Project introduction
The Cozy Alpine Stocking is a holiday crochet project with a textured body, a fold-down cuff, a shaped heel, and a hanging loop. This article is an overview of the design and its materials, not a complete crochet tutorial. Erin of Juniper & Oakes describes the pattern as advanced beginner level. Consult the original designer’s pattern and instructions for the complete directions and tutorial resources.
Welcome to the Cozy Alpine Stocking CAL!
Erin of Juniper & Oakes describes this beginner-friendly design as using the Alpine stitch in the round. The designer’s page includes written directions, photographs, and a video tutorial. This overview summarizes the project’s features and construction, but does not replace those instructions.
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What is a CAL?
A crochet-along, usually called a CAL, is a shared project in which participants work on the same design while its instructions are released in parts. The Cozy Alpine Stocking was introduced as a four-part CAL over a holiday period. Working through installments can help participants focus on one part of a larger project at a time.
The source gives more than one description of the original release timing. One says the first section appeared on Friday, December 16, and the final section on the following Monday. Another describes four sections released daily from December 16 through 18. These are historical event details, not a current schedule. The complete instructions are now available on the designer’s page. The source also invited participants to share work in progress and finished stockings in the Juniper & Oakes Crochet Community.
Get Daily Notifications
During the CAL, Erin offered email subscribers a message when a new section became available. This refers to the original event and does not guarantee that notifications are currently being sent. Check the complete pattern page for the available instructions and tutorial material.
Buy the Pattern on Ravelry or Etsy!
The designer states that the complete pattern is available to read for free on the blog. A PDF of the complete written instructions is a separate purchase, and the source also mentions Ravelry, Etsy, and Gosadi as options for buying or viewing the pattern. Check the designer’s listings for current format and access details. The free blog version and paid PDF should not be assumed to have identical features.
Purchase the Pattern from the Juniper & Oakes Shop
The source presents the PDF as a paid option and lists purchase choices through Ravelry and Etsy, as well as a Gosadi viewing option. This overview does not reproduce the paid file or provide its full instructions.
Buy the Cozy Alpine Collection!
The source identifies five designs featuring the Cozy Alpine Stitch: a pouf, bauble, plant pot cover, pumpkin, and stocking. The list shows the stitch motif used in several kinds of projects. This overview focuses on the stocking rather than describing the other designs.
How will the CAL work?
In the original event, each new section was to appear below the previous section on the pattern page. Participants could work through the available portion and share progress in the Juniper & Oakes Crochet Community. The source describes four sections and gives release dates from December 16 through 18, while also referring to the final section appearing on the following Monday. Since the CAL is in the past, these dates are historical rather than an active schedule.
For construction context, the stocking starts with the toe, continues into the body, then adds the cuff and heel. The designer’s notes also describe a hanging loop and optional cord embellishment. These features help explain the project’s layout, but they are not a substitute for the round-by-round instructions.
Yarn
The materials list names Vanna’s Choice by Lion Brand as its main yarn example and gives Wander Acrylic in Patina and Meadow, or another worsted-weight yarn in two colors, as alternatives. Erin describes working with two 100% acrylic yarns that felt different. In her comparison, Vanna’s Choice felt like a softer standard acrylic, while Wander felt slippery, shiny, and very soft.
The designer reports that stockings made with these yarns came out different sizes despite using the same hook. She suggests that Wander might be thinner, or that her tension may have been tighter on the later sample. This is an observation about those samples, not a guarantee about every substitution. Yarn feel, thickness, and tension are useful considerations when choosing an alternative.
Hook
The listed hook is 5 mm, size H. Erin notes that hook size may need adjustment based on gauge and tension. The source also mentions a Furls Odyssey hook in Emerald and Nickel, but the materials specification is H/8, 5.00 mm.
Materials
Use this checklist to gather the supplies listed for the design. The quantities below refer to the stated white and red color sample; the source also permits a two-color worsted-weight alternative.
- Vanna’s Choice by Lion Brand, medium #4, 100% acrylic, listed at 170/156 m per 3.5 oz/100 g skein.
- Color A, White: 120 yards, listed as 1 skein.
- Color B, Red: 185 yards, listed as 2 skeins.
