excited to try this CAL. I love Christmas.
I am having trouble completing the heel and understanding how it gets attached to the remainder of the stocking. Also, having difficulty with the foot. Maybe, once I understand the heel, thing may resolve its self with the foot. Thank you.