Sweet Pea Christmas Stocking: A Free Pattern

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! This year I wanted to gift my daughter a handmade heirloom for her first Christmas. She already had plenty of blankets, more clothes than she can possibly wear, and numerous amigurumi toys. Then I realized- she didn’t have a Christmas stocking to hang yet! Since we don’t have a mantle, my family traditionally hangs stockings on the staircase for Santa Clause. As I hung the stockings for my husband, myself, and out cat, there was a spot just for Baby Girl that needed to be filled. I finished the stocking and pattern just in time, and I wanted to share that pattern with you here.

If you have already made your handmade gifts this year for your loved ones, you can use this pattern to make stockings with the beautiful yarn you were gifted for Christmas! Either way, this pattern works up pretty quickly if you want to make some last minute gifts or have plans to make a matching set for the whole family.

Materials

• Approximately 260 yards of DK/weight 3 yarn
• H/5.0 mm hook
• Tapestry needle
• Scissors
• Stitch marker

Gauge

• Gauge is not really important since you can make this stocking any size.
• My stocking came out to 5.5 inches wide, 9 inches long from toe to heel, and 11.5 inches long from heel to the top of the ribbing.
• My gauge in the round is: 6 cluster stitches in stitch pattern ([SC, HDC, DC] in same st, sk next 2 sts) x 13 rows= 4″ x 4″

Notes

Stitch repeats are marked with * *

The stocking is worked from the toe up in the round, with each round joined before starting the next round. The toe portion is just joined while the main body of the stocking is joined and then turned. You then go back and work the heel in a similar manner.

A cluster stitch is [SC, HDC, DC] in the same stitch.

Stitch counts are included at the end of each row as either (#) for total stitch count or (# clusters).

Abbreviations

Sl st: slip stitch

Ch: chain

st(s): stitch(es)

SC: single crochet

HDC: half double crochet

DC: double crochet

sk: skip

INC: increase (single crochet twice in same st)

DEC: single crochet two stitches together

BLO: back loop only

SM: stitch marker

Toe

Round 1: Ch 13, turn, SC in second ch from hook, SC across in each ch to the end, INC in last ch, rotate 180 degrees to work in the underside of the foundation ch, INC in first ch, SC across in each ch to the end, 3 SC in last ch, sl st to first st of round, ch 1 (28)

Round 2: INC in first st, SC 11, INC in next st, SC in next st, INC in next st, SC 11, INC in next st, SC in last st, sl st to first st of round, ch 1 (32)

Round 3: INC in first st, SC 12, INC in next st, SC 2, INC in next st, SC 12, INC in next st, SC in last 2 sts, sl st to first st of round, ch 1 (36)

Round 4: SC in first st, INC in next st, SC 13, INC in next st, SC 3, INC in next st, SC 13, INC in next st, SC in last 2 sts, sl st to first st of round, ch 1 (40)

Round 5: SC in first two sts, INC in next st, SC 14, INC in next st, SC 4, INC in next st, SC 14, INC in next st, SC in last 2 sts, sl st to first st of round, ch 1 (44)

Round 6: SC in first three sts, INC in next st, SC 15, INC in next st, SC 5, INC in next st, SC 15, INC in next st, SC in last 2 sts, sl st to first st of round, ch 1 (48)

Round 7: SC in first three sts, INC in next st, SC 16, INC in next st, SC 6, INC in next st, SC 16, INC in next st, SC in last 3 sts, sl st to first st of round, ch 1 (52)

Main Body

Round 8: [SC, HDC, DC] in first st, sk 2 sts, *[SC, HDC, DC] in next st, sk 2 sts* repeat from * to * until last st, SC in last st of round, sl st to first st of round, ch 1, turn (17 clusters)

Rounds 9-29: Repeat Round 8 (17 clusters)

Round 30: [SC, HDC, DC] in first st, sk 2 sts, *[SC, HDC, DC in next st, sk 2 sts* repeat from * to * two more times, SC in next st, ch 23, sk 23 sts, starting in the next st repeat from * to * to end of the round (9 clusters)

Round 31: Working in each st and ch, repeat Round 8 (17 clusters)

Rounds 32-56: Repeat Round 8 (17 clusters)

Round 57: [SC, HDC, DC] in first st, sk 2 sts, *[SC, HDC, DC] in next st, sk 2 sts* repeat from * to * until last st, SC in last st of round, sl st to first st of round, ch 1, DO NOT turn (17 clusters)

Ribbing

Row 1: Ch 7, SC in second ch from the hook, SC across in each ch, sl st in next 2 sts along top of the main body of stocking, turn (6)

Row 2: Sk 2 slipped sts, SC in BLO across, ch 1, turn (6)

Row 3: SC in BLO across, sl st in next 2 sts along top of the main body of stocking, turn (6)

Rows 4-58: Repeat Rows 2-3 (6)

Row 59: Turn stocking inside out, sl st first and last rounds of ribbing together, FO

Heel

With the ribbing oriented on the left and the toe oriented on the right, attach a new string of yarn to the corner of the heel.

Round 1: Ch 1, SC in back loop of each st on top portion of the stocking (25), place SM in last st worked, SC in each st on bottom portion of stocking (24), SC in corner, sl st to first st of round, ch 1 (50 total sts)

Round 2: DEC in first 2 sts, SC around until st before SM, DEC 2, place SM in first DEC, SC around until last 2 sts, DEC, sl st to first st of round, ch 1 (46)

Rounds 3-12: Repeat Round 2 (10)

FO, leave long tail for sewing. Using a tapestry needle, sew the last round closed. Weave in ends.

Loop for Hanging the Stocking

Round 1: Ch 20, sl st to first ch, ch 1

Round 2: SC in each st around, sl st to first st of round, ch 1 (20)

Rounds 3-5: Repeat Round 2 (20)

FO, leaving a long tail for sewing. Using a tapestry needle, sew the loop to the ribbing seam at the back edge of the stocking. Weave in ends

Feel free to sell items made from this pattern, but please give credit for the creation of this pattern. Do not claim it as your own or sell it; that is a violation of copyright law. In addition, do not use these photos to promote your own products.

Please share with me your versions of the Sweet Pea Stocking by tagging me on Instagram @crowchetcreations or using the hashtags #crowchetcreations and #sweetpeastocking. I would love to see!

XO, Emily