Bring holiday cheer to your mantel with this Crochet Christmas Tree Stocking! Perfect for holding small gifts, candies, and holiday surprises.
How to Make a Crochet Christmas Tree Stocking
This easy and festive crochet project is ideal for beginners and advanced crafters alike. Decorate your tree stocking with ornaments, stars, and tinsel to give it a personal touch. It’s a unique way to add handmade charm to your holiday traditions.
A Crochet Christmas Tree Stocking is a fun and customizable project that will become a family favorite. Use it year after year to brighten up your holiday decor.
Detailed Crochet Recipe for Christmas Tree Stocking
Materials:
Yarn: Worsted weight green yarn (approx. 150g), small amounts of red, yellow, and other colors for decorations.
Hook: 4.0 mm crochet hook
Accessories: Felt for the star, buttons or beads for ornaments, tinsel or metallic yarn, scissors, yarn needle
Abbreviations:
ch: Chain
sc: Single crochet
sl st: Slip stitch
inc: Increase (2 sc in the same stitch)
dec: Decrease (single crochet two stitches together)
Instructions:
Tree Base:
Start with a magic ring.
Round 1: Ch 1, work 6 sc into the ring. Sl st to join. (6 sc)
Round 2: Inc in each stitch around. (12 sc)
Round 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat around. (18 sc)
Continue increasing by adding 1 sc between each increase until you reach the desired tree size (typically 12–15 rounds).
Tree Shape:
Begin working in rows to form the triangular shape.
Row 1: Ch 1, sc in the next 8 stitches, turn.
Row 2: Dec, sc across, dec at the end, turn.
Repeat Row 2 until 1 stitch remains. FO.
Tree Trunk:
Attach brown yarn at the base of the tree.
Ch 1, sc across the bottom 6 stitches, turn.
Work 4 rows in sc for the trunk. FO.
Decorations:
Use red and yellow yarn to create small “baubles” by making a magic ring, ch 1, and 6 sc. Close and FO.
Attach tinsel or metallic yarn in a zig-zag pattern across the tree.
Cut a felt star and sew it to the top.
Assembly:
Crochet two identical tree shapes and sc them together around the edges, leaving the top open for filling.
Add a green chain loop at the top for hanging.
Note: Here is a pattern suggestion for you to create your own pattern. The end result may vary. Full pattern here
