Snowflake Stocking

Snowflake Stocking Designed By Julie A. Bolduc

This stocking started out as a pair of slippers but I quickly realized I did not have enough of the double thick yarn to make the 2nd slipper so I made it into a stocking instead.

Materials Needed
Double Thick Yarn in Blue
Size K/10½ or 6½mm aluminum crochet hook
Worsted weighty acrylic yarn in white
Size H/8 or 5mm aluminum crochet hook
Yarn needle for weaving in ends

Yarn Thickness: 5mm
Gauge: 3sc=1"
Finished Size: 10"x7"
Skill Level: Intermediate

Instructions
ROW 1 Cuff: With double thick yarn. Ch21. Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Ch1, turn.

ROW 2-22: Working in back lps only. Sc in each st across. Ch1, turn. At the end of ROW 22. Join ROW 1 to ROW 22 with a slst in each st across.

RND 1: Ch1. Sc in each row around. You should end up with 23 stitches around. If not, just add one more or take one away. Join w/slst to ch1.

RND 2: Ch2. Hdc in each st around. Join w/slst to top of ch2.

Heel :
ROW 1: Ch2. Hdc in each of the next 10 sts. Ch2, turn.

ROW 2: Ch2, sk first st. Hdc in each st across. Hdc in top of ch2. Ch2, turn.

ROW 3: Rep ROW 2 of heel.

ROW 4: Yo, insert hook in next st, pull up a lp, yo, pull through 2lps on hook, insert hook in next st, pull up a lp, yo, pull through all 2 lps on hook. Dec made. Hdc in each of the next 5 sts. Dec 1. Hdc in top of ch2. Ch2, turn.

ROW 5: Sk 1st st. Dec 1. Hdc in each of the next 3 sts. Dec 1. Hdc in top of ch2. Ch2, turn.

ROW 6: Sk1 st. Dec1. Hdc in next st.

Now you will work in the round again.

RND 1: Ch2, 6hdc evenly spaced down first side of heel. Yo, insert hook in row 1 of heel, yo pull up a lp, yo pull thorugh 2lps on hook. Insert hook in same st as last st on row 1 of cuff, yo pullup a lp, insert hook in next st of cuff, pull up a lp, yo, pull through 4 lps on hook. Hdc in each of the next 10 sts on cuff. Yo, insert hook in next st, yo pull through 2 lps on hook, insert hook and pull up a lp in next st and n first row of other side of heel. Yo pull through all 4 lps on hook. Work 7hdc evenly spaced on 2nd side of heel. Work 2 more hdc across bottom of heel. Join w/slst to top of ch2. (28 sts)

RND 2: Ch2. Hdc in each of the next 6 sts. Dec 1. Hdc in each of the next 9 sts. Dec 1. Hdc in each of the next 8 sts. Join w/slst to top of ch2.

RND 3-10: Ch2. Hdc in each st around. Join w/slst to top of ch2.

RND 11: Ch2. Hdc in each of the next 2 sts. Dec 1. *Hdc in each of the next 3 sts. Dec 1. Rep from * 3 times more. Join w/slst to top of ch2.

RND 12: Ch2. Hdc in each of the next 2 sts. Dec 1. Hdc in each of the next 3 sts, dec 1, 3 times. Hdc in next st. Join w/slst to top of ch2.

RND 13: Ch2. Hdc in each of th enext 2 sts. Dec1. Hdc in each of the next 3 sts, dec 1, 2 times. Hdc in each of the last 2 sts. Join w/slst to top of ch2.

RND 14: Ch2. Hdc in each of the next 2sts. Dec 1. Hdc in each of the next 3 sts, dec 1. Hdc in each of the next 2 sts. Dec1. Join w/slst to top of ch2. Fasten off and weave toe end through each st around to gather up to close.

Hanger: Ch10. Fasten off. Attach to top left corner of the stocking with the toe facing to the right.

Snowflake:
RND 1: Ch6, join w/slst to first ch to form ring. Ch7. Dc in ring, ch4, 5 times. Join w/slst to 3rd ch of ch7.

RND 2: Ch8. Slst in 5th ch from hook. Ch5, slst in 5th ch from hook twice. Slst in same ch as first slst. Dc in next dc. Ch3. *Dc in dc. Ch5, slst in 5th ch from hook 3 times. Slst in same ch as 1st slst. Dc in next dc. Ch3. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to 3rd ch of ch8. Fasten off and tack one of the points at the tips of the ch5 lps to top of sock.

Design written on Thursday, September 30, 2004. Copyright ©2004 By Julie A. Bolduc p115010

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