Learn how to create a dimensionalstitch with this fantastic

crochet stocking

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Stitches used:

Chain (ch)Turning chain(tch)Make bobble(mb)Double crochet(dc)Treble (tr)Half treble (htr)Double crochettwo together(dc2tog)Treble twotogether(tr2tog)

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leg Using white yarnand a 5.5mm hook,46 ch. 1 tch. Turnand work backalong thefoundation chainjust made.Row 1: 1 dc intoevery st. Cut white,join in red and work2 tch, turn. (46 sts).Row 2: Change tored, 1 tr into everyst. Cut red, joinwhite, 1 tch, turn.Row 3: Change towhite, 1 dc intoevery st, 1 tch, turn.Row 4: 1 dc intoevery st. Cut white,join in light green, 2 tch, turn.Row 5: In light

green, 1 tr into every st. Cut lightgreen, join white, 1 tch, turn.Rows 6-7: In white,rep Rows 3-4. Cutwhite, join in red, 2 tch, turn.Row 8: In red, 1 trinto every st. Cutred, join white, 1 tch, turn.Rows 9-10: Inwhite, rep Rows 3-4.Cut white, join inblue, 1 tch, turn.Rows 11-13: Inblue, 1 dc into everyst, 1 tch, turn.Row 14: In blue, 1 dc into ea of thenext eleven sts, mbin white, in blue, 1 dc into ea of thenext twenty two sts,mb in white, in blue,1 dc into ea of thenext eleven sts, 1 tch, turn.Row 15: In blue, 1 dc into every st, 1 tch, turn.Note: Beforeworking any further,you may wish to tieoff all loose ends ofyarn from Rows 11-14. Weave theminto your work for 2-3cm and trim.Row 16: In blue, 1 dc into ea of thenext ten sts, mb inwhite, 1 dc in blue,mb in white, in blue, 1 dc into ea of thenext twenty sts, mb

2Yarn over hook and draw throughall three loops. This will leave one

loop on the hook.

1Insert hook through the nextstitch. Yarn over the hook and

draw back through the work, therewill be two loops of yarn on thehook. Insert the hook into the nextstitch, yarn over hook and draw backthrough. There will be three loops ofyarn on the hook.

in white, 1 dc in blue,mb in white, in blue 1 dc into ea of thenext ten sts, 1 tch,turn.Row 17: In blue, 1 dc into every st, 1 tch, turn.Row 18: 1 dc into eaof the next nine sts,[mb in white, 1 dc inblue] twice, mb inwhite, in blue 1 dcinto ea of the nexteighteen sts, [mb inwhite, 1 dc in blue]twice, mb in white, in blue, 1 dc into eaof the next nine sts, 1 tch, turn.Row 19: In blue, 1 dc into every st, 1 tch, turn.Row 20: 1 dc into eaof the next eight sts,[mb in white, 1 dc inblue] three times, mbin white, in blue 1 dcinto ea of the nextsixteen sts, [mb inwhite, 1 dc in blue]three times, mb inwhite, in blue 1 dcinto ea of the nexteight sts, 1 tch, turn.Row 21: In blue, 1 dc into every st, 1 tch, turn.Row 22: 1 dc into eaof the next seven sts,[mb in white, 1 dc inblue] four times, mbin white, in blue 1 dcinto ea of the nextfourteen sts, [mb inwhite, 1 dc in blue]four times, mb inwhite, in blue 1 dcinto ea of the nextseven sts, 1 tch, turn.Row 23: In blue, 1 dc into every st, 1 tch, turn.Row 24: 1 dc into eaof the next six sts,[mb in white, 1 dc inblue] five times, mb

in white, in blue, 1 dcinto ea of the nexttwelve sts, [mb inwhite, 1 dc in blue]five times, mb inwhite, in blue 1 dcinto ea of the next sixsts, 1 tch, turn.Row 25: In blue, 1 dc into every st, 1 tch, turn.Row 26: 1 dc into ea of the next ninests, [mb in yellow, 1 dc in blue] twice,mb in yellow, in blue,1 dc into ea of thenext eighteen sts, [mbin yellow, 1 dc inblue] twice, mb inyellow, in blue 1 dcinto ea of the nextnine sts, 1 tch, turn.Rows 27-28: RepRows 25-26.Rows 29-31: Inblue, 1 dc into everyst, 1 tch, turn. OnRow 31, do not work1 tch, turn. Changeto white, work 1 tch, turn.Note: Beforeworking any further,you may wish to tieoff all loose ends ofyarn from Rows 16-26. Weave theminto your work for 2-3cm and trim.Row 32: In white, 1 dc into every st, 1 tch, turn.Row 33: 1 dc intoevery st. Cut white,join in red, work 2 tch, turn.Rows 34-42: RepRows 2-10. After Row42, cut white, join inpurple and work 2 tch.Row 43: 1 htr intoea st, 2 tch, turn.Row 44: 1 htr intoea st. Cut purple yarnand pull through st

DOUBLE CROCHETTWO TOGETHER(dc2tog)The double crochet decreaseappears in patterns as dc2tog,but the number can changeaccording to how many stitchesyou are crocheting together.

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'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house...there's no time more magical than Christmas Eve, and thisbeautiful stocking should be an essential part of the night'sactivities! Perfect for children to enjoy or to adorn the fireplace,you're sure to use the pattern again and again. Plus, it's a greatway to practise the bobble stitch which you can incorporate inother designs too.

