Stocking with Candy Cane SVG

About this design

This stocking has a sweet surprise inside. A candy cane hooks out of the top, with a few small treats tucked in beside it, peeking over the wide cuff. The stocking has a long leg and a full, rounded foot, and the treats at the top add a cheerful touch without making the design busy.

The design is four pieces: the stocking and the small treats at the top, with no closed cut-outs. The shapes are bold and simple, so it passes our cut checks from just 2.5 inches tall.

Color layers

• Backing in cream, the same outline as the pieces underneath
• Design in red

With no closed cut-outs, the backing does not show, so this design is usually cut in one color, or in two with the treats in a second color.

Sweet projects

• Candy gift tags for treat bags.
• Classroom party favors.
• Kids’ shirts for Christmas morning.
• Holiday cards.
• Planner stickers.
• Treat jar labels.
• Advent calendar pockets.

Size and cutting tips

It cuts cleanly from about 2.5 inches tall. For treat bag tags, 3 to 4 inches. For a child’s shirt, 7 to 8 inches. Keep the small treats on the transfer tape when you weed.

Step by step: candy treat bag topper

1. Set the stocking to 3.5 inches tall and download the solid style.
2. Cut the stocking from red cardstock.
3. Cut the design again from white cardstock and keep only the candy cane, then add red stripes with a marker.
4. Glue the striped candy cane over the red one.
5. Staple the stocking to the top of a folded treat bag filled with candy.

Color ideas

• Red stocking with a red-and-white candy cane
• Green stocking with a red candy cane
• White stocking with a red candy cane for a peppermint look
• Gold glitter stocking for a party favor

Design notes

The candy cane leans out over the cuff, so it is the first thing you notice. That makes the design read as “sweet treats” even at tiny sizes, where the smaller treats beside it blend into the shape of the stocking.

Good to know

The treats are separate pieces, which makes it easy to give them their own colors. A striped candy cane, a green treat and a gold one turn the stocking into a cheerful little scene. You can also leave them out after ungrouping for a plain stocking.

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 Candy Filled Stocking is overflowing with sweets, and the Candy Cane SVG collection has candy canes on their own.