Crochet Christmas stocking- “Alpine”

Easy, fast, and textured crochet Christmas stocking “Alpine” pattern is the latest post on our blog. Continue reading for my inspiration, design process, yarn choice, or scroll down for the free pattern.

The Design + inspiration

I have been crocheting for so many years but have never made a crochet Christmas stocking before. I don’t know why I hadn’t made any, as when I tried crocheting one this year, I found it quite addictive.

I wanted to crochet a stocking for Christmas, which is quick and easy, to use simple stitches even beginner crocheters can accomplish, and this “Alpine” crochet Christmas stocking will give you all of this.
This crochet stocking pattern is simple yet textured, modern, and it is really easy to crochet despite looking intricate.

I love how one stitch can look completely different when it is crocheted with different weights and types of yarn. I have tried the FPcl- front post double crochet cluster stitch for a hat with hand-dyed yarn before, and I was not impressed, but for this Christmas stocking pattern, the FPcl is a game-changer.

The Yarn

A few months ago, a friend of mine brought me some new yarn as she knows how much I love it. It was a yarn I have never worked with before, and I can say that I am in love now. I used worsted-weight acrylic Bernat premium yarn for this Christmas stocking.

The reason I chose Bernat premium yarn by Yarnspiration was the smoothness and the stitch definition. In my mind, the Christmas stocking was cozy, puffy, and still durable enough to last for long years. The stitch is textured, and I needed a yarn with a good stitch definition to show it.

Pattern Description

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Materials:

• Worsted weight yarn in 2 colors
• For the sample I used Bernat premium in green color and cream color.
• You need 70gr of your main color and 50gr of the color you will make the toes, heel and the brim.
• Hook size 6mm/ US crochet hook size J
• Tapestry needle
• 1 stitch marker
• Pair of scissors

Abbreviations:

St(s)- stitch(es)

Ch(s)-chains(s)

Sc3tog- 3 single crochet stitches worked together- decrease

Sc2tog- 2 single crochet stitches worked together- decrease

dc-double crochet

sl.st – slip stitch

MR-magic ring

MC- main color

Trng ch- Turning chain

Hdc- half double crochet

SPECIAL STITCHES:

Working in  3^RD loop of HDC- When we make regular hdc stitch we have the usual front loop and back loop of the stitch , but we also have 1 more additional stitch behind the regulars and this is our 3rd st in which we will be working. You can check the video tutorial in the post bellow for better understanding.

FPcl- Front Post double crochet cluster stitch- Make 2 Front post double crochet together in 1 stitch

FPcl beginner friendly version: YO, insert your hook from front to back to front around post(vertical bar) of specified st and draw up a loop; YO and draw through 2 loops;YO, insert hook again fron front to back to front arounf post of same st and draw up a loop;YO and draw through 2 loops;YO and draw through 3 loops; FRcl made

Pattern:

Start with the toe

-with cream color

Rnd 1: Start with MR, secure with slip knot, ch 2, make 11 dc into the ring, join with sl.st in 2^nd ch of initial ch-2. (12)

Rnd 2: ch 3(count as dc), dc in base of initial ch-3, 2 dc in each st acround, join with sl.st in 3^rd ch of initial ch-3. (24)

Rnd 3: ch 3 (count as dc), 2 dc in next st, *dc in next st, 2 dc in next st* rep from * to * till the end, join with sl.st in 3^rd ch of initial ch-3. (36)

Rnd 4: ch 3(count as dc), dc in each st around, join with sl.st in 3^rd ch of initial ch-3. (36)

• Switch to green color (your MC)

Rnd 5: ch 1, sc in base of initial ch-1, sc in each st around, join with sl.st

Rnd 6: ch 3(count as dc), dc in each st around, join with sl.st in 3^rd ch of initial ch-3. (36)

Rnd 7: ch 3, FPcl in next st, *dc in next st, FPcl in next st* rep from * to * till the end, join with sl.st in 3^rd ch of initial ch-3. (36)

Rnd 8: ch 2(count as hdc), hdc in each st around, join with sl.st in 2^nd ch of initial ch-2. (36)

Work the next round in the 3^rd loop of the hdc st that we have made in prev rnd. Look special stitch section.

