Friday 1 February 2019

BLUE WHALE SOCKS


THESE TING BABY SOCKS ARE BEST FOR THE NEW BORN 


WHAT WILL YOU NEED:
HOOK : 3.5 MM
YARN : BLUE (2 SHADES)
NEEDLE TO SEW ENDS
SCISSORS
STITCHES USED
MAGIC RING
SLIP STITCH: SST
SINGLE CROCHET: SC
HALF DOUBLE CROCHET: HDC
DOUBLE CROCHET: DC

PATTERN
WITH DARK BLUE YARN
 ROW 1: MAKE A MAGIC RING AND DC8 INTO IT , JOIN WITH FIRST DC BY SLIPSTITCH.
 ROW 2: CH2, 2 DC IN EACH STITCH , SST TO JOIN.

WITH LIGHT BLUE YARN
ROW 3-6: CH2, HDC IN ALL STITCHES, and SST TO JOIN. DON’T SNIP THE YARN

MAKE HEEL WITH DARK BLUE
ROW 7: CH 1, SC IN 8 STITCHES, TURN
ROW 8-9: CH1, SC IN 8 SC, TURN.
NOW FOLD IN HALF THE 8SC AND JOIN BY SST.

WITH LIGHT BLUE YARN
ROW 10: CH 1, SC WITH THE YARN LEFT IN ROW 6, MAKE TOTAL OF 16 SC AROUND THE FRONT OF SOCK AND SIDES OF HEEL, JOIN THROUGH SST.
ROW 11-14: CH2, HDC OVER ALL STITCHES, JOIN BY SST

MAKE A 100 CH STRING AND PULL THROUGH THE SOCKS TOP TO TIE A BOW.