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Today’s Project
On the ninth day of our 12 Days of Christmas in July Giveaway, my true love gave to me…these Button-Trimmed Stockings from Premier Yarns!
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Length: 19″
Circumference: 12″
MATERIALS
Premier® Yarns Premier Home® Cotton Glitz (83% cotton, 15% polyester, 2% metallic; 280gm/490 yds)
- #77-01 Silver White (A) – 1 ball
- #77-02 Red Gold (B) – 1 ball
- #77-03 Green Gold (C) – 1 ball
Hook: US Size H-8 (5 mm) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
Notions: Tapestry needle, stitch marker, 4 (5)-1″ buttons
GAUGE
12 sts x 16 rows = 4″
Save time, check your gauge.
PATTERN NOTES
To change colors in sc: Insert hook in next st and draw up a lp, drop working color and pick up new color, pull new color through 2 lps on hook.
STOCKING
Version 1 – White Cuff
TOE
With A, ch 2.
Row 1: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook, turn – 6 sc.
Row 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each sc across, turn – 12 sc.
Row 3: Ch 1, * sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc; rep from * across, turn – 18 sc.
Row 4: Ch 1, *sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc; rep from * across, turn – 24 sc.
Row 5: Ch 1, sc in each sc across.
Row 6: Ch 1, *sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc; rep from * across, turn – 30 sc.
Row 7: Ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn.
Row 8: Ch 1, *sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc; rep from * across, turn – 36 sc.
Rows 9-12: Ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn.
FOOT
Change to C.
Rows 13-20: With C, ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn.
Change to B.
Rows 21-24: With B, ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn.
Change to C.
Rows 25-28: With C, ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn.
Change to B.
Rows 29-30: With B, ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn.
Place loop from hk onto stitch marker.
HEEL
Row 1: Join A with a sc in 13th sc of Row 30, sc in next 11 sc, turn – 12 sc.
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each heel sc, sc in next sc on Row 30, turn – 13 sc.
Rows 3- 11: Rep Row 2 – 22 sc.
Fasten off A.
LEG
Place st from stitch marker back on hk.
Row 31: With B, ch 1, sc in first 7 sc of Row 30, sc across 22 heel sc, sc in last 7 sc of Row 30, turn – 36 sc.
Row 32: Ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn.
Change to C.
Rows 33-40: Ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn.
Change to B.
Rows 41-44: Ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn.
Change to C.
Rows 45-52: Ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn.
Change to B.
Rows 53-56: Ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn.
Change to C.
Rows 57-64: Ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn.
Change to B.
Rows 65-68: Ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn.
Change to C.
Rows 69-72: Ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn.
Change to A.
Row 73: Ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn.
CUFF
Row 74: Ch 1, working in blo, *sc in next 5 sc, 2 sc in next sc; rep from * across, turn – 42 sc.
Rows 75-80: Ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn. Fasten off.
Go back to Row 74 and join A with a sc in first unworked front lp, working in flo, sc in next 17 sc, ch 10 (hanger), sc in rem 18 sc. Fasten off.
Version 2 – Red Cuff
Work as for Version 1, changing colors as follows.
Rows 1-28: Work in B.
Rows 29-30: Work in A.
Heel: Work in B.
Rows 31-32: Work in A.
Rows 33-36: Work in C.
Rows 37-40: Work in A.
Rows 41-44: Work in C.
Rows 45-48: Work in A.
Rows 49-52: Work in C.
Rows 53-56: Work in A.
Rows 57-60: Work in C.
Rows 61-64: Work in A.
Rows 65-68: Work in C.
Rows 69-72: Work in A.
Rows 73-80: Work in B.
FINISHING
Sew side seam.
EDGING
For Version 1, work in A. For Version 2, work in B.
With A (B), ch 30 (37).
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across, turn – 29 (36) sc.
Rows 2 & 3: Ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn.
Row 4: Ch 1, sc in first sc, *sk 3 sc, 7 tr in next sc, sk 2 sc, sc in next sc; rep from * across – 4 (5) scallops. Fasten off.
Sew buttons in place at center of each scallop, then sew button panel in place on stocking. On Version 1 sew on Leg along seam. On Version 2 sew along edge of Cuff. Weave in ends.
ABBREVIATIONS
beg beginning
blo back loop only
ch chain
flo front loop only
lp(s) loop(s)
rep repeat
sc single crochet
sk skip
tr treble crochet
Enter to Win Today’s Prize
Premier Yarns is a company dedicated to supplying crafters with soft, easy-to-work-with yarn for all their knitting and crochet needs. With a wide variety of prints and textures, Premier Yarns can help you with any knitting or crochet you may have. These three festive yarn skeins are perfect for this holiday stocking projects; and they’ll look great hanging by your mantle.
In order to win today’s 12 Days of Christmas in July Giveaway, all you need to do is leave a comment on this blog post below telling us:
What’s your favorite holiday crochet project?
OFFICIAL RULES FOR DAILY CONTEST:
- There is a maximum of one entry per person. The entry will be based upon a comment left on this blog post. Duplicate comments will be deleted and are not tallied.
- Winner will be selected at random from the comments on this blog post.
- Winner will be announced here on the blog July 25, 2016 as well as contacted by the email address provided.
- You have until tomorrow, July 22, 2016 at 11:59p EST to leave your comment on the project above. Comments posted after that will not be counted.
- Contest open to anyone 18+ in US and/or Canada excluding Quebec.
THIS CONTEST HAS ENDED. Check out the rest of the 12 Days of Christmas in July giveaway series. There are still 3 chances to win!
Congrats to Jody!
You’ve won the 3 skeins Cotton Glitz in Silver/White, Red/Gold, and Green/Gold from Premier Yarns! You will receive an email shortly.
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