Classic Crochet Christmas Stocking

Special Stitches
Bpdc (back post double crochet) = Yarn over, insert hook from back side of work to front and to back again around post of indicated stitch; yarn over and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through 2 loops (2 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through 2 loops (1 loop on hook).
dc2tog = [Yarn over, insert hook in next stitch, yarn over and pull up loop, yarn over, draw through 2 loops] twice, yarn over, draw through all 3 loops on hook.
dc3tog = [Yarn over, insert hook in next stitch, yarn over and pull up loop, yarn over, draw through 2 loops] 3 times, yarn over, draw through all 4 loops on hook.
Fpdc = Front post double crochet. Yarn over, insert hook from front side of work to back and to front again around post of indicated stitch; yarn over and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through 2 loops (2 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through 2 loops (1 loop on hook).
1/1 LC (1 over 1 Left Cross) = Skip next stitch, Fpdc around next st; working in front of Fpdc just made, Fpdc around the skipped stitch.
2/2 LC (2 over 2 Left Cross) = Skip next 2 stitches, Fpdc around each of next 2 stitches; working in front of the 2 Fpdc just made, Fpdc in each of the 2 skipped stitches.
2/2 RC (2 over 2 Right Cross) = Skip next 2 stitches, Fpdc around each of next 2 stitches; working behind the 2 Fpdc just made, Fpdc in each of the 2 skipped stitches.
3/3 LC (3 over 3 Left Cross) = Skip next 3 stitches, Fpdc around each of next 3 stitches; working in front of the 3 Fpdc just made, Fpdc in each of the 3 skipped stitches.
3/3 RC (3 over 3 Right Cross) = Skip next 3 stitches, Fpdc around each of next 3 stitches; working behind the 3 Fpdc just made, Fpdc in each of the 3 skipped stitches.

Notes
1. Stocking is made from 3 pieces: front, back, and cuff.
2. Front and back are worked from bottom of foot upwards.
3. Front and back are mirror-images of each other.
4. Cuff is worked from side to side. Short rows (worked over only a portion of the stitches in a row) are used to shape the cuff slightly. This creates a shorter top edge.

