Materials:
Medium worsted weight yarn in 5 colours. I used red, white, mustard, green and blue
H/5 mm crochet hook
Yarn needle
Stitch marker
Size
Approximately 18 inches long and 7 inches wide
Stitches/Abbreviations Used:
** - Repeat instructions between asterisks as many times as directed
[ ] - work instructions within brackets as a set as many times as directed
st/sts - stitch/stitches
ch/chs - chain/chains
sl st - slip stitch
sc - single crochet
hdc - half double crochet
dc - double crochet
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Instructions:
Round 1: Ch 3 (counts as 1st st in all rounds), 11 dc into ring. Join with a sl st to the 1st st. (12 sts)
Round 2: Ch 3, dc in same st, 2 dc in each st around. Join with a sl st to the 1st st. (24 sts)
Round 3: Ch 3, 2 dc in next st, repeat [dc in next st, 2 dc in next st] around. Join with a sl st to the 1st st. (36 sts)
Round 19: Skip 11 sts, join white in the 12th st, ch 1, sc in same st, sc in the next 37 sts, ch 22, join with a sl st to the 1st sc.
Heel
Round 1: Join red in the 1st st at the
bottom of the heel opening, ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next 2 sts, hdc in 3
sts, dc in 10 sts, hdc in 3 sts, sc in 3 sts, sc in the st at the corner, sc in
next 3 sts, hdc in 3 sts, dc in 10 sts, hdc in 3 sts, sc in next 3 sts, sc in
the st at the other corner. (46 sts)
Do not join, work in continuous rounds placing a marker in the 1st
st of the next round.
Round 2: sc in 3 sts, hdc in
3 sts, dc in 3 sts, 2 dc in the next 4 sts, dc in 3 sts, hdc in 3 sts, sc in 7
sts, hdc in 3 sts, dc in 3 sts, 2 dc in the next 4 sts, dc in 3 sts, hdc in 3
sts, sc in the next 4 sts. (54 sts)
Round 3: sc in 3 sts, hdc in
3 sts, dc in 14 sts, hdc in 3 sts, sc in 7 sts, hdc in 3 sts, dc in 14 sts, hdc
in 3 sts, sc in 4 sts. Join.
Pull the wrong side out and close the opening by joining the edges together by working sc across. Cut off yarn and weave in the loose ends.