Mini Stocking Crochet Pattern, Free and Easy!

Get ready to add handmade ornaments to your tree with our delightful mini stocking crochet pattern. Perfect for creating festive garlands or adorning your Christmas tree or parcels, these crochet small stockings are a joy to make and even more delightful to display. This easy pattern is ideal for crafters of all skill levels, utilizing worsted or DK yarn.

It is a few months until Christmas, but I can’t wait to add these to my decorations once I put my tree up. If there are any family members you have little presents for, they can fit snuggly inside. My mother always adds ceramic ornaments she has made to her presents, so I was thinking I could add these crochet mini stockings to my presents and create a new family tradition.

If you use this mini stocking crochet pattern as ornaments, don’t weave in the yarn ends inside as it adds a little bulk that looks nice. Otherwise, if you like a neat inside, add a little polyester stuffing.

How to Crochet Mini Stockings

This tutorial will show you how to crochet mini stockings that you can hang on your tree or use to create a garland. The basic steps are:

1. Crochet the toe section as a circle with double crochet.
2. Use single crochet for the main part of the mini stocking crocheting in the round.
3. Crochet the heel and sew it up.
4. Continue to the ankle.

Supplies

• Yarn – Worsted weight yarn (10ply, category #4) or DK weight yarn (8ply, category #3). Approximately 23m/25y.
• Crochet hooks – 5mm (H-8) for worsted or 4mm for DK.
• Tapestry needle – to weave ends.

For these samples, I used Paintbox Cotton Aran yarn and a 4 mm hook. Due to the smaller hook, these ended up being the same size as my DK tests.

Your choice of yarn will affect how your mini stocking crochet pattern looks. Using a cotton yarn showed the stitches and stripes clearly, while a fluffier acrylic will give a softer look.

Terms of Use

Pattern for personal use only. Do NOT distribute or share the PDF pattern. See full terms of use.

Skill Level

This mini stocking crochet pattern is easy and doesn’t take long to make. You will need to know double crochet and single crochet. The magic ring is optional as I offer you an alternative.

Gauge

Gauge does not matter for Christmas decorations.

Sizing

• 4” W x 5” H (10cmx12cm) with worsted weight yarn and 5mm hook.
• 3” W x 4” H (7.5x10cm) with DK yarn and 4 mm hook.

You can vary the size by using different weight yarns or hooks.

Abbreviations

Pattern written in US terms.

• sc =single crochet
• ch = chain stitch
• YO = yarn over
• Sl st = slip stitch

Color Options

This basic stocking pattern can be used to create different looks by varying the colors and crochet stripes. The paid pattern has color breakdowns for each round for 4 different styles.

Mini Stocking Crochet Pattern Instructions

Toe Round 1

1. In color A, start with a magic circle or chain 4 and slip stitch to join into a ring.
2. Ch3 (counts as dc stitch), 15 dc into ring. Pull magic circle tight.
3. Sl st to join ring. (16 stitches)

Toe Round 2

1. Ch1 (doesn’t count as stitch), sc around circle.
2. Sl to join round. (16 stitches). Fasten off to join new color.

Rounds 3 to 8

1. Join color B in any stitch.
2. Ch1 (doesn’t count as stitch), sc around circle. (16 stitches)
3. Sl to join round.

Heel

1. Join color A. *Ch1 (doesn’t count as stitch), sc 10, turn.
2. Repeat from * for 3 more rows (4 rows total).
3. Fasten off leaving long tail.
4. Turn wrong way out. Use tapestry needle to sew ends of the heel together. Fasten off and weave ends.
5. Turn right way out.

Ankle

1. Join colr B yarn to back of heel. Ch1.
2. 16 sc around, evenly spaced. Join with sl st.
3. Repeat for 6 more rounds of sc. (7 rows total). Fasten off color B.

Top and Loop

Join color A at back of stocking.Ch1 (doesn’t count as stitch), sc around circle. Sl st to join. Chain 8 at back of stocking. Join into a loop at the base with a sl st. Fasten off and weave in ends.

And now you have made your first crochet mini stocking, you can use this free pattern to make lots more! Add stripes and different colors. You can even embroider each stocking with your family’s initials. They would make a wonderful advent calendar, too. Start experimenting with this mini stocking crochet pattern and decorate your home this Christmas.

More Christmas Crochet Projects

Here are 2 more Christmas crochet patterns: a large Christmas stocking crochet pattern and a Christmas ball crochet pattern.