Let’s make a heel of the Crochet Christmas Stocking. The Rattle The Stars Christmas Stocking is a free pattern by Marly Bird and is part of the first annual Christmas Stocking Mystery Make-along Event (click to find out more)
This is a free crochet stocking pattern that is released in different sections or clues. There are a total of 6 sections. These are the instructions for part 4 of 6
Follow along with the pattern and Marly and you will have the pattern done in a day!
Rattle The Stars Christmas Stocking || Mystery Make-along 4 of 6
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MEASUREMENTS
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
15” [38 cm] circumference
11” [28 cm] leg length (including cuff but not including heel)
GAUGE
13 sc and 16 sc rounds = 4” [10 cm]
MATERIALS
YARN
6 colors of Worsted Weight Yarn / CYC Size 4
Sample made with: Bernat Super Value
- Color A: Peony Pink
- Color B: Sky
- Color C: White
- Color D: Hot Blue
- Color E: Grass
- Color F: Mint
HOOK
US H [5 mm] or size to obtain gauge
NOTIONS
Tapestry Needle, Stitch markers (removable), Scissors
NOTES
- Cut yarn at color change
- Change to new color in last slip stitch of row
- Stocking Cuff, Leg, Foot, and Toe are worked in turned rounds
- Heel is worked in rows
COLOR SEQUENCE
Each color represents 2 rounds unless otherwise noted.
Color A Cuff — all rounds
With Color B
With Color C
With Color B
With Color D
With Color E
With Color D
With Color B
With Color F
With Color B
With Color D
With Color C
With Color D
With Color B
With Color E
With Color B
With Color D — 1 round
Color A Heel — all rows
With Color D — 1 round
With Color F
With Color D
With Color B
With Color C
With Color B
With Color D
With Color E
With Color D
With Color B
With Color F
With Color B
Color A Toe– all rounds
PATTERN
Clue 4
Heel
1ST HALF
With Color A
With RS facing, leaving a long tail to use for sewing later, join yarn at marker on the 12th stitch with a slip stitch, turn.
Do not remove markers from 12th and 38th stitch.
Note: there is no ch1 in this section at the end of row.
Row 1 (WS): Sc in next 24 sc, turn — 24 sc.
Note: Remaining stitches are the instep stitches and will remain umworked until the first row of the foot.
Row 2 (RS): Sc2tog in first 2 sts, sc in each sc to end of row, turn — 23 sc.
Row 3 (WS): Sc2tog in first 2 sts, sc in each sc to end of row, turn — 22 sc.
Row 4 (RS): Sc2tog in first 2 sts, sc in each sc to end of row, turn — 21 sc.
Row 5 (WS): Sc2tog in first 2 sts, sc in each sc to end of row, turn — 20 sc.
Row 6 (RS): Sc2tog in first 2 sts, sc in each sc to end of row, turn — 19 sc.
Row 7 (WS): Sc2tog in first 2 sts, sc in each sc to end of row, turn — 18 sc.
Row 8 (RS): Sc2tog in first 2 sts, sc in each sc to end of row, turn — 17 sc.
Row 9 (WS): Sc2tog in first 2 sts, sc in each sc to end of row, turn — 16 sc.
Row 10 (RS): Sc2tog in first 2 sts, sc in each sc to end of row, turn — 15 sc.
CENTER ROW
Row 1 (WS): Sc in each sc to end of row, turn — 15 sc.
Note: In the 2nd half of the heel, use a stitch marker in the first sc of the row and move up each row to help know where to work the increase on the next row.
2ND HALF
Row 11 (RS): 2 sc in first sc, sc in next 14 sc, turn — 16 sc.
Row 12 (WS): 2 sc in first sc, sc in next 15 sc, turn — 17 sc.
Row 13 (RS): 2 sc in first sc, sc in next 16 sc, turn — 18 sc.
Row 14 (WS): 2 sc in first sc, sc in next 17 sc, turn — 19 sc.
Row 15 (RS): 2 sc in first sc, sc in next 18 sc, turn — 20 sc.
Row 16 (WS): 2 sc in first sc, sc in next 19 sc, turn — 21 sc.
Row 17 (RS): 2 sc in first sc, sc in next 20 sc, turn — 22 sc.
Row 18 (WS): 2 sc in first sc, sc in next 21 sc, turn — 23 sc.
Row 19 (RS): 2 sc in first sc, sc in next 22 sc. Fasten off — 24 sc.
Fold heel in half, whip stitch together the 1st half to the 2nd half.