STOCKING FRONT
Foot
With A, ch 42.
Foundation Row (wrong side): Dc in 4th ch from hook (beginning ch counts as first dc here and throughout), dc in each remaining ch across-40 dc.
Row 1 (right side): Ch 4 (counts as first dc and on additional ch here and throughout), dc in 4th ch from hook (increase made), 1/1 LC, dc in next 2 sts, 3/3 RC, Fpdc around each of next 3 dc, dc in next 2 sts, [1/1 LC, dc in next 2 sts] twice, 2/2 RC, 2/2 LC, [dc in next 2 sts, 1/1 LC] twice, 2 dc in last dc (top of turning ch), turn-43 sts.
Row 2: Ch 4, dc in 4th ch from hook, [dc in next 2 sts, Bpdc around each of next 2 sts] 3 times, dc in next 4 sts, [Bpdc around each of next 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts] 3 times, Bpdc around each of next 9 sts, dc in next 2 sts, Bpdc around each of next 2 sts, dc in next st, 2 dc in last dc, turn-46 sts.
Row 3: Ch 4, Fpdc around first st, working in front of Fpdc just made, dc in first ch of beginning ch 4 (first 1/1 LC made), dc in next 2 sts, 1/1 LC, dc in next 2 sts, Fpdc around each of next 3 sts, 3/3 LC, [dc in next 2 sts, 1/ 1 LC] twice, dc in next 2 sts, 2/2 LC, 2/2 RC, [dc in next 2 sts, 1/1 LC] 3 times, dc again in last dc (same dc as last leg of last 1/1 LC), turn-49 sts.
Row 4: Ch 4, dc in 4th ch from hook, dc in next dc, [Bpdc around each of next 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts] 2 times, Bpdc around each of next 2 sts, dc in next 4 sts, Bpdc around each of next 4 sts, dc in next 4 sts, [Bpdc around each of next 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts] twice, Bpdc around each of next 9 sts, [dc in next 2 sts, Bpdc around each of next 2 sts] twice, 2 dc in last dc, turn-52 sts.
Row 5: Ch 3 (counts as first dc here and throughout), dc in next dc, [1/1 LC, dc in next 2 sts] twice, 3/3 RC, Fpdc around each of next 3 sts, [dc in next 2 sts, 1/1 LC] twice, dc in next 2 sts, 2/2 RC, 2/2 LC, [dc in next 2 sts, 1/1 LC] 3 times, dc in last 3 sts, turn.
Row 6: Ch 3, [dc in next 2 sts, Bpdc around each of next 2 sts] 4 times, dc in next 4 sts, [Bpdc around each of next 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts] 3 times, Bpdc around each of next 9 sts, [dc in next 2 sts, Bpdc around each of next 2 sts] twice, dc in last 2 sts, turn.
Row 7: Ch 3, dc in next dc, [1/1 LC, dc in next 2 sts] twice, Fpdc around each of next 3 dc, 3/3 LC, [dc in next 2 sts, 1/1 LC] twice, dc in next 2 sts, 2/2 LC, 2/2 RC, [dc in next 2 sts, 1/1 LC] 3 times, dc in last 3 sts, turn.
Row 8: Ch 3, [dc in next 2 dc, Bpdc around each of next 2 sts] 3 times, dc in next 4 sts, Bpdc around each of next 4 sts, dc in next 4 sts, [Bpdc around each of next 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts] twice, Bpdc around each of next 9 sts, [dc in next 2 sts, Bpdc around each of next 2 sts] twice, dc in last 2 sts, turn.
Rows 9-11: Repeat Rows 5-7.
Row 12: Ch 3, dc3tog, dc in next st, [dc in next 2 sts, Bpdc around each of next 2 sts] twice, dc in next 4 sts, Bpdc around each of next 4 sts, dc in next 4 sts, [Bpdc around each of next 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts] twice, Bpdc around each of next 9 sts, [dc in next 2 sts, Bpdc around each of next 2 sts] twice, dc in last 2 sts, turn-50 sts.
Row 13: Ch 3, dc in next dc, [1/1 LC, dc in next 2 sts] twice, 3/3 RC, Fpdc around each of next 3 sts, [dc in next 2 sts, 1/1 LC] twice, dc in next 2 sts, 2/2 RC, 2/2 LC, [dc in next 2 sts, 1/1 LC] twice, dc in next 2 sts, dc3tog, turn-48 sts.
Row 14: Ch 3, dc2tog (beginning ch and following dc2tog count as one dc3tog), Bpdc around each of next 2 sts, [dc in next 2 sts, Bpdc around each of next 2 sts] 2 times, dc in next 4 sts, [Bpdc around each of next 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts] 3 times, Bpdc around each of next 9 sts, [dc in next 2 sts, Bpdc around each of next 2 sts] twice, dc in last 2 sts, turn-46 sts.
Row 15: Ch 3, dc in next dc, [1/1 LC, dc in next 2 sts] twice, Fpdc around each of next 3 sts, 3/3 LC, [dc in next 2 sts, 1/1 LC] twice, dc in next 2 sts, 2/2 LC, 2/2 RC, dc in next 2 sts, 1/1 LC, dc in next 2 sts, dc3tog, turn-44 sts. Fasten off.

Leg
Row 1 (wrong side): With wrong side facing, skip first 13 sts of last row, draw up a loop of A in next st, ch 3, dc2tog (beginning ch-3 and dc2tog count as one dc3tog), dc in next st, [Bpdc around each of next 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts] twice, Bpdc around each of next 9 sts, [dc in next 2 sts, Bpdc around each of next 2 sts] twice, dc in last 2 sts, turn-29 sts.
Row 2: Ch 3, dc in next dc, [1/1 LC, dc in next 2 sts] twice, 3/3 RC, Fpdc around each of next 3 sts, [dc in next 2 sts, 1/1 LC] twice, dc in last 2 sts, turn.
Row 3: Ch 3, dc in next st, [Bpdc around each of next 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts] twice, Bpdc around each of next 9 sts, [dc in next 2 sts, Bpdc around each of next 2 sts] twice, dc in last 2 sts, turn.
Row 4: Ch 3, dc in next dc, [1/1 LC, dc in next 2 sts] twice, Fpdc around each of next 3 sts, 3/3 LC, [dc in next 2 sts, 1/1 LC] twice, dc in last 2 sts, turn.
Row 5: Repeat Row 3.
Rows 6-33: Repeat Rows 2-5 seven times.
Row 34: Repeat Row 2. Fasten off.

