Bring festive cheer to your holiday décor with the Crochet Santa Christmas Stocking, a jolly and oversized creation that’s ready to be stuffed with seasonal surprises! 🎅🧶 Featuring Santa’s smiling face, fluffy white beard, and a cheerful holly accent, this stocking captures the magic of Christmas in every stitch. Whether hanging by the fireplace or tucked under the tree, it’s a joyful way to celebrate the season with handmade warmth.
Perfect for crocheters who love playful designs and holiday traditions, this pattern invites you to mix classic colors and cozy textures for a truly merry masterpiece. Fill it with small gifts, candy, or heartfelt notes, and watch it become a treasured part of your festive celebrations. The Crochet Santa Christmas Stocking is a delightful way to stitch up joy, nostalgia, and a sprinkle of handmade magic—one loop at a time! 🧵🎄
🎅🧦 Crochet Santa Christmas Stocking Pattern
Add a handmade touch of holiday magic to your home with this adorable Santa stocking!
Featuring a jolly face, fluffy white beard, cozy red hat, and festive holly accent, this oversized stocking is perfect for hanging by the fireplace or gifting to someone special. ✨
✨ Skill Level
Intermediate – includes color changes, appliqué assembly, textured stitches, and shaping.
📏 Finished Size
Approx. 18 in (46 cm) long × 9 in (23 cm) wide at top opening.
🧶 Materials & Yarn Amounts (Chunky/Bulky #5–6)
- 🔴 Red – 220 g (stocking body, hat)
- ⚪ White – 120 g (beard, mustache, hat brim, pom-pom)
- ⚫ Black – 70 g (toe section)
- 🌸 Pink – 35 g (face & nose)
- 🌿 Green – 15 g (holly leaves)
- 🔴 Dark Red – 10 g (holly berries)
Other Supplies
🪝 5.5 mm (US I-9) crochet hook
🪡 Yarn needle 📍 Stitch markers ✂️ Scissors
🧸 Small amount of fiberfill (for nose & berries)
👀 Two 8–10 mm black safety eyes or black yarn for embroidery
🧵 Abbreviations (US Terms)
MR – Magic ring
ch – Chain
sc – Single crochet
hdc – Half double crochet
dc – Double crochet
inc – Increase (2 sc in same st)
dec – Decrease (sc2tog)
sl st – Slip stitch
BLO – Back loop only
FLO – Front loop only
FO – Fasten off
🧦 Stocking Base
⚫ Toe Section (Black)
R1 MR, 6 sc [6]
R2 inc in each st [12]
R3 (sc, inc) × 6 [18]
R4 (2 sc, inc) × 6 [24]
R5 (3 sc, inc) × 6 [30]
R6–7 sc around [30]
Switch to Red.
🔴 Continuous Body (Seamless – No Heel Flap)
R8–45 sc around [30]
➡️ Keep working in continuous rounds to form the foot, heel curve, and leg tube in one piece.
Shape naturally by stuffing and keeping tension firm.
FO after desired length (≈ 16 in from toe to top).
🔴 Folded Cuff
Attach red yarn to top edge.
R1–12 sc around [40]
Fold outward once to create thick rolled cuff.
FO and weave in ends.
🎅 Santa Face Appliqué
🌸 Face Base (Pink – Slight Oval)
R1 MR, 6 sc [6]
R2 inc × 6 [12]
R3 (sc, inc) × 6 [18]
R4 (2 sc, inc) × 6 [24]
R5 (3 sc, inc) × 6 [30]
R6 (4 sc, inc) × 6 [36]
R7 (5 sc, inc) × 6 [42]
R8–14 sc around [42]
Add two extra rows on upper half only for oval shape. FO and leave tail.
⚪ Beard (Fluffy Puff Edge)
Foundation: ch 28
Row 1 sc in 2nd ch and across [27]
Rows 2–4 sc across [27]
Around outer edge work puffs:
(sl st, ch 2, 2 dc, sl st in same st), skip 1 st → repeat for even scallops.
FO with long tail.
⚪ Mustache
Foundation: ch 18
Row 1 sc in 2nd ch, hdc 3, dc 8, hdc 3, sc 2 [17]
Row 2 ch 1, turn, BLO sc across [17]
FO and curve ends slightly upward.
🌸 Nose
R1 MR, 6 sc [6]
R2 inc × 6 [12]
R3 (sc, inc) × 6 [18]
R4–5 sc around [18]
Stuff lightly.
R6 (sc, dec) × 6 [12]
R7 dec × 6 [6]
FO and close.
👀 Eyes & Brows
Attach two black safety eyes or embroider small ovals above center of face.
Eyebrows (White): ch 8, sc in 2nd ch, hdc 3, sc 3, FO. Sew arched above eyes.
🎩 Santa Hat
🔴 Hat Cone
Foundation: ch 44, join ring.
R1–2 sc around [44]
R3 (9 sc, dec) × 4 [40]
R4 (8 sc, dec) × 4 [36]
R5 (4 sc, dec) × 6 [30]
R6 (3 sc, dec) × 6 [24]
R7 (2 sc, dec) × 6 [18]
R8 (sc, dec) × 6 [12]
R9 dec × 6 [6]
FO and close tip. Stuff lightly.
⚪ Hat Brim
Foundation: ch 44, join.
R1–4 sc around [44]
FO and sew brim to bottom of red hat cone.
⚪ Pom-Pom
R1 MR, 6 sc [6]
R2 inc × 6 [12]
R3 (sc, inc) × 6 [18]
R4 (2 sc, inc) × 6 [24]
R5 (3 sc, inc) × 6 [30]
R6 sc around [30]
R7 (2 sc, dec) × 6 [24]
R8 (sc, dec) × 6 [18]
Stuff firmly. R9 dec × 6 [6], FO and close. Sew to hat tip.
🌿 Holly & Berries
🍃 Leaves × 2 (Green)
ch 13; in 2nd ch: sl st, sc, hdc, dc × 6, hdc, sc, (ch 3, sc) in tip.
Work down opposite side: sc, hdc, dc × 6, hdc, sc, sl st. FO.
🔴 Berries × 3 (Dark Red)
R1 MR, 6 sc [6]
R2 inc × 6 [12]
R3 sc around [12]
Stuff lightly.
R4 dec × 6 [6], FO and close.
🎀 Hanging Loop (Red)
ch 32; sl st back along chain [31].
FO and fold in half. Sew to top inside corner of cuff on left side (facing Santa’s right).
🎄 Assembly
1️⃣ Sew pink face oval on front center of stocking (≈ 2 in below cuff).
2️⃣ Attach white beard under face so puff edge extends slightly past bottom of circle.
3️⃣ Sew mustache horizontally across middle of face.
4️⃣ Attach nose just above mustache.
5️⃣ Add eyes and eyebrows above nose.
6️⃣ Place hat so white brim sits over top edge of face; sew securely.
7️⃣ Sew pom-pom to tip of hat.
8️⃣ Attach two green leaves to left side of hat brim and cluster three red berries at their base.
9️⃣ Attach hanging loop securely inside cuff corner.
💫 Finishing Touches
✅ Weave in all ends neatly.
✅ Steam block gently to smooth edges.
✅ Optional – surface-stitch a thin white border around cuff edge for extra trim.
Your jolly Santa Christmas Stocking is ready to hang by the fireplace! 🎅✨
Soft, plush, and bursting with festive cheer — it’s sure to bring smiles every holiday season.
