This Crochet Christmas Stocking Is So Cute, You'll Want to Make More! 🎄, by Crochet Hub on YouTube. 14 min 46 s.
- Video length
- 14 min 46 s
- Time to do it
- 1 hour
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 8
What you need
Steps
Lay out your yarn and hook. Check the yarn label for the recommended hook size, then make a slip knot and slide it onto the hook.
Work a magic ring and fill it with single crochet stitches. Pull the tail to close the ring tight, then place a stitch marker in the first stitch of the round.
Work in the round, adding a few increases evenly each round, until the toe and foot are as wide as you want the stocking.
Shape the heel by working short rows back and forth over about half the stitches instead of going all the way around.
Close the heel, then pick up stitches along the side and go back to working in the round for the leg.
Continue in the round without increasing until the leg reaches the height you want. Change colour here if you are adding a cuff.
Work one or two final rounds for a neat top edge, then fasten off and leave a long tail.
Chain a short loop at the top corner and slip stitch it down to make the hanger. Weave in all loose ends with the yarn needle and shape the stocking with your fingers.
Tips and common mistakes
Keep the stitch marker in the first stitch of each round so you do not lose your place.
Count your stitches at the end of every increase round, since one missed stitch throws off the heel.
Work tightly so the stuffing-free shape holds and the ornament does not stretch out of shape.
If you give it to a small child, sew the hanging loop down firmly so it cannot come loose.
Questions
How much yarn does one stocking use?
Very little. One small ornament uses only a few metres, so leftover scraps from bigger projects are enough.
Can I make it bigger?
Yes. Use thicker yarn with a larger hook, or add more increase rounds at the toe and more plain rounds on the leg.
Do I need to block it?
Not always, but a light press with a warm iron over a damp cloth helps cotton stockings sit flat and even.
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