Christmas stocking - free crochet pattern

 

Materials:

Medium worsted weight yarn in 5 colours. I used red, white, mustard, green and blue

H/5 mm crochet hook

Yarn needle

Stitch marker

Size

Approximately 18 inches long and 7 inches wide

Stitches/Abbreviations Used:

** - Repeat instructions between asterisks as many times as directed

[ ] - work instructions within brackets as a set as many times as directed

st/sts - stitch/stitches

ch/chs - chain/chains

sl st - slip stitch

sc - single crochet 

hdc - half double crochet

dc - double crochet

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Instructions:

Using red ch 4 and join the last ch with a sl st to the 1st ch to form a ring.
Round 1: Ch 3 (counts as 1st st in all rounds), 11 dc into ring. Join with a sl st to the 1st st. (12 sts)
Round 2: Ch 3, dc in same st, 2 dc in each st around. Join with a sl st to the 1st st. (24 sts) 
Round 3: Ch 3, 2 dc in next st, repeat [dc in next st, 2 dc in next st] around. Join with a sl st to the 1^st st. (36 sts)
Round 4: Ch 3, dc in next st, 2 dc in next st, repeat [dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc in next st] around. Join with a sl st to the 1^st st. (48 sts)
Round 5: Ch 3, dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc in next st, repeat [dc in next 3 sts, 2 dc in next st] around. Join with a sl st to the 1^st st. (60 sts)
Round 6: Ch 3, dc in rest of the sts around. Join with a sl st to the 1^st st. (60 sts)
Round 7: Pull white through the loop, ch 1, sc in each st around. Join. (60 sts)
Round 8: Join green, ch 3, dc in each st around. Join. (60 sts)
Round 9: Pull white through the loop, ch 1, sc in each st around. Join with a sl st to the 1^st sc. (60 sc)
Round 10: Join green, ch 3, dc in next ch-1 space, repeat [dc in next sc, dc in ch-1 space] around. Join with a sl st to the 1^st st. (60 sts)
Round 11 to 18: Repeat rounds 7 to 10 using mustard, then blue instead of green. Join. (60 sts)

Leaving space for heel
Round 19: Skip 11 sts, join white in the 12^th st, ch 1, sc in same st, sc in the next 37 sts, ch 22, join with a sl st to the 1^st sc.

Round 20: Join green, ch 3, dc in next 37 sts, dc in each of the 22 chs, Join with a sl st to the 1^st st. (60 sts).
Round 21 to 43: Repeat the pattern finishing with a round of sc.

Round 44: Join red, ch 3, dc in each st around. Join. (60 sts).

Round 45: Ch 3, fpdc in next st, repeat [dc in next st, fpdc in next st] around. Join.
Round 46: Ch 3, fpdc in fpdc, repeat [dc in dc, fpdc in fpdc] around. Join. Cut off yarn. 

Join yarn at one corner at the top and work a few chains, sl st in the same st where you joined to form a loop. Cut off yarn and weave in the loose ends.

Heel

Round 1: Join red in the 1^st st at the bottom of the heel opening, ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next 2 sts, hdc in 3 sts, dc in 10 sts, hdc in 3 sts, sc in 3 sts, sc in the st at the corner, sc in next 3 sts, hdc in 3 sts, dc in 10 sts, hdc in 3 sts, sc in next 3 sts, sc in the st at the other corner. (46 sts)

Do not join, work in continuous rounds placing a marker in the 1^st st of the next round.

Round 2: sc in 3 sts, hdc in 3 sts, dc in 3 sts, 2 dc in the next 4 sts, dc in 3 sts, hdc in 3 sts, sc in 7 sts, hdc in 3 sts, dc in 3 sts, 2 dc in the next 4 sts, dc in 3 sts, hdc in 3 sts, sc in the next 4 sts. (54 sts)

Round 3: sc in 3 sts, hdc in 3 sts, dc in 14 sts, hdc in 3 sts, sc in 7 sts, hdc in 3 sts, dc in 14 sts, hdc in 3 sts, sc in 4 sts. Join.

Pull the wrong side out and close the opening by joining the edges together by working sc across. Cut off yarn and weave in the loose ends.