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“The knit andcrochet stockings are

designed to complementeach other or to look great as

separate decorations. Thecrochet tree design isworked in simple but

effective bobbles – a greatway to develop new skills”

Lynne Rowe was taught to knit andcrochet as a child and is now a

successful designer and runs knit andcrochet workshops. You can find more

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stitchdictionary

make bobble (mb)

*Wrap the yarn over thehook and insert the hook

into the next st. Yarnover hook again anddraw the loop back

through the st. Yarn overhook again and draw

through first two loopson hook* (two loops on

hook). Rep from * to *twice more (four loops

on hook). Wrap yarn overhook and draw throughall four loops on hook.

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on hook. Pull tight andweave end into workfor 2-3cm. Tie off allother loose ends ofyarn, weave into workand trim.

heelRow 1: With RSfacing, and countingfrom the right, sk 34sts then join light greento next st with a dc(counts as first dc).Work 1 dc into ea ofthe next eleven sts.Bring other side of legaround and work 1 dcinto ea of the firsttwelve sts (24 dc), 1 tch, turn. (You willwork the heel in lightgreen on these 24 sts).Row 2: dc2tog, 1 dcinto every st to the lasttwo sts, dc2tog, 1 tch,turn. (22 sts).Rows 3-11: Rep Row2 nine times. (4 sts).Row 12: 1 dc intoevery st, 1 tch, turn. Row 13: 2 dc intonext st, 1 dc into everyst until last st, 2 dc intolast st, 1 tch, turn. (6 sts).Rows 14-22: RepRow 13 nine times. (24 sts). Cut light green yarnand pull through st onhook. Pull tight tofasten off. Fold heel in half and sew heel seams withmatching yarn.

footRow 1: With RSfacing, miss first 12 sts of heel. Joinwhite to next st with a dc (counts as first

dc), then work 1 dcinto last eleven sts ofheel. Next, cont towork along the purpleleg sts as foll: [dc2tog]twice, 1 dc into ea ofthe next fourteen sts,[dc2tog] twice, 1 dcinto next twelve sts of heel (42 sts), 1 tch, turn.Row 2: In white, 1 dc into every st. (42 sts). Cut white,join in purple, 2 tch, turn.Row 3: 1 htr intoevery st, 2 tch, turn.Row 4: 1 htr intoevery st, cut purpleyarn, join in lightgreen, 1 tch, turn.Row 5: dc2tog, 1 dcinto every st until lasttwo sts, dc2tog, 1 tch, turn. (40 sts).Row 6: 1 dc intoevery st. Cut lightgreen yarn, join inred, 2 tch, turn.Row 7: 1 tr into

every st. Cut red, join light green, 1 tch, turn.Rows 8-9: 1 dc intoevery st. Cut lightgreen yarn, join inwhite, 2 tch, turn.Row 10: tr2tog, 1 trinto every st to thelast two sts, tr2tog.Cut white, join in lightgreen, 1 tch, turn. (38 sts).Rows 11-12: RepRows 8-9. Cut lightgreen, join in purple, 2 tch, turn.Row 13: 1 htr intoevery st, 2 tch, turn.Cut purple, join inlight green, 1 tch, turn.Rows 14-15: RepRows 8-9. Cut lightgreen, join in white, 2 tch, turn.Row 16: 1 tr intoevery st. Cut white,join in light green, 2 tch, turn.Rows 17-18: RepRows 8-9. Cut lightgreen, join in red, 2 tch, turn.

Row 19: 1 tr intoevery st. Cut red, join light green, 1 tch, turn.Rows 20-21: 1 dcinto every st. Cut lightgreen, join in purple,1 tch, turn.Row 22: dc2tog, 1 dc into ea of thenext fifteen sts,[dc2tog] twice, 1 dcinto ea of the nextfifteen sts, dc2tog (34 sts), 1 tch, turn.Row 23: dc2tog, 1 dc into ea of thenext thirteen sts,

[dc2tog] twice, 1 dcinto ea of the nextthirteen sts, dc2tog(30 sts), 1 tch, turn.Row 24: dc2tog, 1 dc into ea of thenext eleven sts,[dc2tog] twice, 1 dcinto ea of the nexteleven sts, dc2tog (26 sts), 1 tch, turn.Row 25: dc2tog, 1 dc into ea of thenext nine sts, [dc2tog]twice, 1 dc into ea ofthe next nine sts,dc2tog (22 sts), 1 tch, turn.

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“One of my favouriteChristmas memories iswaking up to find a

bulging stocking at the end of mybed! This crocheted version willdo the job perfectly!”Tanya Clark, Deputy Editor

LGC kit, plus button crochet

hot tipAt the end of each row

you need to work aturning chain (tch). On adouble crochet row, you

will work one turningchain (1 tch). On a treblerow, you will make two

turning chain (2 tch).Remember, the turningchain does not count as

a stitch on any row

Turn to page 48 and have a go at making a

matching knitted stocking

Row 26: dc2tog, 1 dc into ea of thenext seven sts,[dc2tog] twice, 1 dcinto ea of the nextseven sts, dc2tog (18 sts), 1 tch, turn.Cut purple yarn, pullthrough st on hookand pull tight. Stitch toe seam, thensew foot and legseams. Fold ribbon inhalf and stitch to theoutside of the topside seam. Add abutton if desired.

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