Puffy Stocking Ornament

Puffy Stocking Ornament

This week on Ask Me Monday I teach one of my annual Christmas in July projects, which in the past have included Scrap Bin Stockings and Broomstick Lace Trees. This time, I riff on the former by creating smaller stockings that are stuffed and made ornament sized. A Puffy Stocking Ornament will make a great gift-topper or tree decor this upcoming holiday season. Better yet, since we’ve got a few months to prepare, make them for all of your friends as just a little something to make their holiday heart smile. 

For this project, I use chunky-weight yarn (for extra puffiness), but if you’d like smaller ornaments, simply scale down to worsted-weight yarn and  Size 8/5mm needle. 

Psst…don’t forget to bookmark this project to revisit in December! 

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Puffy Stocking Ornament Pattern

MATERIALS

Chunky-weight scrap yarn in colors A & B.

Size US 11/8 mm needles

Wool Needle

Optional: Size US J/6 mm crochet hook

Don’t crochet? No problem! Simply add a ribbon or knit an i-cord loop!

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Approx 7″/18 cm tall x 3″/7.5 cm wide (stuffed)

FIND ABBREVIATION DEFINITIONS HERE

DIRECTIONS

Note: This project is worked flat, then seamed up.

Leg:

With A, CO 14 sts.

Rows 1 & 3: *K1tbl, p1; rep from * to end.

Rows 2 &4 : *p1tbl, p1; rep from * to end.

Join B.

Row 5: With B, knit.

Row 6: Purl.

Rows 7-8: With A, knit.

Repeat Rows 5-8, once more.

Repeat Rows 5-6, once more.

Cut B.

Heel:

Row 1 (RS): K9, yf, sl 1, yb, sl st back to LH needle. Turn. (You’ll leave the remaining sts

unworked.)

Row 4: P4, yb, sl 1, yf, sl st back to LH needle. Turn.

Row 5: K3, yf, sl 1, yb, sl st back to LH needle.

Row 6: P2, yb, sl 1, yf, sl st back to LH needle. Turn.

Row 7: K3, yf, sl 1, yb, sl st back to LH needle.

Row 8: P4, yb, sl 1, yf, sl st back to LH needle. Turn.

Row 9: K4, k2tog (closes gap), k to end.

Row 10: P8, p2tog (closes gap), p to end. –12 sts.

Rejoin B.

Resume yarn striping pattern.

Rows 1-2: With B, knit.

Row 2: P all sts.

Rows 3-4: With A, knit.

Repeat Rows 1-4, once more.

Cut A.

Toe:

Row 1: K2, ssk, k2tog, ssk, k2tog, k2. — 8 sts.

Row 2: Ssp, p2tog, ssp, p2tog. — 4 sts.

Row 3: Ssk, k2tog, pass stitch over to BO, leaving a long tail for seaming.

FINISHING

Fold piece in half and using tail and wool needle, seam together foot and side of leg.

Stuff all ends, plus additional scarp yarn into stocking until it’s nice and puffy, then continue seaming across top of leg. Feed end through the body to bury.

Looking for a vessle for those gift cards? Simple skip the stuffing and top-seaming steps to turn this project into a gift card stocking!

Hanging loop:

Using crochet hook, rejoin yarn at top corner of stocking, ch 8, join loop with a slip st in same space as you began. Fasten off. Bury ends.

Give a gift to yourself…