Rainbow Christmas stocking crochet pattern
Thanks for checking out my rainbow Christmas stocking crochet pattern. So, I asked my daughters what Christmas stockings they’d like this year and they both replied ‘rainbow!’. Hardly surprising, they’ve been a little rainbow obsessed this year, as have most of the world. We had great fun going for walks in the spring of 2020 and counting the rainbows in peoples windows. With this in mind I designed and made the rainbow Christmas stocking. I hope you love it as much as they do!
Rainbow stocking description
The rainbow Christmas stocking features a little rainbow at the toe and a big, beautiful rainbow striped bow. It’s a full sized Christmas stocking with plenty of room for little gifts. To be exact it measures 7” x 16” at its widest points.
How it’s made
The rainbow Christmas stocking crochet pattern is easy skill level. You’ll need to know all your basic crochet stitches and must be able to change colours. You’ll also need to know how to make simple increases. The Christmas stocking is made in one piece so there’s no fussing about sewing on the heel. That being said, you will have to make the bow separately and sew it on. To crochet the Christmas stocking I used a 6mm crochet hook and Aran (weight 4) yarn. I used white as my main colour and 4 different rainbow colours. To summarise the crochet stocking is very easy and fast to make and will definitely put a smile on any child’s (or adults) face this Christmas.
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Free rainbow Christmas stocking crochet pattern
This free crochet pattern will help you create a rainbow Christmas stocking. However, you can purchase your very own copy of the crochet pattern in a advert free, printable pdf file from my Etsy or Ravelry store.
Crochet pattern info
Hook sizes
Yarn
Aran (weight 4) yarn in 5 colours. I used ‘stylecraft special aran’
A – white – 120m/132yd
B – yellow – 15m/17yd
C – lilac – 20m/22yd
D – turquoise – 18m/20yd
E – pink – 22m/24yd
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Terminology
USA
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Abbreviations
ch – Chain
MR – Magic ring
st/sts – Stitch stitches
sp/sps – Space/spaces
sl st – Slip stitch
rep – Repeat
sc – Single crochet
hdc – Half double crochet
dc – Double crochet
inc – Increase (2 stitches in 1 space)
sc2tog – Decrease (single crochet 2 together)
hdc2tog – Decrease (half double crochet 2 together)
Gauge / Tension
Gauge is important as everyone crochets with a different tension. Therefore, if your 2” swatch doesn’t match up you can change your hook size to suit your tension.
6mm hook = 5 rows of 6 hdc
Finished size = 16” x 7” / 41cm x 18cm
Pattern notes
I do not count chains in my stitch count.
Numbers in brackets are the number of rounds/stitches.
Stitches separated with a comma are to be made in separate spaces eg. (sc, inc) would mean sc in first stitch then inc in next stitch.
Make ALL colour changes when making the joining slip stitch on the previous round.
