This is a really easy stocking to make, and it holds lots of goodies :-)
You need to make 8 granny squares with different Christmas colors.  I used 4 ply worsted  Red Heart yarn for this one and it has held up for several years now. Also, use a size H hook

GRANNY
BASIC GRANNY SQUARE
With Color A, ch 5, join to form a ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 3 (counts as a dc in this and all following rnds), 2 dc in ring; (ch 3, 3 dc in ring) 3 times; ch 2; join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3; finish off.  (or if using one color, sl st to the next ch 3 space).

Rnd 2: Join color B in any ch-3 sp; ch 3, in same sp work (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc): corner made; * ch 1, sk next 3 dc, in next ch-3 sp work (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc): corner made; rep from * twice more; ch 1, sk next 3 dc; join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3:  finish off.

Rnd 3: Join color C in any ch-3 corner sp: ch 3, in same sp work (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc): corner made; * ch 1, sk next 3 dc, 3 dc in next ch-l sp: 3-dc group made; ch 1, sk next 3 dc, in next ch-3 corner sp work (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc): corner made; rep from * twice more; ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-l sp: 3-dc group made; ch 1, sk next 3 dc; join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3; finish off.

Rnd 4: Join color D in any ch-3 corner sp; ch 3, in same sp work (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc): corner made; * (ch 1, sk next 3 dc, 3 dc in next ch-l sp) twice; ch 1, sk next 3 dc, in next ch-3 comer sp work (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc): corner made; rep from * twice more; (ch 1, sk next 3 dc, 3 dc in next ch-l sp) twice; ch 1, sk next 3 dc; join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3; finish off.

Rnd 5: Join color E in any ch-3 corner sp; ch 3, in same sp work (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc): corner made; * (ch 1, sk next 3 dc, 3 dc in next ch-l sp) three
times; ch 1, sk next 3 dc, in next ch-3 comer sp work (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc): corner made; rep from * three times more; (ch 1, sk next 3 dc, 3 dc in next
ch-l sp) twice; ch 1, sk next 3 dc; join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3; finish off.  (You can also do the last Rnd with DC in each sts around, keeping the
corners the same as previous round.)

Make 8 of these and lay them out as the design above shows.

To join:
Whip stitch the squares to each other to form 2 'boot' shapes.  Now sc all around each stocking/boot shape using a contrasting color - be sure to sc across the top of each too.

To finish:
Lay the 2 'boot shapes' on top of each other, and whip stitch together.

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