Hi Everyone! The holidays are RIGHT around the corner, and I don’t know about you but this holiday season has really snuck up on me. So now it’s time to start thinking about gifts! Given the current situation that many of us are dealing with concerning inflation, I wanted to try to think of an idea for gifts that wouldn’t break the bank, especially having so many people to get gifts for. I came up with the pattern for crocheted stockings, because what’s more fun than pulling all the goodies out of your stocking on Christmas morning? After I made these for my friends, I bought some small favors to fill them with and they were a hit! If you want to be more financially conscious, you could also fill them with different things like bags of homemade cookies or fudge. Either way, your recipients will be thrilled to not only have a miniature stocking to open, but to be able to keep that stocking as a decoration year after year! So let’s get down to it, here is my pattern for Gift Bag Stockings.

Materials:

Size H Crochet Hook

2 Skeins Lion Brand Wool-Ease (or any 2 skeins of your choice, as long as it has a weight of 4)

Round Marker

Abbreviations:

Sc: Single crochet

St: Stitch

Sk: Skip a stitch

Sc2tog: Single crochet 2 together

Dc2tog: Double crochet 2 together

Sl st: Slip stitch

Pattern:

*Note: When changing colors, try to make sure all the changes align in the back of the sock.

This pattern begins at the toe so start with whichever color you want the bottom of your stocking to be. Create a magic circle, sc 8 inside the circle. Use your round marker to mark the beginning of the round here.

Round 1: 2 sc in each st around (16 stitches total)

Round 2: Sc, 2 sc in same st. Repeat around to marker. (24)

Round 3: Sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in same st. (32)

Rounds 4-11: Sc around, making sure to mark your round each time. (32)

Rounds 12-18: Switch to your second color (in this case, white). Sc around. (32)

Rounds 19-21: Switch back to red yarn, sc around. (32)

Round 22: Sc in next 24 sts. Ch 15, sk next 15 sc, sc into 16th st. Sc to end of round. (37)

Rounds 23-24: Sc around. (37)

Round 25: Switch back to white yarn. Sc 11, sc2tog, sc 5, sc2tog, sc 8, 2 sc in same st, sc to end of round.

Round 26: Sc, 2 sc in next st. Sc around.

Rounds 27-31: Sc around.

Rounds 32-39: Change color to red, sc around.

Rounds 40-47: Change color to white, sc around.

Cuff: Change color back to red, sc around one row. *Ch 3, dc2tog in next sc. Ch 1, sk next sc* Repeat from * around for 1 row. At end of round, join to top of ch 3 with a sl st. Don’t cut off yarn, move straight into loop.

Loop: Ch 16, sc in 2nd ch from hook and continue down rest of chain. Attach to cuff with a sl st, cut and tie off.

Heel: Turn stocking inside out. With color of choice, sc in corner opening of heel area. (see picture)

Row 1: Sc across to opposite corner. (17)

Row 2: Turn, sk 1 st, sc across, sk 2nd to last st, sc in last st. (15)

Rows 3-8: Repeat row 2. (5) Cut and tie off.

Repeat rows 1-8 on opposite side of heel opening. Sew both flaps together and turn sock right side out.

Your gift bag stocking is now complete! Feel free to mix and match your colors and have fun with it! I hope you enjoyed this pattern!