JOLLY & JOY KRINGLE STOCKING

Instructions

Reference the downloadable project sheet for project pattern diagrams.

Abbreviations

yfwd - yarn forward - bring yarn under needle then over into knitting position again, making a st.

ssk - slip, slip, knit - slip one st twice, knit these sts tog.

tbl - through the back of the loop.

Stocking (beg at top)

Using C1, cast on 132 sts.

Beg Cuff Lining -

Work 6cm in stocking st, ending with a purl row.

Next Row - K1, *yfwd, K2tog*, rep to last st, K1. This will be the fold line for cuff lining and cuff.

Beg Cuff -

Knit 3 rows garter st (1st row is WS).

4th Row (RS) - Knit next st on left-hand needle but do not slip st off needle, take yarn from back to front between needles, wrap clockwise around left thumb to form loop, take yarn back through needles to back of work, knit same st on left-hand needle again, slipping both sts onto right-hand needle, insert left-hand needle through fronts of both sts on right-hand needle, then K2tog tbl, repeat process in each st to end.

5th Row - Knit.

Rep last 2 rows until work measures 6cm from fold line, ending with a 5th Row.

Beg Stripe Patt -

Using C2, work 12 rows stocking st, beg with a knit row.

Using C3, work 12 rows stocking st.

Rep last 24 rows twice ... 72 rows stripes in all.

Shape Heel -

1st Row (RS) - using C2, K33, DO NOT BREAK C2, join C1 and K66, slip last 33sts onto a stitch-holder and leave, continuing on heel sts only, turn.

2nd Row - Purl

3rd Row - K2, ssk, K58, K2tog, K2, turn.

4th Row - P2, P2tog, P56, P2tog tbl, P2, turn,

5th Row - K2, ssk, K54, K2tog, K2, turn.

6th Row -P2, P2tog, P52, P2tog tbl, P2, turn.

7th Row - K2, ssk, K50, K2tog, K2, turn.

8th Row - P2, P2tog, P48, P2tog tbl, P2, turn.

9th Row - K2, ssk, K46, K2tog, K2, turn.

10th Row - P2, P2tog, P44, P2tog tbl, P2, turn.

11th Row - K2, ssk, K42, K2tog, K2, turn.

12th Row - P2, P2tog, P40, P2tog tbl, P2, turn.

13th Row - K2, ssk, K38, K2tog, K2, turn.

14th Row - P2, P2tog, P36, P2tog tbl, P2, turn.

15th Row - K2, ssk, K34, K2tog, K2, turn.

16th Row - P2, P2tog, P32, P2tog tbl, P2, turn.

17th Row - K2, ssk, K30, K2tog, K2, turn.

18th Row - P2, P2tog, P28, P2tog tbl, P2, turn ... 34sts.

19th Row - Knit

20th Row - Purl

21st Row - K1, inc in next st, knit until 3sts rem, inc in next st, K2, turn.

22nd Row - P1, inc in next st, purl until 3sts rem, inc in next st, P2, turn.

Rep last 2 rows until 66sts.

With RS facing using C2 on hold from 33sts on right-hand needle, knit across 66sts on Heel, then 33sts on stitch-holder ... 132sts.

Next Row - Purl

Next Row - K31, ssk, K66, K2tog, K31 ... 130sts, turn

Next Row - Purl.

Next Row - K31, ssk, K64, K2tog, K31 ... 128sts, turn.

Work 7 rows stocking st, beg with a purl row.

Using C3, work 12 rows stocking st.

Work a further 24 rows stripe patt ... 48 rows stripes in all from heel.

Shape Toe -

Using C2 for rem, work 2 rows stocking st.

Next Row - K1, *K5, K2tog, rep to last st, K1 ... 110sts.

Work 5 rows stocking st, beg with a purl row.

Next Row - K1, *K4, K2tog, rep to last st, K1 ... 92sts.

Work 5 rows stocking st, beg with a purl row.

Next Row - K1, *K3, K2tog, rep to last st, K1 ... 74sts.

Work 5 rows stocking st, beg with a purl row.

Next Row - K1, *K2, K2tog, rep to last st, K1 ... 56sts.

Work 3 rows stocking st, beg with a purl row.

Next Row - K1, *K1, K2tog, rep to last st, K1 ... 38sts.

Work 3 rows stocking st, beg with a purl row.

Next Row - K1, *K2tog, rep to last st, K1 ... 20sts.

Next Row - Purl

Break off yarn leaving a long end.

Thread yarn through rem sts, draw up tightly and fasten off securely.

Hanging Loop

Using 4mm needles and C1 DOUBLE, cast on 20 sts.

Knit 8 rows.

Cast off.

Finishing

DO NOT PRESS. Fold cuff lining to inside and whip stitch in place. Using half mattress st, join side edges tog matching colour changes. Using mattress st, join side edges of heel tog. Sew each end of hanging loop approx 6cm apart across centre back of Cuff as pictured. Sew in ends.