Stocked up

Growing up, my mom made the cutest, most special stockings for me, my sister and my brother. She is skilled at sewing and although I am learning to sew, I hope to someday be able to sew like she does!

I am excited, though, to have made stockings for our family.....my weapon of choice? Crochet. Now, I am not a crochet expert, but I am fairly competent at following a pattern. I found a pretty easy stocking pattern and customized a bit for each family member.


First, my husband's.....his favorite color is red, so I picked red with white trim and some stitching around the edge.

My son also likes red, but also favors blue. His is a red stocking with a blue cuff. I've been meaning to add a bell at the bottom of his stocking, but have found only dinky, small one!

Now....the girls' stockings are much more fun. For my own, I picked a crushed velvet-looking yarn in dark green with a white cuff. I also added a few pom poms in white!

And my personal favorite is my daughter's.....I chose a raspberry pink for her. I did a simple contrast trim at the top in cream and attached a big crochet flower.

I believe the yarn I used is Lion Brand and it is called "Thick and Quick." Basically, you make two stocking halves and crochet them together.If you would like to have the pattern, I would be happy to share it with you...just send me an email or comment that you would like it. : )

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