Christmas Stocking Sewing Pattern

Sizes and fabric

Fabric amounts are for fabric 44 in wide, rounded up to the next ⅛ yd.

Outer: quilting cotton, velvet, wool felt or canvas. Lining: cotton or flannel. Double cuff: faux fur, sherpa, felt or a contrast cotton. The amounts for each size are in the size list below. Prewash and press cottons; do not prewash fur. Optional: fusible fleece for a plumper double cuff.

You also need

• Thread to match each fabric
• Needle 90/14 and a 3½ mm stitch length for a fur double cuff
• Pins or clips and a hand needle
• Optional: fusible fleece for the double cuff
• Optional: ½ in twill tape or ribbon for the loop
• Optional: a felt or cotton patch for a name on a fur double cuff
• Optional: embroidery floss or appliqué for a name

Pattern pieces

Stocking (cut 2 outer + 2 lining, each pair mirrored), Double cuff (cut 2; thick fur: 2 fur halves + 2 cotton halves), Hanging loop strip (cut 1, folded in four)

Seam allowance: ⅜ in (1 cm) included on the stocking and the double cuff. The loop strip has none: cut it on the solid line.

The steps

The written guide in the app takes you through 12 steps, one at a time.

1. Print and tape the pattern
2. Cut the fabric
3. Add the name (optional)
4. Sew the outer
5. Sew the lining
6. Make the double cuff
7. Make the loop
8. Put the double cuff and loop on
9. Sew the lining on
10. Turn it right side out
11. Close the gap
12. Finish the stocking

Read before you sew

• Christmas stocking pattern