No Frills Basic Double Crochet Stocking Crochet Pattern

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No Frills Basic Double Crochet Stocking - Free Crochet Pattern - The Lavender Chair
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Materials: 

I 5.50mm Crochet Hook 

Worsted Weight Yarn

  • 200 yards red
  • 75 yards white

Yarn needle

Gauge:

7 stitches = 2 inches 

Difficulty:

Intermediate 

Stitches: 

Slip Stitch (SS) – Insert hook into stitch. Yarn over. Pull through stitch and loop.

Chain (Ch) – Yarn over. Pull through loop.

Single Crochet (Sc) – Insert hook into stitch. Yarn over. Draw up loop. Yarn over. Pull through 2 loops.

Half Double Crochet (Hdc) – Yarn over. Insert hook into stitch. Yarn over.  Draw up loop. Yarn over. Pull through 3 loops.

Double Crochet (Dc) – Yarn over. Insert hook into stitch. Yarn over. Draw up loop. Yarn over. Pull through 2 loops. Yarn over. Pull through 2 loops.

Special Stitches:

Single Crochet 2 Together (Sc2tog) – Insert hook into stitch. Yarn over. Draw up loop. Insert hook into next stitch. Yarn over. Draw up loop. Yarn over. Pull through all loops on the hook.

Instructions:

Toe (Accent Color):

Magic Ring

Round 1: Ch 1. 10 Hdc. Join with a ss to the first Hdc made. (10) 

Round 2: Ch 1. 2Hdc in each stitch around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made (20) 

Round 3: Ch 1. *2Hdc. Hdc.* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. (30) 

Round 4: Ch 1. *2Hdc. Hdc in the next 2 stitches.* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. (40)

Round 5: Ch 1. *2Hdc. Hdc in the next 3 stitches.* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. (50) 

Round 6 – 10: Ch 1. Hdc in each stitch around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. (50)

Body (Main Color) 

Round 11: Ch 1. Dc in each stitch around. Join with a SS to the first Dc made. (50)

Round 12 – 21: Ch 1. Dc in each stitch around. Join with a SS to the first Dc made. (50)

Heel (Accent Color):

Row 1: Ch 1. Sc in the next 16 stitches.

Row 2: Ch 1. Sc2tog. Sc in the next 12 stitches. Sc2tog. (14) 

Row 3: Ch 1. Sc2tog. Sc in the next 10 stitches. Sc2tog. (12) 

Row 4: Ch 1. Sc2tog. Sc in the next 8 stitches. Sc2tog. (10) 

Row 5: Ch 1. Sc2tog. Sc in the next 6 stitches. Sc2tog. (8) 

Row 6: Ch 1. Sc2tog. Sc in the next 4 stitches. Sc2tog. (6) 

Row 7: Ch 1. 2 Sc. Sc in the next 4 stitches. 2 Sc. (8)

Row 8: Ch 1. 2 Sc. Sc in the next 6 stitches. 2 Sc. (10)

Row 9: Ch 1. 2 Sc. Sc in the next 8 stitches. 2 Sc. (12)

Row 10: Ch 1. 2 Sc. Sc in the next 10 stitches. 2 Sc. (14)

Row 11: Ch 1. 2 Sc. Sc in the next 12 stitches. 2 Sc. (16)

Finish off leaving semi-long tail. (This tail will be used to sew half of the heel closed) 

Body (Main Color):

In order to hide the joining seam on the back side of stocking, join with a SS to the first stitch of the heel.

Round 22: Ch 1. Dc in the next 16 stitches, Dc in each stitch around. Join with a SS to the first Dc made. (50)

Round 23 – 35: Ch 1. Dc in each stitch around. Join with a SS to the first Dc made. (50)

Cuff (Accent color):

Round 36 – 41: Ch 1. Hdc in each stitch around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made.

Finish off. Sew Heel.