These adorable little stockings work up quickly and are a far cry better than the $1 kind you can find in the store, simply because they’re handmade!

If you’ve ever crocheted stockings or socks of any kind you’ll know there are a few different ways to work the heel, some of which are a little complicated. In an effort to keep this pattern simple, I designed it so that you gradually decrease in short rows and then increase back to original length, folding over to rejoin with toe to build the leg. The openings in the sides of the heels are then easily stitched shut.

Choose from either a solid stocking or a white heel. Or get especially creative and add stripes!

Skill Level:

Finished Size: 5” (12.5 cm) long, 2 ¾” (7 cm) wide

Materials: Medium weight yarn (approximately 20 yards of main color, and 5 – 10 yards of white, depending upon style) Crochet hook 4.50 mm

Gauge:
Rounds 1-2 in pattern measure 1” in diameter

Need help understanding the abbreviations and symbols? Check out the crochet abbreviation chart.

Stocking with white heel — instructions for how to crochet this style is included below.

Crochet Pattern: Mini Crochet Stocking
Round 1: with main color, make an adjustable ring, ch 1, 6 sc in ring, sl st in first sc: 6 sc
Round 2: ch 1, 2 sc in each sc around, sl st in first sc: 12 sc
Round 3: ch 1, * 2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc, repeat from * around, sl st in first sc: 18 sc
Round 4 – 9: ch 1, sc in each sc around, sl st in first sc: 18 sc
Note: The following is the beginning of the heel. For a white heel, change to white.
Round 10: ch 1, sc in next 8 sc, leave remaining unworked: 8 sc
Round 11: ch 1, sc2tog, sc in next 4 sc, sc2tog: 6 sc
Round 12: ch 1, sc2tog, sc in next 2 sc, sc2tog: 4 sc
Round 13: ch 1, sc2tog 2 times: 2 sc
Round 14: ch 1, sc in each sc across: 2 sc
Round 15: ch 1, 2 sc in each of next 2 sc: 4 sc
Round 16: ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in last sc: 6 sc
Round 17: ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in last sc: 8 sc
Round 18: ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in next 6 sc, 2 sc in last sc, (if using white, change back to original color), fold heel portion over at Round 14, sc in 9 sc of Round 10, sc in each sc around, matching this side of heel, sl st in first sc: 20 sc
Note: The heel is now complete.
Round 19 – 25: ch 1, sc in each sc around, sl st in first sc: 20 sc
Round 26: change to white, ch 1, sc in each sc around, sl st in first sc: 20 sc
Round 27: ch 2, hdc in each sc around, sl st in first hdc: 20 hdc
Finish off.

With yarn needle and yarn in main color, stitch both sides of heel closed.

Loop
Lay stocking flat. In Round 25, join main color yarn in sc at very back, ch 8, sl st in sc next to the one you started in, finish off.

Do you have any questions? Ask me in the comments below!

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