Granny Square Christmas Stocking Do you love making granny squares? Now you can put them to good use while decorating for Christmas by crocheting this old fashioned stocking. This project can be completed in a weekend. The stocking is lined with felt to keep all the goodies from Santa safely inside the stocking. Change the color pattern to suit your taste. You can also get special yarn that has a silver or gold thread running through it for an added festive look. Materials:
*You will use less than one skein of each color Make 8 granny squares as follows: With white yarn Ch 5; join with a slst to form a ring. Round 1: Ch 3, 2 dc in ring* ch1, 3dc in ring. Repeat from * 2 more times. Ch 1 join with slst to 3rd ch Round 2: Ch 3, 2 dc in corner space * 3dc in next space, ch 1, 3 dc in same space. Repeat from * 2 more times, 3 dc in beginning space, ch 1, join with slst to 3rd ch (of beginning ch 3) Change to green yarn. Round 3: Ch 3, 2 dc in corner space, *3 dc in next space, 3 dc in corner sp, ch 1, 3 dc in same corner space. Repeat from * 2 more times, 3dc in next sp, 3 dc in beg sp, ch1, join with slst to 3rd ch (of beg ch 3) Round 4: Ch 3, 2 dc in corner sp, * 3 dc in next sp, 3 dc in next sp, 3 dc in corner sp, ch 1, 3 dc in same corner sp. Repeat from * 2 more times, 3 dc in next sp, 3dc in next sp, 3 dc in beg sp, ch1, join with slst to 3rd ch (of beg ch 3) Change to red yarn. Round 5: Ch 3, 2 dc in corner sp, * 3 dc in next sp, 3 dc in next sp, 3 dc in next sp, 3 dc in corner sp, ch 1, 3 dc in same corner sp. Repeat from * 2 more times, 3 dc in next sp, 3 dc in next sp, 3dc in next sp, 3 dc in beg sp, ch1, join with slst to 3rd ch (of beg ch 3) Round 6: Ch 3, 2 dc in corner sp, * 3 dc in next sp, 3 dc in next sp, 3dc in next sp, 3 dc in next sp, 3 dc in corner sp, ch 1, 3 dc in same corner sp. Repeat from * 2 more times, 3 dc in next sp, 3 dc in next sp, 3dc in next sp, 3dc in next sp, 3 dc in beg sp, ch1, join with slst to 3rd ch (of beg ch 3) . Fasten off , weave loose ends into your work and cut off any extra yarn. Assemble the Stocking:
Make a hanger:
Fold the hanger in half an stitch it to the inside top corner of the stocking.
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