Bring a dash of holiday mischief to your mantel with the Grinch Christmas Stocking, a playful crochet project inspired by everyone’s favorite green grouch! 💚🎄 With its bold colors, expressive features, and unmistakable Grinchy charm, this stocking is perfect for adding a quirky twist to your festive décor. Whether you’re a fan of the classic tale or just love a good dose of holiday humor, this stocking is sure to steal the spotlight (but not your presents!).
Perfect for crocheters who enjoy character-driven designs and seasonal fun, this pattern invites you to get creative with textures, embellishments, and even a tuft of fuzzy eyebrows. Pair it with other Whoville-inspired decorations or make a whole set for the family—Grinch style! Whether hung by the chimney or gifted to a fellow fan, the Grinch Christmas Stocking is a delightful way to stitch up holiday cheer with a mischievous grin—one festive loop at a time! 🧶✨
🎄 Grinch Christmas Stocking Crochet Pattern
Bring some mischievous holiday cheer to your mantel with this Grinch Christmas Stocking Crochet Pattern!
This handmade stocking perfectly captures the Grinch’s classic smirk with its bright green plush body, bold red cuff, shaggy hair fringe, and expressive embroidered face.
Whether you’re decorating for Christmas or gifting to a fellow Grinch fan, this festive stocking is sure to steal the spotlight!
🧶 Skill Level
Intermediate — requires working in the round, light shaping, embroidery, and attaching decorative details.
📏 Finished Size
Approx. 16–18 inches tall (40–46 cm), depending on yarn, hook size, and tension.
🧵 Materials
- Velvet / Chenille yarn (Category 5):
- Green – 120 g (main stocking)
- Red – 60 g (cuff & hanging loop)
- Yellow – 10 g (eyes)
- Black – 15 g (face embroidery)
- Hook: 5 mm
- Yarn needle & embroidery needle
- Scissors
- Stitch marker
- Optional: Cardboard insert for shaping while drying/blocking
🔤 Abbreviations (US Terms)
MR – Magic Ring
sc – single crochet
inc – increase (2 sc in same st)
dec – decrease (sc 2 together)
BLO – back loop only
sl st – slip stitch
FO – fasten off
🧦 Stocking Body (Green)
1️⃣ Toe
- MR, 6 sc (6)
- inc in each st (12)
- (sc, inc) ×6 (18)
- (2 sc, inc) ×6 (24)
- (3 sc, inc) ×6 (30)
- (4 sc, inc) ×6 (36)
- R7–R12: sc around (36)
2️⃣ Foot
Continue sc in rounds until the foot measures 5–6 inches (≈ 12–15 cm).
3️⃣ Heel
Do not change color. Work 18 st back-and-forth rows for 8 rounds, shaping heel cup naturally by decreasing 1 st each side on rows 5–8. Join to full round again (36 st).
4️⃣ Leg
sc evenly in rounds until the leg measures about 10 inches (25 cm) from toe.
🔴 Cuff (Red)
- Switch to red yarn.
- Work 9 rounds BLO sc to create a flexible, ribbed cuff edge.
- FO and fold outward.
This gives the bold, double-thick cuff seen in the photo.
🌿 Fringe Hair (Green)
Cut 5–6 inch (12–15 cm) strands of green yarn.
Insert through the front loops only of the last green round before the red cuff.
Pull halfway and knot firmly to secure.
Trim ends unevenly for the wild, playful Grinch look.
👀 Eyes (Yellow Appliqués)
Make 2 identical eyes.
R1: MR 6 sc (6)
R2: inc around (12)
R3: (sc, inc) ×6 (18)
FO, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Assembly:
- Sew eyes 2–3″ below cuff, spaced ≈ 1″ apart.
- Outline with black embroidery.
- Add thick upper eyelids and slanted brows above each eye.
- Stitch a short vertical pupil line down the center of each eye.
😈 Face Embroidery (Black)
Using a yarn needle and black yarn:
- Brows: heavy satin stitches, slanting inward for that trademark frown.
- Nose: small black oval, centered between eyes.
- Mouth: curved grin about 8–10 st wide, rising slightly on the right side.
- Chin Line: single downward stitch from center of mouth curve.
Tip: Use a photo as your guide. The slight right-side lift gives the perfect scheming expression.
🔗 Hanging Loop (Red)
- ch 25, sl st back across chain.
- FO and sew securely inside the back edge of cuff.
- Loop should hang about 6 inches (15 cm).
🪡 Finishing
- Weave in all ends neatly.
- Fluff fringe “hair” for volume.
- Lightly stuff stocking toe and leg before blocking if desired.
- Shape and allow to dry flat.
💫 Final Look
Your Grinch Christmas Stocking is now complete!
It features:
- a plush green chenille texture,
- a thick red fold-over cuff,
- shaggy lime fringe hair,
- and the mischievous face embroidered just right for that iconic smirk.
Hang it by the fireplace or on a stair rail — it’s the perfect statement piece for any holiday display.
