CROCHETED HOSPITAL STOCKINGS

(Courtesy of Mrs. Horace Leeds)

2 Hanks of Knitting Yarn

1 Celluloid Crochet Hook No. 3

Make chain of 50 stitches, work 49 single crochet on chain, chain 1, turn.

2nd row work 1 single crochet in each stitch of preceding row, always taking up the back loop to form a rib, chain 1, turn. Repeat this 2nd row until work measures 16 inches. Now work a row of single crochet on the side of the piece just made, working 1 single crochet, in each rib, work 8 rows of single crochet on this length, taking up the whole stitch of preceding row, with wrong side of work toward you, join with a row of slip stitch. Now work a row of single crochet at one end for the toe, work round and round, taking up the whole stitch, decreasing 3 stitches on every round until 15 stitches remain. Draw the end in and sew firmly together. Make second stocking to correspond.

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