Basketweave Stocking

I want to make new stockings for my family. I'm not sure if I'll get all five done before Christmas this year, but I'll see how far I get. I started with this one for my husband. This one used a basketweave stitch. I got the pattern from the book Christmas Crochet for Hearth Home & Tree.

It is full of mistakes, but I think it was pretty forgiving and looks okay. I plan on doing the next one from a pattern in the same book.