Elf Size Stocking Ornament

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Make this precious Elf-Size Stocking Ornament from Red Heart Yarn. This is one of the cutest crochet Christmas ornament patterns out there and would make a great gift when filled with chocolate covered pretzels or little homemade candies.  You could also use these cute stockings as place card holders for a holiday get-together.  Finally, you can use these sweet mini stockings to hang on your tree.  Fill them with little treats for the kids as a little holiday bonus come Christmas morning.

Materials:

  • 1 ball Red Heart Holiday Yarn in Green with Silver Metallic (A)
  • 1 ball Red Heart Holiday Yarn in White with Silver Metallic (B)
  • 1 ball Red Heart Holiday Yarn in Red with Silver Metallic (C)
  • 4mm (US G-6) crochet hook
  • Yarn needle

Gauge: 16 sts = 4"; 16 rows = 4" in sc. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.
 

Instructions:
Stockings measure 7½" high x 4½" at widest part of foot.

Striped Stocking
Work in color sequence alternating 2 rows A and 2 rows B.

  1. Beginning at top edge with A, ch 32.
     
  2. Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across; turn – 31 sc.
     
  3. Hanging Loop-Row 2: Ch 1, skip first 9 sc for hanging loop, sc in last 22 sc for stocking; turn – 22 sc.
     
  4. Leg-Rows 3-18: Ch 1, sc in each sc across; turn.
     
  5. Shape Foot-Row 19: Ch 1, sc in first 8 sc, [2 sc in next sc] 6 times, sc in last 8 sc; turn – 28 sc.
     
  6. Row 20: Ch 1, sc in first 8 sc, [2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc] 6 times, sc in last 8 sc; turn – 34 sc.
     
  7. Row 21: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc across to last sc, 2 sc in last sc; turn – 36 sc.
     
  8. Rows 22-26: Ch 1, sc in each sc across; turn.
     
  9. Shape Toe-Row 27: Ch 1, sc in first 12 sc; draw up a loop in next 2 sc, yo and draw through all 3 loops on hook – sc2tog made] 6 times, sc in last 12 sc; turn – 30 sc.
     
  10. Row 28: Ch 1, sc2tog over first 2 sc, sc in next 10 sc, [sc2tog] 3 times, sc in next 10 sc, sc2tog over last 2 sc; turn – 25 sc.
     
  11. Row 29: Ch 1, sc2tog over first 2 sc, sc to last 2 sc, sc2tog over last 2 sc. Fasten off.
     
  12. Top Border-Row 1: Working on opposite side of beginning ch and skipping the 9 ch of hanging loop, with right side facing, join C to first st after hanging loop; ch 1, sc in each ch across; turn – 22 sc.
     
  13. Row 2: Ch 1, sc in back loop of each sc across; turn.
     
  14. Rows 3-5: Ch 1, sc in each sc across; turn.
     
  15. Row 6: * Slip st in next sc, ch 5, 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook, [3 sc in next ch] 3 times, slip st in next sc; repeat from * across. Fasten off.
     
  16. Join C in first free loop of Row 2; ch 1, sc in front loop of each sc across. Fasten off.
     
  17. Finishing: Sew back and bottom seams of stocking. Sew border seam keeping hanging loop on outside.

 

Red Stocking
Work same as Striped Stocking except in the following color sequence:

  1. Rows 1-8: C.
     
  2. Rows 9-12: A.
     
  3. Rows 10-29: C.
     
  4. Top Border-Rows 1-4: Work same as for Striped Stocking with B.
     
  5. Row 5: Ch 1, sc in first sc, * ch 4, skip 2 sc, sc next sc; repeat from * across; turn.
     
  6. Row 6: Ch 1, slip st in first sc, * 5 sc in ch-4 space, slip st in next sc; repeat from * across. Fasten off.
     
  7. Join B in first free loop of Row 2; ch 1, sc in front loop of each sc across. Fasten off.
     
  8. Finishing: Sew back and bottom seams of stocking. Sew border seam keeping hanging loop on outside.
     
  9. Bow: With A, ch 51.
     
  10. Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across; turn – 50 sc.
     
  11. Rows 2 and 3: Ch 1, sc in each sc across; turn. Fasten off. Tie piece into a bow and sew in place on Rows 9-12 as shown.

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Hi Ladies! I am a bit new to crochet and was looking to make these for teacher gifts. I am a bit confused on step 5 when you go to form the foot. It says " 6 times" after sc in the first 8 and 2 sc in the next sc. What does that mean? The length of the row doesn't allow for me to sc 8 six times. Sorry for my ignorance. I am super excited to learn crochet and hope someone can shed a little light on this question for me. Thank you in advance!

Hi there! I looked at the row and I added some parenthesis here to hopefully help! You will just sc twice in the same stitch six times. Here is how I wrote the row: Ch 1, (sc in first 8 sc), ([2 sc in next sc] 6 times), (sc in last 8 sc); turn 28 sc. So it's 8 stitches + 12 stitches + 8 stitches = 28 stitches. I hope that helps!! Let me know if I can be clearer! -Editor of FaveCrafts

Made several to put small grab bag gifts in. Really easy and cute! Found that you could either keep them flat, or stand them up!!

Easy and quick to make and super cute!!

Love these! They're not quite as small as the picture made them look, so I took out a few rows in "the leg" to shorten them. I'm making six of them to gift as silverware holders, I make one per day. Only takes about 4hrs. to make one! So beautiful!

How can you print this? I tried the print button that didnt work then I tried copy and paste and all taht pasted was the web address!

I can not find the Red Heart Holiday yarn.

@ddsr Red Heart Holiday yarn is a seasonal release...usually available from Oct-Dec. You can find it at our craft store, www.cutratecrafts.com. Thanks!

These are fantastic for the Holidays. I made the featured mini-Christmas Stockings last year for each of 16 relatives. I put them on packages and filled them with a little box design I also found on favecrafts and money. Afterwords the recipients hung them on their tree's. The pattern was easy and came out the perfect size. Thanks Red Heart, Birdie Gee

@agilholm Great idea! Thank you so much for sharing it with us!

Very cute pattern! This would be great to make for gifts for family/friends for X-mas silverware holders or the tree! Thanks for the idea! I love your website! Joyce D.

@crochet mom great idea! Thanks for the commment!

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