STOCKING BACK
With A, ch 42.
Foundation Row (wrong side): Dc in 4th ch from hook (beginning ch counts as first dc here and throughout), dc in each remaining ch across-40 dc.
Row 1 (right side): Ch 4, dc in 4th ch from hook (increase made), dc in next st, [1/1 LC, dc in next 2 sts] twice, 2/2 RC, 2/2 LC, [dc in next 2 sts, 1/1 LC] twice, dc in next 2 sts, 3/3 RC, Fpdc around each of next 3 dc, dc in next 2 sts, 1/1 LC, dc again in last dc (same dc as last leg of last 1/1 LC)-43 sts.
Row 2: Ch 4, dc in 4th ch from hook, dc in next st, Bpdc around each of next 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts, Bpdc around each of next 9 sts, [dc in next 2 sts, Bpdc around each of next 2 sts] 3 times, dc in next 4 sts, [Bpdc around each of next 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts] 3 times, 2 dc in last st-46 sts.
Row 3: Ch 4, dc in 4th ch from hook, [1/1 LC, dc in next 2 sts] 3 times, 2/2 LC, 2/2 RC, [dc in next 2 sts, 1/1 LC] twice, dc in next 2 sts, Fpdc around each of next 3 sts, 3/3 LC, dc in next 2 sts, 1/1 LC, dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc in last st, turn-49 sts.
Row 4: Ch 4, dc in 4th ch from hook, [Bpdc around each of next 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts] twice, Bpdc around each of next 9 sts, [dc in next 2 sts, Bpdc around each of next 2 sts] twice, dc in next 4 sts, Bpdc around each of next 4 sts, dc in next 4 sts, [Bpdc around each of next 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts] 3 times, dc in next st, 2 dc in last dc, turn-52 sts.
Row 5: Ch 3 (counts as first dc here and throughout), dc in next 2 sts, [1/1 LC, dc in next 2 sts] 3 times, 2/2 RC, 2/2 LC, [dc in next 2 sts, 1/1 LC] twice, dc in next 2 sts, 3/3 RC, Fpdc around each of next 3 dc, [dc in next 2 sts, 1/1 LC] twice, dc in last 2 sts, turn.
Row 6: Ch 3, dc in next st, [Bpdc around each of next 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts] twice, Bpdc around each of next 9 sts, [dc in next 2 sts, Bpdc around each of next 2 sts] 3 times, dc in next 4 sts, [Bpdc around each of next 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts] 4 times, dc in last dc, turn.
Row 7: Ch 3, dc in next 2 sts, [1/1 LC, dc in next 2 sts] 3 times, 2/2 LC, 2/2 RC, [dc in next 2 sts, 1/1 LC] twice, dc in next 2 sts, Fpdc around each of next 3 dc, 3/3 LC, [dc in next 2 sts, 1/1 LC] twice, dc in last 2 sts, turn.
Row 8: Ch 3, dc in next st, [Bpdc around each of next 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts] twice, Bpdc around each of next 9 sts, [dc in next 2 sts, Bpdc around each of next 2 sts] twice, dc in next 4 sts, Bpdc around each of next 4 sts, dc in next 4 sts, [Bpdc around each of next 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts] 3 times, dc in last dc, turn.
Rows 9-11: Repeat Rows 5-7.
Row 12: Ch 3, dc in next st, [Bpdc around each of next 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts] twice, Bpdc around each of next 9 sts, [dc in next 2 sts, Bpdc around each of next 2 sts] twice, dc in next 4 sts, Bpdc around each of next 4 sts, dc in next 4 sts, [Bpdc around each of next 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts] twice, Bpdc around each of next 2 sts, dc3tog, turn-50 sts.
Row 13: Ch 3, dc2tog (beginning ch and following dc2tog count as one dc3tog), [dc in next 2 sts, 1/1 LC] twice, dc in next 2 sts, 2/2 RC, 2/2 LC, [dc in next 2 sts, 1/1 LC] twice, dc in next 2 sts, 3/3 RC, Fpdc around each of next 3 sts, [dc in next 2 sts, 1/1 LC] twice, dc in last 2 sts, turn-48 sts.
Row 14: Ch 3, dc in next st, [Bpdc around each of next 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts] twice, Bpdc around each of next 9 sts, [dc in next 2 sts, Bpdc around each of next 2 sts] 3 times, dc in next 4 sts, [Bpdc around each of next 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts] twice, Bpdc around each of next 2 sts, dc3tog, turn-46 sts.
Row 15: Ch 3, dc2tog (beginning ch and following dc2tog count as one dc3tog), dc in next 2 sts, 1/1 LC, dc in next 2 sts, 2/2 LC, 2/2 RC, [dc in next 2 sts, 1/1 LC] twice, dc in next 2 sts, Fpdc around each of next 3 sts, 3/3 LC, [dc in next 2 sts, 1/1 LC] twice, dc in last 2 sts, turn-44 sts.

