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Christmas Stocking Pattern Page 1 of 3 Skill level: Intermediate (depending on color pattern choice and the skill in working with multiple strands of yarn. It could be easy, if you choose to make a simple striped stocking and to embroider on the name, for example.) Size H Crochet Hook (corresponds to 5 mm or size 8 USA) 4ply worsted weight yarn in three colors or as many as needed for the pattern. I call them the main color (green), the background color (white) and the contrasting color (red) I like to use acrylic because it is washable. Once a child fell asleep hugging his stocking and the chocolate candy melted! Stitches used: chain stitch, slip stitch, single crochet and halfdouble crochet (hdc) Halfdouble crochet: yarn over, pull up a loop in the next stitch. Yarn over, pull through all three loops on hook. Single crochet: pull up a loop in the next stitch, yarn over and pull through two loops on hook. Slip stitch: Insert your hook into the stitch, then hook the yarn and pull it through both the stitch and the loop on the hook. Making the Stocking First decide if you want the “foot” to the left or right of the stocking. The hanging loop will be on the opposite side of the foot. Chain 60 stitches and join the ends so you have a circle. Be careful not to twist the chain when joining. Work half double crochet around in the contrasting color. Pattern for Christmas Stocking in Crochet by Karole Kurnow

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 Skill  level:  Intermediate  (depending  on  color  pattern  choice  and  the  skill  in  working  with  multiple  strands  of  yarn.    It  could  be  easy,  if  you  choose  to  make  a  simple  striped  stocking  and  to  embroider  on  the  name,  for  example.)    Size  H  Crochet  Hook  (corresponds  to  5  mm  or  size  8  USA)    4-­‐ply  worsted  weight  yarn  in  three  colors  or  as  many  as  needed  for  the  pattern.    I  call  them  the  main  color  (green),  the  background  color  (white)  and  the  contrasting  color  (red)    I  like  to  use  acrylic  because  it  is  washable.    Once  a  child  fell  asleep  hugging  his  stocking  and  the  chocolate  candy  melted!      

Stitches  used:  chain  stitch,  slip  stitch,  single  crochet  and  half-­‐double  crochet  (hdc)  Half-­‐double  crochet:  yarn  over,  pull  up  a  loop  in  the  next  stitch.    Yarn  over,  pull  through  all  three  loops  on  hook.  Single  crochet:  pull  up  a  loop  in  the  next  stitch,  yarn  over  and  pull  through  two  loops  on  hook.  Slip  stitch:  Insert  your  hook  into  the  stitch,  then  hook  the  yarn  and  pull  it  through  both  the  stitch  and  the  loop  on  the  hook.  

Making  the  Stocking  First  decide  if  you  want  the  “foot”  to  the  left  or  right  of  the  stocking.    The  hanging  loop  will  be  on  the  opposite  side  of  the  foot.    Chain  60  stitches  and  join  the  ends  so  you  have  a  circle.    Be  careful  not  to  twist  the  chain  when  joining.    Work  half  double  crochet  around  in  the  contrasting  color.    

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Hint:  You  can  either  end  each  row  by  joining  to  the  first  stitch  and  then  start  a  new  row  by  chaining  1  and  skipping  the  first  stitch,  or  you  might  choose  to  work  continuously  in  the  round.      Creating  the  Name:    

You  can  either  crochet  in  the  name  by  carrying  a  second  strand  of  yarn  through  your  work    (see  hint  on  working  with  color)  or  embroider  it  on  afterward  using  a  chain  stitch.    Change  to  the  background  color  for  the  name  and  work  7  rows  (or  as  many  rows  as  it  takes  to  complete  the  name).    Work  another  row  in  the  contrasting  color.  Switch  to  the  main  color.  While  continuing  to  work  in  hdc  around,  work  your  color  pattern.    Plan  your  color  pattern  out  on  graph  paper,  keeping  in  mind  that  the  stitch  is  not  perfectly  square;  it  is  longer  than  it  is  wide.    Also,  the  nature  of  the  hdc  stitch  is  that  it  leans  to  one  side,  so  the  color  pattern  (and  name)  look  like  they  are  in  italics.    Remember  that  the  design  is  worked  from  the  top  down,  so  turn  the  graph  paper  around  so  that  the  top  is  facing  you.    Hints  for  working  with  colors:  I  usually  work  with  only  two  (but  sometimes  more)  colors  at  a  time.    I  carry  the  second  color  along  with  me  as  I  work  by  holding  it  up  against  the  piece  and  treating  it  as  if  it  were  part  of  the  stitch  through  which  I’m  pulling  up  a  loop.    Basically,  I  crochet  around  it  so  there  are  no  loose  threads  on  the  back  of  the  work.      (See  photo  –  I  am  working  with  red  and  crocheting  around  the  green.)  

 When  I’m  ready  to  change  colors,  I  work  the  first  part  of  the  hdc  in  the  old  color  (yarn  over,  pull  up  a  loop  in  the  next  stitch).    Then  change  to  the  new  color  (yarn  over  and  pull  through  all  the  stitches  on  the  hook).  I  don’t  carry  the  second  color  all  the  way  around  the  stocking.    I  drop  it  once  I  am  done  with  it.    On  the  next  round,  I  pick  it  up  again,  being  careful  not  to  pucker  the  

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work  by  pulling  it  too  tight.    When  I  work  the  stitches  in  that  round,  I  crochet  over  both  the  yarn  I’m  not  using  and  the  extra  strand  of  the  new  color.    

Form  the  foot:  When  you  reach  one  hdc  before  you  want  the  foot  to  jut  out,  chain  approximately  9  stitches  and  turn.    Skipping  the  first  stitch,  work  hdc  back  along  that  chain.    Slip  stitch  in  the  same  stitch  on  the  stocking  where  the  chain  started  and  then  continue  in  hdc  around  the  stocking  until  you  reach  the  other  side  of  the  chain.    Work  hdc  in  the  back  of  the  chain  and  continue  on  around.    Continue  working  around  in  hdc  until  the  foot  measures  approximately  4  inches.    Fold  stocking  flat  and  slip  stitch  loosely  through  both  the  front  and  back  stitches  to  join  the  two  sides  together.    Tie  a  knot,  cut  the  yarn  and  stitch  the  loose  ends  into  the  work.    

Create  hanging  loop:  Attach  yarn  to  the  top  of  the  stocking.    Work  a  chain  of  9  stitches  and  join  back  to  the  beginning  stitch  to  form  a  hanging  loop.    Work  single  crochet  around  the  loop.    Bind  off,  cut  yarn  and  stitch  the  loose  ends  into  the  work.