Mini Christmas Stocking

You’ll need:

1 skein of red Brand Vanna’s Glamour yarn;

1 skein of the same yarn, but in white color;

Crochet hook 3,75 mm.

Instructions

1st row: with color A make a magic ring and sc 6 into the ring, insert stitch marker into the last sc just made;

2nd row: sc 2 in each sc, total of 12 sc;

3rd row: sc 2 in the first sc and sc 1 in the next sc – repeat all around, total of 18 sc.

4th row: sc 2 in the first sc and sc 1 in each next 2 sc, repeat all around, total of 24 sc;

5th row: sc 2 in the first sc and sc 1 in each next 3 sc, repeat all around, total of 30 sc;

6th row: sc 1 in each sc, total of 30 sc;

7th-15th rows: repeat 6th row, don’t fasten off.

Heel

Work in rows not rounds, join color B in the next sc where you finished with color A, and sc 1 in each next 16 sc, turn.

Ch 1 and sc 1 in each sc, make total of 8 rows with color B.

Fold the heel in half, turn it inside out and crochet or stitch the upper edge together, fasten off.

16th row: continue with color A and sc 8 into the first side of the heel and also sc 8 into the other side of the heel, sc 14 – one in each color A sc, total of 30 sc;

17th row: work in rounds again with stitch marker and sc 1 in each sc, total of 30 sc;

18th-28th rows: repeat 17th row, sl st in beginning sc and fasten off.

29th-32nd rows: join color B in the back of the stocking (where the hanging loop will be) and sc 1 in each sc, make 4 rounds.

Hanging Loop

Ch 16 (or more to make a longer loop) and sl st in the next sc on last round, turn and sc in each ch, sl st in edge sc, fasten off.