Christmas Stocking

Christmas Stocking

Instructions

Materials

• 4 mm crochet hook
• Double-knitting yarn in red and white;
• Twilley’s ‘Goldfingering’ for hanging loop. (This is a widely available 3 ply gold coloured thread);

• Round 1

  2 double–crochet in 2nd chain from hook.
  1 double–crochet in next chain.
  4 double–crochet in last chain.
  Do not turn, but continue in same direction and work into the back loops of the foundation chain: 1 double–crochet in next loop.
  2 double–crochet in last loop.
  Join with a slip–stitch to first double–crochet. (10 stitches)
  

  Round 2

  Chain 1. 1 double–crochet in each of next 4 stitches.
  2 double–crochet in next stitch.
  1 double–crochet in each of next 4 stitches.
  2 double–crochet in next stitch.
  Join with a red yarn slip–stitch to first double–crochet.
  Cut white yarn leaving a tail for darning. (12 stitches)
  

  Rounds 3–7

  Continue with red yarn. Chain 1. 1 double–crochet in each stitch around.
  Join with a slip–stitch to first double–crochet.
  Tip: darn in tails at the end of round 7.
  

  Round 8

  Chain 1. 1 double–crochet in each of next 5 stitches.
  Do not fasten off red yarn, but draw up a long loop so that work does not unravel. (5 stitches)
  

  Heel flap — 1

  Join white yarn with a slip–stitch to next stitch.
  Chain 1 and 1 double–crochet in same stitch.
  1 double–crochet in each of next 6 stitches. (7 stitches)
  

  Heel flap — 2

  Chain 1 (turning chain: counts as 1 stitch). Turn.
  1 double–crochet in each of next 6 stitches.
  

  Heel flap — 3

  Chain 1. Turn.
  1 double-crochet in each of next 5 stitches.
  1 double-crochet in turning chain of previous row.
  

  Heel flap — 4

  Chain 1. Turn.
  1 decrease.
  1 double–crochet in each of next 2 stitches.
  1 end decrease. (5 stitches)
  

  Heel flap — 5

  Chain 1. Turn.
  1 decrease.
  1 end decrease. (3 stitches)
  

  Heel flap — 6

  Chain 1. Turn.
  1 end decrease.
  Fasten off white yarn. (2 stitches)
  

  Continue round 8

  Continuing with red yarn, work 8 double–crochet stitches evenly around heel flap.
  Join with a slip–stitch to first double–crochet of round 8. (13 stitches)
  

  Rounds 9–10

  Chain 1. 1 double–crochet in each stitch around.
  Join with a slip–stitch to first double–crochet.
  

  Round 11

  Chain 1. 1 double–crochet in each of next 6 stitches.
  2 double–crochet in next stitch.
  1 double–crochet in each of next 6 stitches.
  Join with a slip–stitch to first double–crochet. (14 stitches)
  

  Round 12

  Chain 1. 1 double–crochet in each stitch around.
  Join with a slip–stitch to first double–crochet.
  

  Round 13

  Chain 1. 1 double–crochet in each of next 5 stitches.
  2 double–crochet in next stitch.
  1 double–crochet in each of next 8 stitches.
  Join with a slip–stitch to first double–crochet. (15 stitches)
  

  Rounds 14–18

  Chain 1. 1 double–crochet in each stitch around.
  Join with a slip–stitch to first double–crochet.
  Tip: change to white yarn with final slip–stitch of round 18.
  

  Round 19 (cuff)

  With white yarn chain 1.
  1 double–crochet in each stitch around.
  Join with a slip–stitch to first double–crochet.
  

  Round 20

  Chain 1. 1 half–treble in front loop of each stitch around.
  Join with a slip–stitch to first half–treble.
  

  Rounds 21–22

  Chain 1. 1 half–treble in each stitch around.
  Join with a slip–stitch to first half–treble.
  Fasten off.
  

  Making up

  Turn cuff down.
  Attach hanging loop of 3 ply gold thread to back of mini–stocking.