Leg
Row 1 (wrong side): Ch 3, dc in next st, [Bpdc around each of next 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts] twice, Bpdc around each of next 9 sts, [dc in next 2 sts, Bpdc around each of next 2 sts] twice, dc in next st, dc3tog, turn; leave remaining sts unworked-29 sts.
Row 2: Ch 3, dc in next dc, [1/1 LC, dc in next 2 sts] twice, 3/3 RC, Fpdc around each of next 3 sts, [dc in next 2 sts, 1/1 LC] twice, dc in last 2 sts, turn.
Row 3: Ch 3, dc in next st, [Bpdc around each of next 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts] twice, Bpdc around each of next 9 sts, [dc in next 2 sts, Bpdc around each of next 2 sts] twice, dc in last 2 sts, turn.
Row 4: Ch 3, dc in next dc, [1/1 LC, dc in next 2 sts] twice, Fpdc around each of next 3 sts, 3/3 LC, [dc in next 2 sts, 1/1 LC] twice, dc in last 2 sts, turn.
Row 5: Repeat Row 3.
Rows 6-33: Repeat Rows 2-5 seven times.
Row 34: Repeat Row 2. Fasten off.

CUFF
With B, ch 28.
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, turn-27 sc.
Row 2: Ch 1, working in back loops only, sc in each sc across, turn.
Row 3 (short row): Ch 1, working in back loops only, sc in first 23 sts, turn; leave remaining 4 sts unworked-23 sts.
Row 4: Ch 1, working in back loops only, sc in each sc across, turn.
Row 5: Ch 1, working in back loops only, sc in first 23 sc, sc in next 4 unworked sc of Row 2, turn-27 sts.
Rows 6-8: Ch 1, working in back loops only,sc in each sc across.
Rows 9-74: Repeat Rows 3-8 eleven more times.
Rows 75-78: Repeat Rows 3-6. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Use tail to sew short edges of piece together.

HANGING LOOP
With B, ch 31.
Row 1: Slip st in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Fasten off.

POMPOM TIE
With B, ch 70. Fasten off.

Weave in ends. Edging (worked on front and then on back) With right facing, join A with sc in edge of front stocking at center of bottom of foot, work (ch 1, sc) evenly spaced around entire outer edge, working (sc, ch 1, sc) in each top corner; join with slip st in first sc. Fasten off. Repeat edging around back stocking. Assembly Hold front and back with wrong sides together and stitches matching. With 2 strands of A held together, join yarn with slip st in ch-1 space of one top corner to work reverse sc down side edge. Working through both thicknesses, ch 1, reverse sc evenly spaced around, adding extra sts to ease around corners, to opposite top corner. Fasten off. Place cuff inside top of stocking, matching shorter edge of cuff with top edge of stocking. Sew cuff to top of stocking. Fold cuff over to the right side of the stocking. Fold hanging loop in half and sew ends to top of stocking at back seam. Pompom With B, follow package instructions, use pompom maker to make two pompoms. Sew one pompom to each end of pompom tie. Sew center of pompom tie under cuff at back seam.