Swirls Crochet Stocking

This swirly crochet stocking has adorable pockets with swirly detail. Try this free easy crochet pattern for an easy to make Christmas decoration.  This is a fun and easy crochet Christmas pattern for crocheters of all skill levels.  Stuff this stocking with homemade gifts and baked goods for a Christmas gift that keeps on giving for days!  This stocking is also easy to customize to suit or needs.

Materials:

• 1 skein TLC Amore yarn in Celery and small amount in Scarlet
• H crochet hook or hook needed to obtain gauge
• needle and invisible (clear) sewing thread

Gauge: 3 hdc sts = 1”, 2 rows hdc = 1”

Instructions:
17” long

1. ROW 1: With Celery yarn and H hook ch-22, hdc 3rd ch from hook, hdc ea ch across, ch-1, turn. (20 sts)
    
2. ROW 2-28: Hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn.
    
3. ROW 29: 2 hdc next st, hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn. (21 sts)
    
4. ROW 30: Hdc ea st to last st, 2 hdc last st, ch-1, turn. (22 sts)
    
5. ROW 31: Rep row 29. (23 sts)
    
6. ROW 32: Rep row 30. (24 sts)
    
7. ROW 33-36: Hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn.
    
8. ROW 37: Hdc dec next 2 sts, hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn. (23 sts)
    
9. ROW 38: Hdc ea st to last 2 sts, hdc dec last 2 sts, ch-1, turn. (22 sts)
    
10. ROW 39: Rep row 37. (21 sts)
     
11. ROW 40: Rep row 38. (20 sts)
     
12. ROW 41: Sl st next 8 sts, hdc dec next 2 sts, hdc next 7 sts, hdc dec last 2 sts, fasten off. (9 sts not counting sl sts)

Toe (Make 2)

1. ROW 1: With Celery yarn and H hook join in end of row 38 of stocking, ch-1, 2 hdc sa row as beg ch-1, evenly work 14 hdc over next 11 rows, hdc dec next 2 rows tog, leave remaining rows unworked, ch-1, turn. (17 sts)
    
2. ROW 2: Sl st 1st st, hdc ea st across, to last st, 2 hdc last st, ch-1, turn. (17 sts)
    
3. ROW 3-5: Hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn.
    
4. ROW 6-10: Hdc dec next 2 sts, hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn. (16 sts)(15 sts)(14 sts)(13 sts)(12 sts)
    
5. ROW 11-12: Hdc dec next 2 sts, hdc ea st to last 2 sts, hdc dec last 2 sts, ch-1, turn. End row 12 fasten off. (10 sts)(8 sts)

Outer Edging

1. ROW 1: With both sides of the stocking tog, scarlet yarn and H hook, join in side of row 1 through both thickness’, ch-1, evenly sc around the outer edge of the sticking working through both thickness’, ch-3, turn.
    
2. ROW 2: 4 dc in sa st as previous ch-3, (sk 2 sts, sc next st, sk 2 sts, 5 dc next st) across ending: sk 2 sts, sc next st, sk 2 sts, (4 dc, ch-3, sl st) next st, fasten off.

Inner Edging

1. RND 1: With scarlet yarn and H hook join in any st on inside (top) edge of stocking, ch-1, sc sa st as beg ch-1, evenly sc ea st around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn.
    
2. ROW 2 (HANGING TAB): Sc next 3 sts, leave remaining sts unworked, ch-1, turn. (3 sts)
    
3. ROW 3-12: Sc ea st across, ch-1, turn. End row 12 fasten off.
    
4. Sew row 12 row 2 to complete hanging tab.

Pocket (Make 2 and Sew to Front of Stocking)

1. ROW 1: With scarlet yarn and H hook ch-16, hdc 3rd ch from hook, hdc ea ch across, ch-1, turn. (14 sts)
    
2. ROW 2-10: Hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn. End row 10 fasten off.

Swirls

1. Ch-20 with yarn and H hook, fasten off.
    
2. Make 3 in celery and 3 in scarlet. With needle and thread sew to stocking curling the ch length as you sew.