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You will love crocheting these Bulky & Quick Puff Stitch Stockings!
The Bulky & Quick Puff Stitch Stockings are a quick and easy crochet pattern. Stockings are crocheted in a bulky puff stitch pattern. Crochet this beautiful stocking for your children or loved ones. Personalize with Gold Alphabet Beads or a chalkboard name tag. The stocking is worked in the round from the toe-up, finishing with a folded-over join-as-you-go band. The heel is completed at the end of the pattern. Add beaded pompoms for a fun and festive embellishment.
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Project Overview
The Bulky & Quick Puff Stitch Stockings pattern features a cozy Christmas stocking made with a textured puff stitch using super bulky yarn, allowing it to work up quickly. The stocking is crocheted toe up in the round, with the heel added at the end and finished with a join as you go ribbed band and optional pompoms or personalized embellishments. The pattern includes written instructions and a step by step video tutorial to guide crocheters through the project.
Skill level: Intermediate
Sizes: One size, 18″ x 7″
Yarn Weight: Super Bulky #6
Hook Sizes: 9mm crochet Hook
Video Tutorial: https://youtu.be/qjpELzZm_DY
Key Takeaways
- The Bulky & Quick Puff Stitch Stockings are easy to crochet and perfect for personalization with beaded pompoms or name tags.
- The pattern uses a soft, super bulky yarn called Cozy Wool, ideal for quick holiday projects.
- A step-by-step video tutorial is included to help you master the puff stitch for these stockings.
- Additional materials like a tapestry needle, wooden beads, and crochet hooks complement the project.
- You can also find related crochet patterns and the option to purchase an ad-free PDF version online.
Michaels Collaboration
I was so excited to collaborate on a new crochet pattern with Michaels. Locally Michaels is our main craft store, and I’ve been purchasing yarn at their stores for years. I’ve always been a big fan of Loops & Threads. (cdn site)
Cozy Wool is one of my favourite bulky yarns. Loops & Threads Cozy Wool is perfect for warm cozy hats, blankets and scarves. The yarn makes for a soft, cozy, warm, quick stocking crochet pattern.
Bulky & Quick Puff Stitch Stockings
I’ve done a lot of projects in the crochet puff stitch, and I knew it would make a great textured Christmas stocking pattern. This pattern was designed to be a quick and easy crochet pattern. You can work up a couple at night as a last-minute Christmas crochet project.
I have also made the Mini Puff Stitch stockings in the same crochet stitch for the MJ’s Merry Advent Calander. I would recommend checking them out if you haven’t already.
Crochet Puff Stitch
The Bulky & Quick Puff Stitch Stocking is crocheted in the Puff Stitch. The Puff Stitch is a super easy and quick stitch to learn. These Crochet Stockings are so quick and easy to work up using this easy crochet stitch. I have included a step-by-step video tutorial below to help you understand how to crochet the stockings.
Once you learn how to crochet the puff stitch, you will be on your way to crocheting this beautiful DIY Christmas Stocking.
Video Tutorial
Yarn for Crochet Stocking
Cozy Wool by Loops and Threads (CDN) is a beautiful, soft, Super Bulky Yarn #6 made in 50% Wool/ 50% Acrylic. The yarn comes in 29 beautiful colours and shades to choose from. I have designed my Christmas stockings in the colour Fleece.
Cozy Wool by Loops & Threads (CDN)
Super Bulky Weight Yarn #6 – 50% Wool/ 50% Acrylic, Shown in Fleece 90yds/127.5g
Exactly 2 Balls needed for stocking
3 balls needed, including Pompoms
Yarn Substitutes:
Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick
Crochet Hooks Needed
The Bulky & Quick Puff Stitch Stocking pattern calls for a,
or size needed to obtain gauge
You can purchase them HERE with code MJS15. Hook case available HERE
Additional Supplies Needed for Puff Stitch Stocking
These items (Excluding leather rivets and garment tags) can all be found at a Micheals Craft Store, Micheals US. CDN.
Garment Tags (.5″x3.25″)
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Gauge:
Puff Stitch: 4.5 Puff sts and 5 rows = 4″ in pattern
Band: 9 sts and 10 rows = 4″ in sc blo
Sizing
18″ x 7″
Construction
The Puff Stitch Stocking is worked from the toe-up. The heel opening is made by working a ch 12 and skipping 12 sts, the leg of the stocking is continued finishing with a join-as-you-go band. The heel is completed at the end. YouTube video available here
Special Stitches
Puff Stitch – Yo (yarn over), go through indicated stitch and pull up a loop [3 times], yo, pull through all 7 loops on the hook.
Sc3tog – Single Crochet Decrease 3 together: Insert hook through indicated st and pull up a loop, insert hook in next st, pull up a loop [twice], yarn over (YO), pull through 4 loops on the hook.
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Bulky & Quick Puff Stitch Stockings Pattern
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This pattern requires a beginner skill level
This pattern is professionally written in technical writing and tech edited for accuracy. You need to be comfortable reading technical repeats.
