Santa's Stocking

This stocking is made almost in the same way a knit pair of socks is made. The cuff is made first, then the leg, then the heel flap. Then the foot is formed then the toe. This stocking can also double as a boot sock to actually wear! This fits me! I have a size woman's 7 foot! I think it looks and works much better as a Christmas stocking though.

Materials Needed
1 skein red worsted weight acrylic yarn.
Scrap white worsted weight acrylic yarn. Red Heart was used in the example for both colors.
Size G aluminum crochet hook

Yarn Thickness 4mm
Gauge 7dc = 2"
Finished Size 12¼Lx8"W
Skill Level Intermediate

Single Crochet Increase (sinc): Work 2 sc in same st.
Half Double Crochet Increase (hinc): Work 2 hdc in same st.
Single Crochet Decrease (sdec): Insert hook in next st, draw up a lp, insert hook in next st, draw up a lp, yo draw through all 3 lps on hook.
Half Double Crochet Decrease (hdec):Yo, insert hook in next st, draw up a lp, insert hook in next st, draw up a lp, yo, draw through all lps on hook.

Instructions
Cuff: With White
ROW 1: Ch13. Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Ch1, turn.

ROW 2-39: In back lps only, sc in each st across. Ch1, turn.

Joining Row:
Fold the cuff in half so that row 1 lines up with row 39, making sure the starting end is on the front right hand side. Join row 1 to row 39 by working a slst in each st across. Fasten off white.

Leg
RND 1: Join Red yarn to the spot where first row and last row were joined. Ch1. Work 1 sc in each row around and then make one more sc so you have 40 sc around. Join w/slst to ch1.
RND 2: Ch2. Hdc in each st around. Join w/slst to top of ch2.
RND 3: Ch1. Sc in each st around. Join w/slst to ch1.
RND 4: Rep rnd 2.
RND 5: Rep rnd 3.
RND 6: Rep rnd 2.
RND 7: Rep rnd 3.
RND 8: Rep rnd 2.
RND 9: Rep rnd 3.
RND 10: Rep rnd 2.
RND 11: Rep rnd 3.
RND 12: Rep rnd 2.
RND 13: Rep rnd 3.
RND 14: Rep rnd 2.
RND 15: Rep rnd 3.
RND 16: Rep rnd 2.

Heel Flap
ROW 1: Ch1. Sc in each of the next 19 sts.

ROW 2: Hdc in each st across. Ch1, turn.

ROW 3: Sc in each st across. Ch2, turn.

ROW 4: Rep row 2.
ROW 5: Rep row 3.

ROW 6: Hdc in next 5 sts. 1Hdec. Hdc in each of the next 6 sts. 1Hdec. Hdc in last 5 sts. (18 sts) Ch1, turn.

ROW 7: Sc in next 5 sts. 1Sdec. Hdc in each of the next 4 sts. 1Sdec. Sc in each of the last 5 sts. Ch2, turn. (16 sts.)

ROW 8: Hdc in each of the first 2 sts. 1Hdec. Hdc in next st. 1Hdec. Hdc in next 2 sts. 1Hdec. Hdc in next st. 1Hdec. Hdc in last 2 sts. Ch1, turn. 12 sts)

ROW 9: Sc in first st. 1Sdec. Sc in next st. 1Sdec. Sc in next st. 1Sdec. Sc in next st. 1 Sdec.(8 sts.)

ROW 10: 4 Hdec. Do Not Fasten off. You will continue with the foot in rounds from here.

This next round takes over where the leg left off so it will begin at round 17.
RND 17: Ch1. Now work down the left side. Sc in each of the next 10 rows. Sc in each of the 20 unworked stitches of round 16. Sc in each of the next 10 rows of heel flap. 2sc in first st of last row of heel flap. Sc ineach of the next 2 sts. Sc in next st. Join w/slst to ch1. (46 sts)

RND 18: Ch2. Hdc in each of the next 11 sc. 1hdec. Hdc in each of the next 19 sc. 1hdec. Hdc in each of the next 13 sc. Join w/slst to top of ch2. (46 sts)

RND 19: Ch1. Sc in each of the next 11 sts. 1sdec. Sc in each of the next 18 sts. 1sdec. Sc in each of the next 12 sts. Join w/slst to ch1. (44 sts)

RND 20: Ch2. Hdc in each of the next 11 sts. 1hdec. Hdc in each of the next 17 sts. 1hdec. Hdc in each of the next 11 sts. Join w/slst to top of ch2. (42 sts.)

RND 21: Ch1. Sc in each of the next 11 sts. 1sdec. Sc in each of the next 16 sts. 1sdec. Sc in each of the next 10 sts. Join w/slst to ch1. (40 sts.)
RND 22: Ch2. Hdc in each st around. Join w/slst to top of ch2.
RND 23: Ch1. Sc in each st around. Join w/slst to ch1.
RND 24: Rep rnd 22.
RND 25: Rep rnd 23.
RND 26: Rep rnd 22.
RND 27: Rep rnd 23.
RND 28: Rep rnd 22.
RND 29: Rep rnd 23.
RND 30: Rep rnd 22.
RND 31: Rep rnd 23.
RND 32: Rep rnd 22.
RND 33: Rep rnd 23.

RND 34: Ch2. Hdc in next 2 sts. 1hdec. Hdc in each of the next 8 sts. 1hdec. Hdc in each of the next 7 sts. 1hdec. Hde in each of the next 8 sts. 1hdec. Hdc in each of the next 6 sts. Join w/slst to top of ch2. (36 sts.)

RND 35: Ch1. Sc in each of the next 2 sts. 1sdec. Sc in each of the next 7 sts. 1sdec. Sc in each of the next 6 sts. 1sdec. Sc in each of the next 7 sts. 1sdec. Sc in each of the next 5 sts. Join w/slst to ch1. (32 sts)

RND 36: Ch2. Hdc in next st. 1hdec. Hdc in each of the next 6 sts. 1hdec. Hdc in each of the next 5 sts. 1hdec. Hdc in each of the next 6 sts. 1hdec. hdc in each of the next 5 sts. Join w/slst to top of ch2. (28 sts)

RND 37: Ch1. Sc in next st. 1sdec. Sc in each of the next 5 sts. 1sdec. Sc in each of the next 4 sts. 1sdec. Sc in each of the next 5 sts. 1sdec. Sc in each of the next 4 sts. Join w/slst to ch1. (24 sts)

RND 38: Ch2. 1hdec. Hdc in each of the next 5 sts. 1hdec. Hdc in each of the next 3 sts. 1hdec. Hdc in each of the next 4 sts. 1hdec. Hdc in each of the next 3 sts. Join w/slst to top of ch2. (20 sts)

RND 39: Ch1. 1sdec. Sc in each of the next 4 sts. 1sdec. Sc in each of the next 2 sts. 1sdec. Sc in each of the next 3 sts. 1sdec. Sc in each of the next 2 sts. Join w/slst to ch1. (16 sts)

RND 40: Ch2. 1hdec. Hdc in each of the next 3 sts. 1hdec. Hdc in next st. 1hdec. Hdc in each of the next 2 sts. 1hdec. Hdc in next st. Join w/slst to top of ch2. (12 sts)

RND 41: Ch1. 1hdec. 1hdc. 1hdec. 1hdc. 1hdec. 1hdc. 1hdec. Join w/slst to ch1. Fasten off, turn sock inside out, weave ends in last row, and gather up to close toe. Secure ends.

Weave all ends into inside of sock.

Santa's Stocking

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