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You’ll find lots of uses for these easy
crochet Christmas stockings. Hang them on the mantel for Santa to fill, or
use the smallest one as a package tie.
Courtesy of Coats & Clark®
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The Big Book of Holiday Crochet
Materials:
Red Heart Super Saver Yarn
Instructions:
Directions are for small stocking.
Changes for medium and large stockings are in parentheses.
GAUGE: In sc
12 sts = 4-inches; 15 rows = 4-inches.
CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge given.
Stockings measure 11 (17, 21)-inches
long.
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Row 1 (Right Side):
Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across; turn—30 (42, 46) sc.
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Row 2: Ch 1, sc in
each sc across, turn. |
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Rep Row 2 and work stripe pat of 8 rows of MC
and 2 rows of CC until 6 (9, 11½) inches from beg, end wrong side
row. Fasten off. |
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Heel:
Row 1: With right side facing, skip 23, 32, 35) sc; join CC
and sc in last 7 (10, 11) sc; bring other side of leg around and
sc in first 7 (10, 11) sc, turn—14 (20, 22) sc. |
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Row 2: Ch 1; draw
up a lp next 2 sc, yo and draw through all 3 lps on hook—dec made;
sc in each sc to last 2 sc; dec, turn—12 (18, 20) sc. |
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Rep last row to dec 1 st each end of every row
until 4 sts rem. Then inc 1 st (inc = work 2 sc in a st) each end
of every row until there are 14 (20, 22) sc. Fasten off.
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Foot:
With right side facing, skip first 7 (10, 11) sc of heel, join MC
and sc in last 7 (10, 11) sc, [dec over next 2 sc of leg] twice,
sc in next 8 (14, 16) sc of leg, [dec over next 2 sc of leg]
twice, sc in rem 7 (10, 11) sc of heel; turn—26 (38, 42) sc.
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Work even in sc and strip pat until foot
measures 3 (5, 6)” from last row of heel, end wrong side row. Cut
MC. |
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Toe:
Next Row: With CC, ch 1, sc in each sc across; turn.
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**Next Row: Ch 1,
dec, sc in next 9 (15, 17) sc, dec; turn—11 (17, 19) sc. Dec 1 st
each end of every row until 3 sc rem. Fasten off. ** |
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With wrong side facing, join CC in next sc of
last long row. Rep from ** to **. |
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Finishing:
Sew toe, foot, heel and back seams. |
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Fasten off. Weave in all ends.
Abbreviations:
beg = begin(ning)
ch = chain
dc = decrease
inc = increase
lp(s) = loop(2)
mm = millimeters
pat = pattern
re = remain(ing)
rep = repeat
sc = single crochet
sl st = slip stitch
st(s) = stitch(es)
yo = yarn over
* or ** = repeat whatever follows the * or **
[ ] = work directions given in brackets the number of times
specified
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