Soft & Fluffy Faux Fur Crochet Christmas Stocking – Free Pattern
The Soft & Fluffy Stocking can be filled with treasures & love this holiday season! This richly textured Christmas stocking, with faux fur cuff, toe, and heel is a free crochet pattern that makes a beautiful addition to your mantel or a cherished gift.
This faux fur crochet Christmas stocking pattern is BIG on texture. It uses two different types of yarn, provide lots of contrast and visual interest!
First, you’ll make the body of the stocking in worsted weight acrylic yarn, with half double crochet clusters for a simple but gorgeous texture. Then, you’ll add the cuff, toe, and heel in faux fur yarn. This yarn makes its own fluffy texture, so you’ll be working the fur parts of the stocking in basic single crochet.
Both of these textures are so squishy and soft! Together, they’re the perfect cozy pairing to add a warm, inviting touch to your home.
The Yarn
For my stocking, I used two different yarns from Lion Brand: Vanna’s Choice for the body of the stocking and Go for Faux (faux fur yarn) for the cuff, heel, and toe.
Vanna’s Choice is an affordable 100% acrylic yarn—a standard acrylic, but one of the softer brands. It comes in over 30 different colors so you can customize to match your holiday decor.
Go for Faux is a soft, fluffy, super bulky weight faux fur yarn. When working with fur yarn , it can be hard to see your stitches. Feel free to go crazy with the stitch markers—even using one in each stitch if you have to―so you know where to insert your hook. And if you do make mistakes, that’s OK! The texture of the yarn will hide them.
This faux fur crochet Christmas stocking pattern uses only one skein of each yarn, so it would also make an excellent stash-busting project!
Purchase Vanna’s Choice yarn here
The Hook
I used a J/6.0 mm hook for the body of the stocking and an M/8.0mm hook for the faux fur parts. Pay close attention to the sizing of the hook in millimeters, as the diameter of size M hooks can vary from one brand to another. Ultimately, use whatever hook is comfortable for you and gives you the right gauge.
I really like these ones from Furls Crochet. These Streamline Hooks feel fabulous in my hand. They have a smooth finish and the just yarn glides right over them. I use my Furls hooks all the time and definitely recommend you try one for yourself!
Purchase A Furls Wooden Hook Here
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Where to get the pattern for the Faux Fur Crochet Christmas Stocking
You can purchase a beautifully-formatted PDF of the Soft & Fluffy Stocking for just a few dollars from my Ravelry or Etsy shop.
OR
View the pattern below for free!
Free Pattern for the Soft & Fluffy Stocking
Skill Level: Moderate
Materials
- Vanna’s Choice by Lion Brand, Worsted weight #4 yarn (100% Acrylic; 170 yds/156 m per 100 g/3.5 oz skein) or any other worsted weight yarn
- in Cranberry [860-180E] – 1 skein or 145 yards
- Go for Faux by Lion Brand, Super Bulky weight #6 yarn (100% Cotton; 65 yds/60 m per 100 g/3.5 oz skein) or any other faux fur yarn
- in Blonde Elk [322-211AN] – 1 skein or 55 yards
- Size M/8mm and J/6mm crochet hooks
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
- Stitch Markers
Gauge
9 stitches x 9 rows = 4” x 4″ square
Stitch used to obtain gauge = hdcc between the stitches
Stitch Abbreviations (US Terminology)
- ch – Chain
- hdcc – Half Double Crochet Cluster
- mc – Magic Circle
- sc – Single Crochet
- Sc2tog – Single Crochet Two Together
- sl st – Slip Stitch
Special Stitches
Half Double Crochet Cluster (hdcc): Yarn over, insert hook through stitch, yarn over,
pull up a loop, yarn over, insert hook through same stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through all loops on hook.
Similar to working 2 partial hdc in the same stitch.
Hdcc Between the Stitches: worked as described for hdcc above, but instead of
working the stitch through the top loops like normal, insert hook in between the hdcc
stitches of the row below.
Single Crochet Two Together – sc2tog: Insert hook through the stitch, yarn over, pull
up a loop, insert hook into next stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over and pull
through all loops on hook.
Other patterns may refer to this as a “decrease.”
Video Tutorial for the Soft & Fluffy Stocking
Pattern Notes
- Stitches between *asterisks* are repeated.
- This pattern is worked in the round.
- At the end of each round, do not sl st to join; instead continue working the next round seamlessly – unless noted elsewhere in the pattern.
- Do not turn at the end of each round.
- Stitch markers should be used to mark the beginning of your rounds to make it easy to find your place.
- The ch-space made in Round 11 of the body will be the basis for the heel.
- The ch sts made in Round 8 of the cuff create a loop to hang the stocking.
- Click here for the pattern video.
Instructions
Toe
With 8mm hook and faux fur yarn. Make a mc.
Round 1: Work 6 sc in mc. (6 sc)
Round 2: 2 sc in 1st st and in each st around. (12 sc)
Round 3: *2 sc in 1st st, sc in next st,* repeat around. (18 sc)
Round 4: *2 sc in 1st st, sc in next 2 st*, repeat around. (24 sc)
Round 5: *2 sc in 1st, sc in next 3 st*, repeat around. (30 sc)
Rounds 6-7: sc in each st around. (30 sc)
Change to worsted yarn. Fasten off fur faux yarn.
Body
With 6mm hook and worsted yarn.
Round 1: Work 1 hdcc in each st around. (30 hdcc)
Rounds 2-10: Work 1 hdcc between each st around. (30 hdcc)
Round 11: hdcc between next 4 sts, ch 22, sk 22, hdcc between next 4 sts. (8 hdcc, 22
ch)
Round 12: Work 1 hdcc between each st & in each chain round. (30 hdcc)
Rounds 13-25: Work 1 hdcc between each st around. (30 hdcc)
Change to fur faux yarn. Fasten off worsted yarn.
Cuff
With 8mm hook and faux fur yarn.
Rounds 1-7: Work 1 sc in each st around. (30 sc)
Round 8: Sc in next 15 sts, ch 8, sc in next 15 sts, sl st to first st in round to join.. (30 sc, 8 ch)
Fasten off. Weave in ends.
Heel
Place a stitch marker in each of the 2 corners of the heel.
With 8mm hook and faux fur yarn, sl st yarn to a corner stitch.
Round 1: ch 1, sc2tog, sc across bottom until 2 sts remain (appx 18 sc), sc2tog x2, sc
across top until 2 sts remain, sc2tog. (Appx 36 sc, 4 sc2tog)
Round 2: sc2tog, sc across bottom until 2 sts remain, sc2tog x2, sc across top until 2 sts remain, sc2tog. (Appx 32 sc, 4 sc4tog)
Rounds 3-6: Repeat Round 2 (decreases by 4 sts each round).
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Sew opening closed with long yarn tail.
Fasten off. Weave in ends.
Ready, Set… CROCHET!
Action Items:
- Work up the Soft & Fluffy stocking
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Holiday Stashdown Event 2025
The Soft & Fluffy Stocking pattern is a part of the 11th annual Holiday Stashdown Event. This amazing 3-month long event features numerous patterns for you to get a head start on your holiday crafting while also stash-busting, learning new techniques, and entering a giveaway for cool crochet prizes.
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Let me know if you run into a problem. I respond quickly and will help any way I can to clarify any confusion or challenging stitches.
What is the size of the stocking please?