Supplies
You will need the following supplies to complete the crochet project (links will take you directly to my recommended supplies)
– Stitch markers (optional)
Free rainbow Christmas stocking crochet pattern
Toe
Round 1
Colour A (white)
hdc x 10 into MR
sl st to join with colour B & ch 1
(10 sts)
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Round 2
Colour B (yellow)
inc x 10
sl st to join with colour C & ch 1
(20 sts)
Round 3
Colour C (lilac)
(inc, hdc) x 10
sl st to join with colour D & ch 1
(30 sts)
Round 4
Colour D (turquoise)
(inc, hdc x 2) x 10
sl st to join with colour E & ch 1
(40 sts)
Round 5
Colour E (pink)
(inc, hdc x 19) x 2
sl st to join with colour A & ch 1
(42 sts)
Foot
Round 6 – 18
Colour A (white)
hdc x 42
sl st to join & ch 1
(13 rounds of 42 sts)
Heel
Row 19
sc x3, hdc x2, dc x10, hdc x2, sc x3
ch 1 & turn
(20 sts)
Row 20
Wrong side
sc2tog, sc, hdc x3, dc x8, hdc x3,
sc, sc2tog
ch 1 & turn
(18 sts)
Row 21
sc2tog, sc, hdc x2, dc x8, hdc x2,
sc, sc2tog
ch 1 & turn
(16 sts)
Row 22
Wrong side
sc2tog, sc, hdc x2, dc x6, hdc x2,
sc, sc2tog
ch 1 & turn
(14 sts)
Row 23
sc2tog, sc, hdc x2, dc x4, hdc x2,
sc, sc2tog
ch 1 & turn
(12 sts)
Row 24
Wrong side
sc2tog, sc, hdc x2, dc x2, hdc x2,
sc, sc2tog
ch 1 & turn
(10 sts)
Leg
Round 25
hdc2tog, hdc x6, hdc2tog,
hdc x 6 in raw edge
hdc x 22
hdc x 6 in raw edge
sl st to join and ch 1
(42 sts)
Round 26 – 36
hdc x 42
sl st to join and ch 1
(11 rows of 42 sts)
Round 37 – 38
Colour B (yellow)
hdc x 42
sl st to join & ch 1
(2 rounds of 42 sts)
Round 39 – 40
Colour C (lilac)
hdc x 42
sl st to join & ch 1
(2 rounds of 42 sts)
Round 41 – 42
Colour D (turquoise)
hdc x 42
sl st to join & ch 1
(2 rounds of 42 sts)
Round 43 – 44
Colour E (pink)
hdc x 42
sl st to join & ch 1
(2 rounds of 42 sts)
Round 45 – 48
Colour A (white)
hdc x 42
sl st to join and ch 1
(4 rows of 42 sts)
Hanging loop
Note : The hanging loop should end up at the right hand side of your stocking. You may need to add or remove some of the first sc’s of the next round before chaining the loop to ensure the loop is in the correct position.
Round 49
Colour C (lilac)
sc x 10, ch x 20, sc x 32
sl st to join with colour E and ch 1
(42 sts)
Round 50
Colour E (pink)
sl st x 62 around stocking & ch loop
sl st to join & fasten off
weave in ends
(62 sts)
Bow
The bow is worked separately
Continue with a 6mm crochet hook
Round 1
Colour B (yellow)
ch 38 & sl st to join into a circle
hdc x 38
sl st to join & ch 1
(38 sts)
Round 2 – 3
Colour B (yellow)
hdc x 38
sl st to join & ch 1
(2 rounds of 38 sts)
Round 4 – 6
Colour C (lilac)
hdc x 38
sl st to join & ch 1
(3 rounds of 38 sts)
Round 7 – 9
Colour D (turquoise)
hdc x 38
sl st to join & ch 1
(3 rounds of 38 sts)
Round 10 – 12
Colour E (pink)
hdc x 38
sl st to join & ch 1
fasten off after R12 & weave in ends
(3 rounds of 38 sts)
Bow centre
The bow centre is worked separately
Continue with a 6mm crochet hook
Round 1
Colour B (yellow)
ch 10 & sl st to join into a circle
sc x 10
sl st to join & ch 1
(10 sts)
Round 2
Colour C (lilac)
sc x 10
sl st to join & ch 1
(10 sts)
Round 3
Colour D (turquoise)
sc x 10
sl st to join & ch 1
(10 sts)
Round 4
Colour E (pink)
sc x 10
sl st to join & fasten off
weave in ends
(10 sts)
Assembly
Fold the bow into a W shape and squeeze through the centre loop.
Align your bow in the centre of the stripy section of the stocking.
Using yarn colour D (turquoise) sew the bow onto your stocking. You will need to sew across the whole bow to ensure it doesn’t flop when hanging up. Only sew through the back section of the bow for a neater finish.
Your rainbow Christmas stocking is now complete.
Rainbow Christmas stocking crochet pattern
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