Snowy Night Stocking

FREE CROCHET PATTERN

About this pattern:

How about taking those home made Christmas stockings up a notch? Here’s our pattern first for the stocking and then for the snowy landscape appliques that really make it something special.

The appliques are really quick to work up and are great stash buster projects for those yarn scraps you have lying around.

Materials:

• Aran Weight Yarn (2 colours, for the stocking)
• Sport Weight Yarn (white, brown, green)
•  5mm and 2.5mm crochet hook
• Stitch markers and pins
• Yarn needle

Measurements:

The completed piece measures approx. 40 cm tall.

Pattern Notes:

Stitches are written in standard US terms working in continuous rounds unless otherwise specified.

Let’s Get Started!

To start, you need the basic stocking. There is a full post with pictures detailing this step-by-step, just click the link below. For the stocking you will need your aran weight yarn and 5mm hook.

Now, time to decorate!

Stitch Abbreviations:

Sc = Single crochet
Hdc = Half double crochet
Sk = Skip
** = a repeating stitch pattern

Switch now to your sports weight yarn and 2.5mm hook.

BIG TREE (Make 1)

Using accent white yarn, working in rows. Ch1 and turn at the end of each row.

Rnd 1 : Stitch 2hdc into a magic ring (2)
Rnd 2 : 2hdc in each stitch (4)
Rnd 3 : hdc in the first stitch, 2hdc, 2hdc, hdc in the last stitch (6)
Switch to green yarn
Rnd 4-5 : hdc in each stitch along (6)
Rnd 6 : hdc in the first stitch, 2hdc, hdc in the next 2 stitches, 2hdc, hdc in the last stitch (8)
Rnd 7 : hdc in each stitch along (8)
Rnd 8 : hdc in the first stitch, 2hdc, hdc in the next 4 stitches, 2hdc, hdc in the last stitch (10)
Rnd 9 : hdc in each stitch along (10)
Rnd 10 : hdc in the first stitch, 2hdc, hdc in the next 6 stitches, 2hdc, hdc in the last stitch (12)
Rnd 11 : hdc in each stitch along (12)
Rnd 12 : hdc in the first stitch, 2hdc, hdc in the next 8 stitches, 2hdc, hdc in the last stitch (14)
Rnd 13 : hdc in each stitch along (14)
Fasten off green, prepare to use brown yarn.
Rnd 14 : Sk first 5 stitches, sc in the next 4 stitches (4)
Rnd 15 : sc in each stitch of Rnd 14 (4)
Fasten off.

MEDIUM TREE (Make 1)

Using accent white yarn, working in rows. Ch1 and turn at the end of each row.

Rnd 1 : Stitch 2hdc into a magic ring (2)
Rnd 2 : 2hdc in each stitch (4)
Rnd 3 : hdc in the first stitch, 2hdc, 2hdc, hdc in the last stitch (6)
Switch to green yarn
Rnd 4-5 : hdc in each stitch along (6)
Rnd 6 : hdc in the first stitch, 2hdc, hdc in the next 2 stitches, 2hdc, hdc in the last stitch (8)
Rnd 7 : hdc in each stitch along (8)
Rnd 8 : hdc in the first stitch, 2hdc, hdc in the next 4 stitches, 2hdc, hdc in the last stitch (10)
Rnd 9 : hdc in each stitch along (10)
Rnd 10 : hdc in the first stitch, 2hdc, hdc in the next 6 stitches, 2hdc, hdc in the last stitch (12)
Rnd 11 : hdc in each stitch along (12)
Fasten off green, prepare to use brown yarn.
Rnd 12 : Sk first 4 stitches, sc in the next 4 stitches (4)
Rnd 13 : sc in each stitch of Rnd 12 (4)
Fasten off.

SMALL TREE (Make 2)

Using accent white yarn, working in rows. Ch1 and turn at the end of each row.

Rnd 1 : Stitch 2hdc into a magic ring (2)
Rnd 2 : 2hdc in each stitch (4)
Switch to green yarn
Rnd 3 : hdc in the first stitch, 2hdc, 2hdc, hdc in the last stitch (6)
Rnd 4-5 : hdc in each stitch along (6)
Rnd 6 : hdc in the first stitch, 2hdc, hdc in the next 2 stitches, 2hdc, hdc in the last stitch (8)
Rnd 7-8 : hdc in each stitch along (8)
Fasten off green, prepare to use brown yarn.
Rnd 9 : Sk first 2 stitches, sc in the next 2 stitches (2)
Rnd 10 : sc in each stitch of Rnd 12 (2)
Fasten off.

SNOW

Using white yarn, working in rows. Ch1 and turn at the end of each row

Rnd 1 : ch 33. Working into the 2nd stitch from the hook, hdc in each stitch along (32)
Rnd 2 : *slip st, sc in next 2 stitches, hdc in next 2 stitches, sc in next 2 stitches, slip st* Repeat 4 times (32)
Fasten off

STAR

Using yellow yarn, working in a row, work the following set of stitches:

*Ch3, slip st into the first of the 3 ch stitches* Repeat 5 times to create the five points of the star.
Fasten off. Tie the starting and end tail yarns together and pull tight to close the centre of the star.

ASSEMBLY

Start by attaching the snow approximately 2 rows above the heel, making sure that it is centred.

You can play about with the positioning of the trees. To build up the snowy scene as pictured, follow these steps:

There are 4 ‘bumps’ in your snow. Working from the left, attach the medium tree at the 2nd bump, and one of the small trees in the 4th bump.

Then attach the remaining small tree on the 1st bump and the big tree on the 3rd bump.

The trees will now be layered up giving it some depth.

Attach the star at the top of the big tree.

FINISHING TOUCHES

To finish off, you can embellish how you wish! Go mad with glitter, beads, sequins… or embroidery to really personalise it!

To complete the look as shown in the picture, simply using white yarn stitch some stars/snowflakes with simple crosses above the scene.

Use some contrasting yarn (gold glitter yarn in the picture) to decorate the big tree.

I hope you have enjoyed this pattern, please let me know in the comments below what you think! Would you want to see more Christmas inspired patterns? And if it’s your thing, then feel free to browse the blog for more nerd inspired crochet crafts, including perhaps our nisse gnomes (link below).

You can follow ninja_cat_crafts on Instagram. Tag your finished items with @ninja_cat_crafts or use the hashtag #NinjaCatCrafts so we can see your cute creations!

©2021 Ninja Cat Crafts. This pattern is the property of Ninja Cat Crafts. The written pattern and images are for personal use only and not for sale or redistribution. Items made based on this pattern may be sold, but with clear credit to Ninja Cat Crafts.