XMAS STOCKING, ARAN STOCKING

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      3 oz 4ply eggshell
      1    Size 7 knit needles

  size: 14" long        gauge: 4 sts=1:, 7 rows=1"

  stocking: beg at top cast on 70 sts.
  row 1: k
  row 2:bind off 14sts at beg of row for hanging loop, k rem 45 sts.
  row 3:wrong side: k1, (p1,k1) twice, place a marker on needle, *k1, p6,k1
  (for cable panel) place a marker one needle, k1, (p1,k1) 5 times for popcorn
  panel, place a marker on needle, rep from * once, k1, p6, k1 for cable
  panel, place a marker on needle, (k1, p1) twice, k1.
  row 4:k1, (p1,k1) twice, sl marker, *p1, sl next 2 sts to holder at front
  of work, k next 2sts, k2 sts from holder (front cable twist made), k2, p1,
  sl marker, k1 (p1,k1) twice, loosely k in front and back ad front and back
and front of next st (popcorn started), (k1, p1) twice, k1, sl marker, rep
  from * once, p1, front cable twist over next 4 sts, k2, p1, sl marker, k1
  (p1, k1) twice. sl markers each row.
  row 5:k1, (p1,k1) twice, *k1, p6, k1 (k1,p1) twice, k1, p next 5 sts tog
  (popcorn made) k1, (p1,k1)twice, rep from * once, k1, p6, k1 (k1,p1)
  twice,k1
  row 6:k1 (p1,k1) twice, *p1, k2, sl next 2 sts to holder at back of work,
  knit next 2 sts, k2 from holder (back cable twist made) p1, (k1, p1) 5
  times, k1, rep from * once, p1, k2, back cable twist over next 4 sts, p1,
  (k1,p1) twice, k1.
  row 7: work as for row 3
  row 8: k1, (p1,k1) twice, *p1, front cable twist over next 4 sts, k2, p1,
  k1, p1, start popcorn in next st (p1,k1) twice, p1, start popcorn in next
  st, p1, k1, rep from * once, p1, front cable twist over next 4 sts, k2,
  p1, (k1,p1) twice, k1.
  row 9:k1, (p1,k1) twice, *k1, p6, k1,k1,p1, complete popcorn,
  (p1,k1)twice, p1, complete popcorn, p1,k1, rep from *once k1, p6, k1 (k1,p1) twice,
k1
  row 10: rep row 6. rep rows 3-10 for pat until piece measures 8"long, end
  with row 9 of pat.
  sides and instep: row 1: con in pat, work across first 24 sts, cast 8 sts
  onto right hand needle. place next 8 sts from left hand needle on holder
  for instep and rem 24 sts on another st holder.
  row 2:working on 32 sts on needle, k1, p6,k1 work in est pat across.
  row 3:work in pat across, cast on 7 st st at end of row
  row 4:k1, (p1,k1) 3 times, work in pat across.
  row 5:work in pat across, cast on 4 sts at end of row-43 sts.
  row 6:k1, (p1,k1) 5 times, work in pat across.
  row 7:work in pat across. place these sts on a holder.
  from wrong side, sl 9 instep sts from holder onto needle. cont in cable pat
  for 4", end row 8 of cable pat. place these sts on holder. from right
  side, work in pat across sts on first st holder. work to correspond to
  other side, reversing shaping, end with a right side row.
  foot: row1: work in pat across sts on needle, then work in pat across sts
 on 2nd hold-94 sts. work even in pat for 1" end wrong side row. mark p st
  on each side of center cable.
  next row: dec 1 st at beg or row, work in pat to 2sts before marker, dec 1
  st, work across to st after next marker, dec 1st, work across to last 2
  sts, dec 1 st.
  next row: work even, rep last 2 rows 8 more times-58 sts. bind off in pat.

  finishing:sew instep edges to casted off sts, sew center back to sole
  seams. fold hanging loop in half; sew end to center back seam.
jay.barrett@nccnet.com (JAY BARRETT)

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