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Today’s Project
On the first day of our 12 Days of Christmas in July Giveaway, my true love gave to me…these Fur Top Holiday Stockings from Red Heart!
One stocking measures about 20” (51 cm) long and about 12” (30.5 cm) around leg.
MATERIALS
- RED HEART® Super Saver®: 1 skein each of 319 Cherry Red A and 512 Turqua B
- Colorway #1: Use A for leg and foot, and B for heel and toe.
- Colorway #2: Use B for leg and foot, and A for heel and toe.
- Note: Yarn quantities are sufficient to make two stockings, one in each colorway. To make a single stocking, about 200 yds (183m) are needed for the leg and foot, 50 yds (46m) for the heel and toe, and 5½ yds (5m) for the cuff.
- RED HEART® Boutique Fur™: 1 ball 9100 Polar C.
- GAUGE: 13 sts = 4” (10 cm); 10 rounds = 4” (10 cm) in cable pattern using smaller hook and A or B.
- Susan Bates® Crochet Hooks: 5.5mm [US I-9] for stocking (except cuff), and 9mm [US M-13] for cuff only
- Yarn needle
SPECIAL STITCHES
- Bpdc (Back post double crochet) = Yarn over, insert hook from back side of work to front and to back again around post of indicated stitch; yarn over and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), [yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook] twice.
- Cable = Skip next stitch, Fpdc around next stitch, Fpdc around skipped stitch.
- Fpdc (Front post double crochet) = Yarn over, insert hook from front side of work to back and to front again around post of indicated stitch; yarn over and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), [yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook] twice.
- sc2tog (single crochet 2 stitches together) = [Insert hook in next stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop] twice, yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on hook.
NOTE: Stocking is worked from the toe upwards. The toe, foot, leg, and cuff are worked in joined rounds. The heel is worked back and forth in rows.
STOCKING
Toe
With smaller hook and toe color, ch 4; join with slip st in first ch to form a ring.
Round 1 (right side): Ch 2 (counts a first hdc here and throughout toe), 8 hdc in ring; join with slip st in top of beginning ch-2—9 hdc.
Round 2: Ch 2, hdc in same st as joining, 2 hdc in each remaining st around; join with slip st in top of beginning ch-2—18 hdc.
Round 3: Ch 2, hdc in same st as joining, hdc in next 2 sts, [2 hdc in next st, hdc in next 2 sts] 5 times; join with slip st in top of beginning ch-2—24 hdc.
Round 4: Ch 2, hdc in same st as joining, hdc in next 3 sts, [2 hdc in next st, hdc in next 3 sts] 5 times; join with slip st in top of beginning ch-2—30 hdc.
Round 5: Ch 2, hdc in same st as joining, hdc in next 4 sts, [2 hdc in next st, hdc in next 4 sts] 5 times; join with slip st in top of beginning ch-2—36 hdc.
Round 6: Ch 2, hdc in same st as joining, hdc in next 5 sts, [2 hdc in next st, hdc in next 5 sts] 5 times; join with slip st in top of beginning ch-2—42 hdc.
Rounds 7 and 8: Ch 2, skip same st as joining, hdc in each st around; join with slip st in top of beginning ch-2. Fasten off.
Foot
With right side facing and smaller hook, draw up a loop of foot color in same st as joining.
Round 1 (right side): Ch 2 (does not count as a st), Fpdc around beginning ch-2 of last round of toe, Fpdc around each remaining st around; join with slip st in first Fpdc—42 Fpdc.
NOTE: Do not work into or around the beginning ch-2 throughout remainder of foot.
Rounds 2 and 3: Ch 2, Fpdc around each of first 11 sts, [Bpdc around next st, Fpdc around next st, Bpdc around next st, Cable over next 2 sts, Bpdc around next st, Fpdc around next st, Bpdc around next st, Fpdc around each of next 4 sts] twice, Fpdc around each of last 7 sts; join with slip st in first Fpdc.
Round 4: Ch 2, Fpdc around each of first 11 sts, [Bpdc around next st, Fpdc around next st, Bpdc around next st, Fpdc around each of next 2 sts, Bpdc around next st, Fpdc around next st, Bpdc around next st, Fpdc around each of next 4 sts] twice, Fpdc around each of last 7 sts; join with slip st in first Fpdc.
Rounds 5-13: Repeat Rounds 2-4 three more times. Fasten off.
Heel
With right side facing and smaller hook, skip first 31 sts of last round of foot, draw up a loop of heel color in next st.
Row 1 (right side): Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next 10 sts (to joining of last round of foot), sc in same st as joining and in next 10 sts; leave remaining 20 sts unworked—22 sts.
Rows 2-10: Ch 1, turn, sc2tog, sc in each st to last 2 sts, sc2tog—4 sts remain in Row 10.