Rnd 9: ch 3, dc in 3^rd loop of each hdc st around, join with sl.st in 3^rd ch of initial ch-3. (36)

Repeat rounds 7-9  3 more times.

Put stitch marker on the 34^th st of rnd 18

Continue making the heel.

Switch to cream color

Heel:

Row 1: Ch 3 (count as dc), dc in next 15 sts, ch 3, turn (16)

Row 2-4: ch 3(count as dc), dc in next 14 sts, dc in 3^rd ch of turning ch-3, ch 3, turn (16)

Row 5:  dc in next 3 sts, hdc in next 8 sts, dc in next 3 sts, dc in 3^rd ch of turning ch-3, ch 2, turn (16)

Row 6: hdc in next 3 sts, * sc2tog* rep from * to * 4 times, hdc in next 3 sts, hdc in 3^rd ch of turning ch-3. (12)

Now we will close the heel and continue on making the upper part of stocking.

Fold the heel and align both sides. Take your hook and ch 1, now insert your hook in the first st of 1^st side and then through 1^st st of 2^nd side, now make sl.st, continue this till you join the whole heel.

Now we will start making the upper part of the stocking.

We will start working around the heel.

While we work around the heel we will make the stitches around the post of each first or last st of each row of the heel. In this rnd we have decrease part where we will make 3 sc stitches together- sc3tog . When we make the first decrease we will make the first 2 sc into the next 2 sts and 3^rd sc will be made around the post of the 1^st row of the heel. Then we will work them together.

When we make our second decrease of – sc3tog- we will make the first sc around the post of the 1^st st of row 1 of heel and the next 2 sc stitches will be made in the next 2 sts. See pics bellow.

Rnd 19: Insert your hook in the stitch where we put stitch marker, pull a loop, ch 1, sc in base of initial ch 1, sc3tog, * 2 sc in next ch-sp*, rep from * to * 4 times, sc in each of next ch-sp, * 2 sc in next ch-sp*, sc3tog, sc in each rem st, join with sl.st on top of 1^st st. ()

Rnd 20: ch 3(count as dc), dc in each st around, join with sl.st in 3^rd ch of initial ch-3. (36)

Rnd 21: ch 3, FPcl in next st, *dc in next st, FPcl in next st* rep from * to * till the end, join with sl.st in 3^rd ch of initial ch-3. (36)

Rnd 22: ch 2(count as hdc), hdc in each st around, join with sl.st in 2^nd ch of initial ch-2. (36)

Work the next round in the 3^rd loop of the hdc st that we have made in prev rnd. Look special stitch section.

Rnd 23: ch 3, dc in 3^rd loop of each hdc st around, join with sl.st in 3^rd ch of initial ch-3. (36)

Repeat rounds 21-23  3 more times.

Rnd 33-34:  ch 3(count as dc), dc in each st around, join with sl.st in 3^rd ch of initial ch-3. (36)

Now we will start making the brim

Switch to cream color

Eah row of the brim is worked in Back loop only- BLO

Row 1: Ch 10, sc in 2^nd ch from hook, sc in each rem ch across, skip 1 st of rnd 34, sl.st in next st, turn

Row 2: sc in each st across, ch 1, turn (9)

Row 3: sc in each st across, skip 1 st of rnd 34 of the stocking, sl.st in next st (9)

Repeat alternating row 2-3 till you reach the end.

IF YOU PREFER VIDEO TUTORIAL INSTEAD OF WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS I GOT YOU COVERED. WATCH BEGINNER FRIENDLY TUTORIAL ON HOW TO MAKE CROCHET CHRISTMAS STOCKING “ALPINE” HERE.

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