Free Christmas stocking cross stitch pattern

A red Christmas stocking with gold dots, a cream cuff and a green heel and toe, 17 by 31 stitches in five DMC colors. Sized for a card, an ornament or a small hoop.

This pattern started as an AI draft and was polished by hand.

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Symbol chart

DMC threads

5 DMC six-strand floss colors, most used first
Symbol	DMC	Color name	Stitches
▲	DMC 817	Very Dark Coral Red	164
■	DMC 739	Ultra Very Light Tan	66
✕	DMC 699	Green	65
◇	DMC 372	Light Mustard	33
▬	DMC 972	Deep Canary	6

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What you'll need

Fabric: 14-count Aida, a piece about 20 × 20 cm (8 × 8 in). The 17 × 31 grid comes out about 3.1 cm (1.2 in) × 5.6 cm (2.2 in) on 14-count.
Floss: 5 skeins of DMC six-strand floss, one per color (the list above). Stitch with 2 strands.
Needle: a size 24 tapestry needle.
Hoop: 10 cm (4 in).

Finished size on other fabrics

Fabric	17 × 31 stitches
11-count Aida	3.9 cm (1.5 in) × 7.2 cm (2.8 in)
14-count Aida	3.1 cm (1.2 in) × 5.6 cm (2.2 in)
16-count Aida	2.7 cm (1.1 in) × 4.9 cm (1.9 in)
18-count Aida	2.4 cm (0.9 in) × 4.4 cm (1.7 in)
28-count linen over two	3.1 cm (1.2 in) × 5.6 cm (2.2 in)

How to stitch this

Start from the center, marked by the arrows on the chart.
Red (DMC 817) fills the stocking: 164 of the 334 stitches.
The cuff is cream (DMC 739) edged in DMC 372, and the six gold dots are single stitches of DMC 972.

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