Cuffed Christmas Stocking SVG

About this design

This is the stocking everyone pictures on the mantel. It has a soft, fluffy cuff at the top, with a bumpy edge that looks like faux fur, a hanging loop at the top corner and a rounded foot. A small patch on the heel is marked with stripes, like a darned or decorated heel. It is simple, familiar and endlessly useful.

The design is two pieces with one cut-out, the opening of the hanging loop. In the layered version, the cream backing shows through the loop and around the striped heel detail. With bold, simple shapes, it passes our cut checks from about 3 inches tall.

Color layers

• Backing in cream, which shows through the loop and heel
• Design in red, the stocking

Projects

• Name labels for real stockings.
• Holiday cards with a stocking on the front.
• Gift tags for stocking stuffers.
• Advent calendar pockets.
• Mantel banners with one stocking per family member.
• Kids’ shirts.
• Window clings.

Size and cutting tips

It passes our cut checks from about 3 inches tall. For gift tags, 3 to 4 inches. For a banner, 6 to 8 inches per stocking. For felt, choose 5 inches or more so the fluffy cuff edge stays crisp.

Step by step: two-tone felt ornament

1. Set the stocking to 5 inches tall and download the solid style.
2. Cut two copies from red felt.
3. Cut a strip of white faux fur or felt to cover the cuff and trim it to the cuff’s bumpy edge.
4. Stitch or glue the two red pieces together around the edge, leaving the top open.
5. Glue the white cuff on top and hang it from the loop.

Color ideas

• Red with cream, the classic
• Green with white for a traditional look
• Buffalo plaid patterned vinyl with a white cuff
• Gold glitter for a sparkly ornament

Design notes

The bumpy edge of the cuff is what makes it read as fur. Even cut in a single color, the outline alone tells people it is a soft, fluffy cuff.

Good to know

The cuff is part of the same red shape as the stocking, so the design cuts as a single main piece. To make the cuff white, cut a second copy from white vinyl or cardstock and trim away everything below the cuff line, then layer it on top.

Variations to try

• Mirror it in the editor to point the toe the other way.
• Add a name across the cuff in your software.

Pairs well with

The Blank Cuff Stocking has a wide cuff for a name, and the Classic Hanging Stocking is the plain version.