Too Simple Christmas Stocking

Too Simple Christmas Stocking

WW yarn – Red & Green & White makes 6” stocking	Thread #10 makes 3” stocking
Hook “E 4 / 3.50mm”	Hook “7/1.65mm”
Yarn needle	Tapestry needle

Stitches- sc, exsc, hdc, dc, slst

special stitch – EXSC [Insert hook in next ch, yo, draw a loop through (2 loops on hook), yo, draw through one loop on the hook (2 loops still on hook), draw through both loops on the hook.]

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[example make with yarn]

Working from the toe up.

This pattern is worked in continuous rounds - mostly

Toe - Green

Rnd 1) Ch 2, 6 sc in 2^nd ch from hook

Rnd 2) 2 sc in each st around [12 sts]

Rnd 3) *1 sc in next st, 2 sc in next st* - repeat from * to * around [18 sts]

Rnd 4) *1 sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st* - repeat from * to* around [24 sts]

Rnds 5 – 12) 1 sc in each st around (24 sts)

Heel - Red

Row 1) Join Red 4 sts from st of last rnd, sc in next st, exsc in next st, hdc in next st, dc in next st, hdc in next st, exsc in next st, sc in next st, sc in next st, turn

Row 2) Sc in next st, exsc in next st, hdc in next st, hdc in next st, hdc in next st, exsc in next st, sc in next st, sc in next st, sc in next st, finish off weave in ends.

Continue with Green

Rnd 13) 1 sc in each st until you come to middle HDC in that st you will place 2 sc, 1 sc in each of the remain sts around (25 sts)

Rnds 14 - 26 ) 1 sc in each st around (25 sts)

Rnd 27) 1 sc in each st until you reach the heel. FLO in 2 sts directly above the heel section.Continue 1 sc in both loops around.

Rnd 28) 1 sc in each st around, slst to st with stitch marker in it.

Your top will be slightly uneven. Don't worry the edging will cover that up and make it look nice. Finish off, weave in ends

Hanging Loop

With green join to one of the two Back Loops from rnd 27. Ch 16, in 2^nd ch from hook sc in each st, slst to the other Back Loop. Finish off and weave in ends.

You have finished the basic Stocking...

Edging – White

Rnd 1) With the stocking wrong side out, slst white to any of the stitches, ch 2, hdc in same st, *1 hdc in next st, 2 hdc in next st* – repeat around from * to *

Rnd 2) Slst to top of ch-2, *ch 5, sk 1 st, sc in next st* repeat around from * to *

Rnd 3) Do not slst in ch-5, you will notice that you have left 1 st in between loops, ch 5 and go under/behind the first ch-5 and sc in the first skipped space, repeat rnd 2, when finished, weave in ends.

Turn the stocking right-side out, roll down the top and You have finished the little stocking.