With all the Christmas Tree Skirt crochet patterns that I've designed (found HERE), I've wanted to create coordinating Christmas Stockings but haven't had the time.  A few weeks ago, I had an "Ah Ha" moment and decided that for the joys of little kids, I needed to design a Basic Christmas Stocking that would be easy to customize.  It may be hard to find just the right Christmas stocking that every little child wants as theirs but we have SO many wonderful Appliques that can help solve that problem.  ​

My thought behind this pattern is simply Service.  I really enjoy service projects through the holiday season especially.  Kids have my heart and my goal this year is to crochet as many Christmas stockings as I can and hopefully have them filled with goodies and gifts for kids who are in our local foster system.  When I reached out to our local Little Lambs Foundation to see if they thought this would work, they let me know that they're excited for this option.  They host a Christmas event for Foster kids each year and this would be a great addition for their event.  I can't imagine how hard the holidays are for these kids!!
They let me know that they are including low income families this year so the total they're expecting is between 200-250 kids.  That is a big undertaking for me to do alone as I work full time and have a husband and kids to take care of too.  So, I've asked some other ladies in my community and church for their help and hopefully we'll not only be able to crochet enough stockings but fill them too.
 
This Basic Christmas Stocking crochet pattern has been created to be quick and easy with the ability to add appliques or embellishments to make them fun and unique for kids of all ages.  Something to put a smile on their face in a time of struggle.  Something of their own to know that they matter, they are important and they are loved.