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Simple Striped Santa Stockings

By: Ellen Gormley for Red Heart Yarn

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This set of simple striped Santa stockings from Red Heart Yarn will make decorating your mantel for Christmas a breeze!  This is the perfect project for someone just learning to crochet...so make new stockings for the whole family!

Find more festive holiday patterns in Red Heart's special eBook, Jolly Holidays: 15 Free Knit and Crochet Gifts and Holiday Projects.

Simple Striped Santa Stockings

Materials:

  • Red Heart® Super Saver® (Art. E300) solid color 7 oz (198 g), 364 yd (333 m); multi color and print 5 oz (141 g), 244 yd (223 m), flecks 5 oz (141g), 260 yd (238 m) skeins: 1 skein each of Main Color MC and Contrast Color CC. Colors Used: 319 Cherry Red, 316 Soft White, and 368 Paddy Green
  • Crochet hook, 5.5mm [US I-9].

Instructions:

GAUGE: 12 sts = 4”; 15 rows = 4” in sc. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.


Special Abbreviations
dec (decrease) = draw up a loop in next 2 sc, yo and draw through all 3 loops on hook.
inc (increase) = 2 sc in a st.


Leg

  1. With MC, ch 31 (43, 47).
     
  2. Row 1 (Right Side): Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across; turn – 30 (42, 46) sc.
     
  3. Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each sc across; turn.
     
  4. Repeat Row 2 and work stripe pattern of 8 rows MC and 2 rows CC until 6 (9, 11½)” from beginning, end wrong side row. Fasten off.
     

Heel

  1. With right side facing, skip 23 (32, 35) sc; join CC and sc in last 7 (10, 11) sc; bring other side of leg around and sc in first 7 (10, 11) sc; turn – 14 (20, 22) sc.
     
  2. Next Row: Ch 1, dec, sc in each sc to last 2 sc; dec; turn – 12 (18, 20) sc.
     
  3. Repeat last row to dec 1 st each end of every row until 4 sts remain. Now increase 1 st at each end of every row until there are 14 (20, 22) sc. Fasten off.
     

Foot

  1. With right side facing, skip first 7 (10, 11) sc of heel, join MC and sc in last 7 (10, 11) sc, [dec over next 2 sc of leg] twice, sc in next 8 (14, 16) sc of leg, [dec over next 2 sc of leg] twice, sc in remaining 7 (10, 11) sc of heel; turn – 26 (38, 42) sc. Work even in sc and stripe pattern until foot measures 3 (5, 6)” from last row of heel, end wrong side row. Cut MC.
     

Toe

  1. Next Row: With CC, ch 1, sc in each sc across; turn.
     
  2. ** Next Row: Ch 1, dec, sc in next 9 (15, 17) sc, dec; turn – 11 (17, 19) sc.
     
  3. Dec 1 st each end of every row until 3 sc remain. Fasten off. **
     
  4. With wrong side facing, join CC in next sc of last long row. Repeat from ** to **.
     

Finishing:

  1. Sew toe, foot, heel, and back seams.
     
  2. Top Edging and Hanging Loop: With right side facing, attach CC at back seam.
     
  3. Round 1: Ch 1, sc in each st of beginning ch around; join with a slip st to first sc.
     
  4. Round 2: Ch 1, sc in each sc around; join; ch 12, slip st in same st as joining; slip st in each ch of ch-12. Fasten off.
     
  5. Weave in ends.

 

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