Materials:
Worsted Weight Yarn
- 200 Yards Brown
- 75 Yards White
I 5.50mm Crochet Hook
Yarn needle
Gauge:
7 stitches = 2 inches
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Stitches:
CH: Chain- Yarn over pull through one loop.
SS: Slip stitch- Insert hook into stitch. Yarn over and pull through both the stitch and loop on the hook.
SC: Single crochet- Insert hook into stitch. Yarn over pull through stitch. Yarn over pull through two loops.
HDC: Half double crochet- Yarn over. Insert hook into stitch. Yarn over pull through stitch. Yarn over pull through three loops.
DC: Double crochet- Yarn over. Insert hook into stitch. Yarn over pull through stitch. Yarn over pull through two loops. Yarn over pull through two loops.
Special Stitches:
Puff: [Yarn over. Draw up loop] a total of 3x’s… Yarn over draw through all 7 loops on the hook.
Sc2Tog: Single Crochet 2 Together- 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.
Hdc in the 3rd Loop: Tutorial HERE https://youtu.be/d2nyqJZBfvA
Instructions:
Toe (Accent Color):
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. Hdc in each stitch around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. (50)
Round 12-13: Ch 1. Hdc in the 3rd loop around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made.
Round 14: Ch 2. *Puff. Ch 1. Skip the next stitch.* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a SS to the first Puff made. (25 puffs, 25 Ch spaces)
Round 15-16: Ch 1. Hdc in each stitch around.
Round 17-26: Repeat Rounds 12-16 twice.
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 27: Ch 1. Hdc in the next 16 stitches, Hdc in the 3rd loop of the next unworked stitch of round 26 across. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. (50)
Round 28: Ch 1. Hdc in the 3rd loop around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made.
Round 29: Ch 2. *Puff. Ch 1. Skip the next stitch.* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a SS to the first Puff made. (25 puffs, 25 Ch spaces)
Round 30-31: Ch 1. Hdc in each stitch around.
Round 32-46: Repeat Rounds 12 -16, 3 times.
Cuff (Accent color):
Round 47: Ch 1. Hdc in each stitch around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made.
Round 48–52: Ch 1. Hdc in the 3rd loop around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. (50)
Finish off. Sew Heel.