- Alternatively, Wander Acrylic from Furls in Patina and Meadow, or another worsted-weight yarn in two colors.
- H/8 crochet hook, 5.00 mm.
- Yarn needle and scissors.
- Stitch markers, which the pattern notes recommend for tracking round beginnings.
Gauge
The source gives a base measurement of 9 rounds for a 4-inch diameter and identifies single crochet in the round as the stitch used to assess gauge. Its note says to use Rounds 1 through 12, while the measurement itself is stated as 9 rounds. It also says gauge is not essential, but affects the finished size and the gaps between stitches. Treat these as the designer’s reference details, not a promise that another yarn or tension will produce identical fabric.
Finished Size
The design is listed in one size. The source does not give a finished height or width in the material summarized here.
Stitch Abbreviations (US Terminology)
The pattern uses US crochet terminology. These abbreviations are included to help readers interpret the original instructions:
- ch means chain; st means stitch; sk means skip.
- sc means single crochet; dc means double crochet.
- fpdc means front post double crochet; BLO means back loop only.
- fsc means foundation single crochet. A foundation single crochet video reference is also provided.
- mc means magic circle; sl st means slip stitch.
- Sc2tog means single crochet two together.
Special Stitches
The Alpine stitch is commonly presented as a four-row repeat, combining double crochet and front post double crochet rows with single crochet rows. For this design’s construction in the round, the source says the single crochet rows are omitted, leaving alternating double crochet and front post double crochet rounds. As a general placement guide, a front post double crochet may be worked above a double crochet, and a double crochet above a front post double crochet. The original instructions govern the specific stitch placement.
Notes
The designer’s notes explain how to read the pattern. A starting chain of 1 or 2 does not count as a stitch. Asterisks mark repeats, numbers in parentheses at the end of a round give its stitch total, and stitches separated by commas are made in the next stitch. The project is generally worked in continuous rounds without joining or turning at each round end, unless an instruction says otherwise. Marking the start of rounds can help keep your place.
The notes also identify construction landmarks: a chain space in Round 30 forms the basis for the heel, and foundation single crochet stitches in Round 57 make the hanging loop. The work turns in Round 58 so the right side shows when the cuff is folded down. A back-loop-only ridge in that round helps the cuff fold. The source says to decrease by four stitches in each heel round. These details orient the reader without supplying the full sequence of stitches.
Toe: (PART 1)
The toe section begins with Color A and a magic circle, then builds a single crochet base. The written directions list a growing stitch total through Round 8 and maintain 48 stitches in Rounds 9 through 12. A stitch marker is placed at the end of this portion to hold the work’s place. The designer’s page includes a toe video followed by written directions; use those materials for the exact round instructions.
Body of Stocking: (Part 2)
The body begins with Color B after Color A is fastened off. Its texture alternates double crochet and front post double crochet rounds. A chain opening is formed partway through the section by skipping stitches, and the next round works into the chain area. This opening provides the basis for the heel. The textured tube continues after the opening through Round 45. Consult the original instructions for the complete sequence and placement around the opening.
Cuff: (Part 3)
The cuff returns to Color A and begins with single crochet rounds. Its construction includes 12 foundation single crochet stitches for the hanging loop, followed by a turned back-loop-only double crochet round that helps create the folded cuff. Single crochet rounds continue through Round 71, then the yarn is fastened off. This overview describes the features and materials of the section, not how to work each round.
Heel: (Part 4)
The heel is worked from the opening in the body, with markers placed at its two corners. The source describes nine rounds of shaping and says the heel decreases by four stitches in each round. The yarn is fastened off with a long tail, which is used to close the remaining opening; the ends are then woven in. Follow the designer’s written instructions for the full shaping sequence.
Embellishment
An optional finishing touch is a long chain or i-cord in Color B, woven through double crochet stitches from Round 58. The source suggests adding tassels or pom-poms to the cord. These are decorative options, not required construction elements.
The Fine Print
Juniper & Oakes identifies the pattern and its images as its property, copyright 2023, and states that the pattern is for personal use. The designer says finished items may be sold with credit to Juniper & Oakes and a link back to the source, or with credit on a craft fair tag. The designer’s own terms also address sharing and use of the pattern, so consult those terms for complete details.
