With
Christmas just around the corner we thought we would create a couple of festive
designs for you to try out. Both the
knit and crochet version of our stockings were made using DK but any yarn from
your stash will do, it will just change the size.
Why not pop
some gold coins in them and hang them on your tree or around your home.
You could
even use them as little stocking fillers for your loved ones or make a few and
turn them in to bunting.
Our little crochet socks are worked in
the round, except for the heel which is shaped in rows. Make in one colour or
as many as you like – perhaps you could make the heel in a contrast colour.
Yarn:
any DK
Hook:
3.75mm or 4mm
Abbreviations
Ch - chain Dc – double crochet Ss – slip stitch St(s) - stitch(es)
Pattern
Make a magic ring and work 6dc into it.
Join in first dc with ss, 1 ch
Round
1: 2dc in each st to end. Join in first dc with ss, 1 ch. 12
sts
Round
2: 1dc in each st to end. Join in first dc with ss, 1 ch.
Round
3: (2dc in next st, 1dc) to end. Join in first dc with ss, 1
ch. 18 sts
Round
4-10: 1dc in each st to end. Join in first
dc with ss, 1 ch.
Heel
Row
11 : 9dc turn
Row
12: 1ch, 6dc, turn
Row
13: 1ch, 3dc, turn.
Row
14: 1ch, 3dc, 1dc in next st from row 11, turn. Four sts
Row
15: 1ch, 5dc, 1dc in next st from row 12, turn. Five sts
Row
16: 1ch, 6dc, 1dc in next st, turn. Six sts
Row
17: 1ch, 7dc, 1dc in next st, turn. Seven sts
Row
18: 1ch, 8dc, 1dc in next st, turn. Eight sts
Round
19: 1ch, 9dc, 1dc in next st, cont working 1 dc in each dc to
end of round.
Leg
Rounds 20-31:
1dc in each st to end. 18 sts.
Make 12ch and join into hanging loop
with ss. Fasten off Sew in all ends.
This lovely little stocking is knitted
flat and then sewn up. You start at the
bottom and finish at the top. You might want to finish it off with some festive
eyelash yarn at the cast off.
Yarn
any DK
Needles
3.75mm or 4mm
Abbreviations
St(s) - stitch(es) St st - stocking stitch K – knit P - purl M1 – make a stitch
by picking up the loop between 2 stitches. K2tog – knit 2 sts together Ssk –
slip 1 st, k1 and pass st over the knitted one P2togtbl – purl 2 sts together
through the back of both sts P2tog – purl 2 sts together
Pattern
Cast On 33 sts Beginning with a knit
row work 2 rows of st st.
Row
3: (k1, m1, k15, m1) repeat to last st, k1 (37sts)
Row
4 and all even rows
purl.
Row
5: (k1, m1, k17, m1) repeat to last st, k1 (41sts)
Row
7: (k1, m1, k19, m1) repeat to last st, k1 (45sts)
Row
9: knit all sts Row 10: purl all sts
Row
11: K20, k2tog, k1, ssk, k20 (43sts)
Row
12: p19, p2togtbl, p1, p2tog, p19 (41sts)
Row
13: K18, k2tog, k1, ssk, k18 (39sts)
Row
14: p17, p2togtbl, p1, p2tog, p17 (37sts)
Row
15: K16, k2tog, k1, ssk, k16 (35sts)
Row
16: p15, p2togtbl, p1, p2tog, p15 (33sts)
Row
17: K14, k2tog, k1, ssk, k14 (31sts)
Row
18: p13, p2togtbl, p1, p2tog, p13 (29sts)
Row
19: K12, k2tog, k1, ssk, k12 (27sts)
Row
20: p11, p2togtbl, p1, p2tog, p11 (25sts)
Work 14 rows of st st
Next
row: (k1, p1) repeat to last st, k1
Next
row: (p1, k1) repeat to last st, p1
Next
row: (k1, p1) repeat to last st, k1
Cast off in rib. Sew stocking together.
