It was Christmas in July for me this month. I have been working on crocheted mini Christmas stockings for the Warmth for Warriors 2016 Stocking Drive. July marked my start of crocheting the little socks for the organization that collects the stockings and fills them with small gifts such as chapstick, shampoo, lotions, or other small toiletry and gives them to our troops at Christmas.

It is always fun to crochet these cute little stockings for the troops. It is a wonderful way to use up scraps of yarn as you only need little bits of yarn to do the toes and heels and add contrast to the stockings.

Here are more of the 6 inch stockings that I crocheted this month. As you can see, any color combo can be used and just about any pattern can be used as long as the stockings are around 6 inches long.

We are looking for more people to help us meet our 2016 stocking goal. Last year there were over 1600 Christmas stockings sewn, knitted and crocheted for the troops. Please come and join us at the Warmth for Warriors group on Ravelry if you can help us this year.