Crochet Christmas Stocking Pin

A delicate crochet Christmas stocking makes an adorable pin for Christmas outfits. Wear this crochet pin on your lapel at the holidays.

Materials:

• Crochet cotton size 10: Small amounts each white (A) and red (B)
• Kreinik Blending Filament (50m per spool): 1 spool each
• pearl #032 (BFA), red #003HL (BFB) and green #008 (BFC)
• Size 7 steel crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
• 3/4-inch long pin back
• 6mm silver jingle bell
• Miniature wrapped gift package
• Miniature candy cane
• Sewing needle and white sewing thread
• Tapestry needle
• Craft Glue

Pattern Note: Join rnds with a sl st unless otherwise stated.
Pattern Stitches: Lp st: Insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up a lp, [yo, draw through 1 lp on hook] 4 times, yo, draw through rem 2 lps on hook. Joined hdc (jhdc): [Yo, insert hook in next st, yo, draw up a lp] twice, yo, draw through all 5 lps on hook.

STOCKING
Cuff
Rnd 1 (RS): Beg at center back, with 1 strand A and 1 strand BFA held together, ch 20, join to form a ring, sc in same st as joining, lp st in next ch, [sc in next ch, lp st in next ch] rep around, join in beg sc. (20 sts)
Rnd 2: Ch 1, lp st in same st as joining, sc in next st, [lp st in next st, sc in next st] rep around, join in beg lp st. (20 sts)
Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, lp st in next st, [sc in next st, lp st in next st] rep around, join in beg sc. (20 sts)
Rnd 4: Rep Rnd 2, ending with join in front lp only of beg sc.
Rnd 5: Working in front lps only this rnd, sl st in each st around, join in beg sl st, fasten off.

Body
Rnd 1: With RS facing, attach 1 strand B and 1 strand BFB held together with a sl st in first rem lp of Rnd 4 of cuff, ch 2 (counts as first hdc throughout); working in rem lps around, hdc in each st around, join in 2nd ch of beg ch-2, turn. (20 hdc)
Rnd 2: Ch 2, hdc in each rem st around, join in 2nd ch of beg ch-2, turn. (20 hdc)
Rnds 3-5: Rep Rnd 2; at end of Rnd 5, fasten off. (20 hdc)

Heel
Row 1 (RS): With RS facing, attach 1 strand A and 1 strand BFCheld together with a sl st in last st of last rnd of Body, ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next sc, sl st in next st, ch 1, turn. (2 sc)
Row 2: Sc in sl st, sc in each of next 2 sc, sc in next hdc on body, sl st in next st on body, ch 1, turn. (4 sc)
Row 3: Sc in sl st, sc in each of next 4 sc, sc in next hdc on body, sl st in next st on body, ch 1, turn. (6 sc)
Row 4: Sc in sl st, sc in each of next 6 sc, sc in next hdc on body, sl st in next st on body, ch 1, turn. (8 sc)
Row 5: Sc in sl st, sc in each of next 8 sc, sc in next hdc on body, sl st in next st on body, ch 1, turn. (10 sc)
Row 6: Sc in sl st , sc in each of next 10 sc, sc in next hdc on body, sl st in next st on body, ch 1, turn. (12 sc)
Row 7: Sc in sl st, sc in each of next 12 sc, sc in next hdc on body, fasten off, do not turn. (14 sc)

Instep
Rnd 1: With RS facing, sk first 7 sts of last row, attach 1 strand B and 1 strand BFB held together with a sl st in next st, ch 2, hdc in each of next 6 sc, jhdc over side of last sc worked in and next hdc on body, hdc in each of next 4 sts on body, jhdc over next st on body and side of next sc on heel, hdc in each of next 7 sc on heel, join in 2nd ch of beg ch-2, turn. (20 hdc)
Rnds 2 & 3: Ch 2, hdc in each rem hdc around, join in 2nd ch of beg ch-2, turn; at end of Rnd 3, fasten off, do not turn. (20 hdc)

Toe
Rnd 1: With RS facing, attach 1 strand A and 1 strand BFC held together with a sl st in joining st of Rnd 3 of instep, ch 1, sc in same st, sc in each rem st around, join in beg sc. (20 sc)
Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, sc in each rem st around, join in beg sc. (20 sc)
Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, sc in each of next 2 sts, sc dec, [sc in each of next 3 sts, sc dec] rep around, join in beg sc. (16 sts)
Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, sc in each rem st around, join in beg sc. (16 sc)
Rnd 5: Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, sc in next st, sc dec, [sc in each of next 2 sts, sc dec] rep around, join in beg sc. (12 sts)
Rnd 6: Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, sc dec, [sc in next st, sc dec] rep around, join in beg sc, fasten off, leaving length for finishing. (8 sts)
Thread length left for finishing through tapestry, weave length through tops of sts of last rnd, pull tightly to close, fasten off.

HANGING LOOP
With RS facing, attach 1 strand A and 1 strand BFA held together with a sl st at center back on top of cuff, ch 13, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sl st in each rem ch across, remove hook from lp, insert hook in same st as joining, pick up dropped lp, draw through lp on hook and through stocking, fasten off.

FINISHING
With sewing needle and thread, sew jingle bell to tip of toe. Sew pin back to back of cuff. Apply small amount of craft glue to gift package and candy cane. Tuck into top of stocking. Let dry.