Baby Socks-crochet

Finished Size 3 1/2″ sole. Materials For One Pair * Size 10 crochet cotton — 200 yds. pink * No. 7 steel hook or hook size needed to obtain gauge Gauge 7 dc = 1″ 7 dc rows = 2″ Basic Stitches Ch, sl st, sc, hdc, dc. Special Stitches For beginning cluster (beg cl), ch 2, (yo, insert hook in same sp, yo, draw lp through, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook) 2 times, yo, draw through all 3 lps on hook. For cluster (cl), yo, insert hook in specified sp, yo, draw lp through, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook, (yo, insert hook in same sp, yo, draw lp through, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook) 2 times, yo, draw through all 4 lps on hook. Sock (make 2) Rnd 1: Ch 3, 8 hdc in third ch from hook, join with sl st in top of ch-2. (9 hdc made) Rnd 2: Ch 2 (counts as first hdc), 2 hdc in each st around, hdc in same st as first st, join. (18) Rnd 3: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in same st, 2 dc in next st, (dc in next st, 2 dc in next st) around, join with sl st in top of ch-3. (28 dc) Rnds 4-9: Ch 3, dc in each st around, join. Rnd 10: Ch 1, sc in first 9 sts; for heel shaping, (hdc, dc) in next st, 2 dc in each of next 8 sts; (dc, hdc) in next st, sc in last 9 sts, do not join. (38 sts) Rnds 11-15: Ch 1, sc in first 9 sts, dc in next 20 sts, sc in last 9 sts, do not join. Rnd 16: Ch 1, sc in first 11 sts, (sc next 2 sts tog) 8 times, sc in last 11 sts, do not join. (30) Rnd 17: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join with sl st in first sc. Rnd 18: Ch 3, dc in each st around, join with sl st in top of ch-3. Rnd 19: Beg cl (see Special Stitches above), ch 1, skip next st, *cl (see Special Stitches above) in next st, ch 1, skip next st; repeat from *around, join with sl st in top of beg cl. (15 cls, 15 ch sps) Rnds 20-23: Sl st in first ch sp, beg cl, ch 1, (cl in next ch sp, ch 1) around, join. Rnd 24: Sl st in first ch sp, ch 1, (sc, ch 5, sc) in same sp and in each ch sp around, join with sl st in first sc. Fasten off. Blue Socks Finished Size 3 1/2″ sole. Materials For One Pair * Size 10 crochet cotton — 200 yds. blue * No. 7 steel hook or hook size needed to obtain gauge. Gauge 7 dc = 1″ 7 dc rows = 2″ Basic Stitches Ch, sl st, sc, hdc, dc. Special Stitches For beginning cross stitch (beg cr st), ch 3; working around ch-3, dc in last st on last rnd. For cross stitch (cr st), skip next st, dc in next st; working around last dc made, dc in skipped st. Sock (make 2) Rnds 1-18: Repeat same rnds of Pink Sock. Rnds 19-23: Beg cr st (see Special Stitches above), cr st (see Special Stitches above) around, join with sl st in top of ch-3. Rnd 24: Ch 2, hdc in each st around, join with sl st in top of ch2. Fasten off.

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