Written in standard American terms
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PATTERN
Size:
Pattern
Stocking:
Toe
Round 1:
Magic Ring, ch 2 (not included as a st here and throughout), 9 hdc in the ring, pull ring tight, sl st in the first hdc to join—9 sts.
Round 2:
Ch 2, 2 hdc in each st around, sl st in the first hdc to join—18 sts.
Round 3:
Ch 2, *1 hdc in the first st, 2 hdc in the next st; rep from * around, sl st in the first hdc to join—27 sts.
Puff Stitch Pattern Begins
Round 4:
Ch 1, 1 puff st in the first st, ch 1, sk st, * puff st in next st, ch 1, sk st; rep from * around, sl st in the first puff to join—14 puff sts.
Round 5:
Ch 2, sk first puff, 1 puff st in the ch-1 sp, ch 1, *sk puff, puff st in next ch-1 sp, ch 1; rep from * around, sl st in the 2nd ch of ch 2 to join—14 puff sts.
Round 6:
Ch 1, 1 puff st in the first ch, ch 1, sk puff, * puff st in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk puff; rep from * around, sl st in the first puff to join—14 puff sts.
Rounds 7-9:
Rep rounds 5 & 6, ending with round 5.
Heel Opening
Round 10:
Ch 1, 1 puff st in the first ch, ch 1, sk puff, * puff st in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk puff; rep from * around for a total of 9 puff sts, ch 12, sk remaining sts, sl st in the first puff to join—9 puff sts.
Round 11:
Ch 2, sk first puff, 1 puff st in the ch-1 sp, ch 1, *sk puff, puff st in next ch-1 sp, ch 1; rep from * around to ch, in the first ch *puff st, ch 1, sk ch; rep from * across, sl st in the 2nd ch of ch 2 to join—14 puff sts.
Round 12:
Ch 1, 1 puff st in the first ch, ch 1, sk puff, * puff st in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk puff; rep from * around, sl st in the first puff to join—14 puff sts.
Round 13:
Ch 2, sk first puff, 1 puff st in the ch-1 sp, ch 1, *sk puff, puff st in next ch-1 sp, ch 1; rep from * around, sl st in the 2nd ch of ch 2 to join—14 puff sts.
Rounds 14-21:
Rep rounds 12 & 13.
Round 22:
Ch 1, work 1 sc in each puff and ch-1 sp around, sl st in the first sc to join—28 sts.
Band
The band is joined as you go to the stocking edge.
Row 1:
Ch 15, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, sk first st at the stocking edge, sl st in next 2 sts (stocking edge), turn—14 sts.
Row 2:
Sk sl sts, sc in the blo of each st across, turn—14 sts.
Row 3:
Ch 1, sc in the blo of each st across, sl st in next 2 sts (stocking edge), turn—14 sts.
Rows 4-28:
Repeat Rows 2-3 ending on Row 2. Ch 1, sl st band together by going through the blo of each st of the last row, joining to the starting ch of the first row. Fasten off and weave in ends.
Heel
Fold stocking with heel opening facing and toe down.
Round 1:
Join yarn in 7th st with a sl st, 1 sc in the same st, sc in next 5 sts, sc in the corner, sc in next 12 chs, 1 sc in corner, sc in the last 6 sts, sl st in the first sc to join—26 sts.
Round 2:
Ch 1, sc next 5 sts, sc3tog across next 3 sts, sc next 10, sc3tog across next 3 sts, sc last 5 sts, sl st in the first sc to join—22 sts.
Round 3:
Ch 1, sc next 4 sts, sc3tog across next 3 sts, sc next 8, sc3tog across next 3 sts, sc last 4 sts, sl st in the first sc to join—18 sts.
Round 4:
Ch 1, sc next 3 sts, sc3tog across next 3 sts, sc next 6, sc3tog across next 3 sts, sc last 3 sts, sl st in the first sc to join—14 sts.
Round 5:
Ch 1, sc next 2 sts, sc3tog across next 3 sts, sc next 4, sc3tog across next 3 sts, sc last 2 sts, sl st in the first sc to join. Fasten off with a tail, with yarn needle, weave yarn through every other st around, pull tight and weave in ends.
Hanger – Use a garment tag or yarn chain
Insert hook through both layers of the folded-over band, ch 10, sl st at the base of ch. Fasten off. Tie the tails together and weave in the tails. Or use a garment tag (.5″x3.25″) with leather rivets.
PomPom: Make 2
Make a yarn pompom using a pompom maker in a 2-3.5″ size. Use a long tail when tying the pompom. With a yarn needle, string 5 beads to one pompom and 3 beads to the other. Use the yarn tails to knot the beaded pompom to the folded-over cuff. Weave in tails.
Personalize with a Chalkboard name tag or Alphabet beads. Sew alphabet beads to the stocking with embroidery thread.
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