Rows 11-19: Ch 1, turn, 2 sc in first st, sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st—22 sts in Row 19. Fasten off. Sew side edges of heel together.
Leg
With right side facing and smaller hook, draw up a loop of leg color in 12th st of last row of heel.
Round 1 (right side): Ch 2 (counts as first hdc in this round of leg only), hdc in next 10 sts, work hdc in same st as last st of first row of heel, Bpdc around next st, Fpdc around next st, Bpdc around next st, Cable over next 2 sts, Bpdc around next st, Fpdc around next st, Bpdc around next st, Fpdc around each of next 4 sts, Bpdc around next st, Fpdc around next st, Bpdc around next st, Cable over next 2 sts, Bpdc around next st, Fpdc around next st, Bpdc around next st, hdc in same st as first st of first row of heel, hdc in first 11 sts of last row of heel; join with slip st in top of beginning ch-2—44 sts.
Round 2: Ch 2, Fpdc around beginning ch-2 of previous round, Fpdc around each of next 3 sts, Bpdc around next st, Cable over next 2 sts, Bpdc around next st, Fpdc around each of next 4 sts, [Bpdc around next st, Fpdc around next st, Bpdc around next st, Cable over next 2 sts, Bpdc around next st, Fpdc around next st, Bpdc around next st, Fpdc around each of next 4 sts] twice, Bpdc around next st, Cable over next 2 sts, Bpdc around next st, Fpdc around each of next 4 sts; join with slip in first Fpdc—44 sts.
NOTE: Do not work into or around the beginning ch-2 throughout Rounds 3-26 of leg.
Round 3: Ch 2, Fpdc around each of first 4 sts, Bpdc around next st, Fpdc around each of next 2 sts, Bpdc around next st, Fpdc around each of next 4 sts, [Bpdc around next st, Fpdc around next st, Bpdc around next st, Fpdc around each of next 2 sts, Bpdc around next st, Fpdc around next st, Bpdc around next st, Fpdc around each of next 4 sts] twice, Bpdc around next st, Fpdc around each of next 2 sts, Bpdc around next st, Fpdc around each of next 4 sts; join with slip in first Fpdc.
Rounds 4 and 5: Ch 2, Fpdc around each of first 4 sts, Bpdc around next st, Cable over next 2 sts, Bpdc around next st, Fpdc around each of next 4 sts, [Bpdc around next st, Fpdc around next st, Bpdc around next st, Cable over next 2 sts, Bpdc around next st, Fpdc around next st, Bpdc around next st, Fpdc around each of next 4 sts] twice, Bpdc around next st, Cable over next 2 sts, Bpdc around next st, Fpdc around each of next 4 sts; join with slip in first Fpdc—44 sts.
Rounds 6-26: Repeat Rounds 3-5 seven more times.
Round 27: Ch 2 (counts as first hdc), skip same st as joining, hdc in each st around; join with slip st in top of beginning ch-2, ch 12 (for hanging loop)—44 hdc and a ch-12. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing loose end of hanging loop in place.
Cuff
NOTE: While working cuff, leave the ch-12 of last round of leg hanging inside the stocking. With right side facing and larger hook, draw up a loop of C (Fur yarn) in same st as joining.
Round 1 (right side): Ch 3 (counts as first dc), *skip next st, dc in next st; repeat from * to last st, skip last st; join with slip st in top of beginning ch-3—22 dc. Fasten off.
FINISHING
Using long tail, sew loose end of ch-12 to beginning of ch-12 to form hanging loop. Weave in ends.
ABBREVIATIONS
A, B, C = Color A, Color B, Color C etc; ch = chain; dc = double crochet; hdc = half double crochet; sc = single crochet; st(s) = stitch(es); [ ] = work directions in brackets the number of times specified; * = repeat whatever follows the * as indicated.
Enter to Win Today’s Prize
Red Heart Yarn is the perfect choice for all your knitting and crochet projects. Their amazing quality and color selection cannot be beat. The Red Heart Sparkle Soft yarn allows you to add a bit of shimmer to your projects without the scratchy discomfort caused by many sparkly yarns. Also, if you want a craft fur that’s lush and easy to work with, you have to try Red Heart’s Boutique Fur. With this Red Heart tote, carrying all your crafts around couldn’t be easier!
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 is your favorite Christmas crochet craft?
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 13, 2016 as well as contacted by the email address provided.
- You have until tomorrow, July 12, 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 11 chances to win!
Congrats to Vickie M.!
You’ve won the 2 balls of Boutique Fur, 2 balls of Boutique Infinity, 1 ball of Sparkle Soft, and a Red Heart tote bag from Red Heart! You will receive an email shortly.
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