Green Cyclops Stocking Changes

By Ronda Goetz

Materials Needed

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Spring Green Worsted

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Royal Blue Worsted

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White Worsted

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Black Worsted

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Paddy Green Worsted

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Light Grey Worsted

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J Hook (for stocking)

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I Hook (for brim and features)

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½” Black Button

Abbreviations

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Sc- single crochet

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Hdc- half double crochet

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Dc- double crochet

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St- stitch

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Ss- slip stitch

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Sk- skip

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Ch- chain

Work toe, heel and body of stocking in spring green, fasten off

Work cuff in royal blue, replacing the dc round with 2 rounds of hdc, fasten off, weave in ends

Fold down cuff and hold stocking upside down. Find the front center st and count to the right 7 st, join
royal blue using I hook

Row 1 in front loops only, sk 1

st

st, sc next, 2 hdc in next, dc next 8, 2 hdc in next, sc next, ss next, turn

Row 2 in both loops, sk 1

st

st, sc in next, hdc next 12, sc next, ss last, fasten off, weave in ends

Eye

With I hook and white, make a magic circle

Round 1 work 8 hdc into ring, tighten, do not join

Round 2 work 2 hdc in each st around, do not join

Round 3 *hdc, 2 hdc in next* around, do not join

Round 4 *hdc 2, 2 hdc in next* around, sc next, ss next, fasten off, leaving tail for sewing to stocking

Iris

With I hook and paddy green, make a magic circle, ch 2, work 10 dc into ring, tighten, join, fasten off
leaving tail for sewing to eye. Sew button to center of iris and then sew iris to center of eye

Mouth

With I hook and black, ch 11

Row 1 hdc in 2

nd

ch from hook and across, ch 1, turn

Row 2 sk 1

st

st, hdc next 5, sk next st, hdc in last, ch 1, turn

Row 3 sk 1

st

st, hdc next 3, sk next st, hdc in last, ch 1, turn

Row 4 sk 1

st

st, hdc next, hdc2tog, sk next, hdc in last, ch 1, sc around entire piece, fasten off, leaving tail

for sewing to stocking

Teeth

With I hook and white, hold black piece right side facing with the wide end at the bottom. Attach white
to the front loop only of the bottom right st (see photo on next page), ch 1,work 3 hdc in next, ss in next,
3 dc in next, ss in next, 3 hdc in next, ss in next, fasten off, weave in ends.

Horns (make 2)

With I hook and light grey, make a magic circle

Round 1 work 4 sc into ring, tighten, do not join

Round 2 sc in each st around, do not join

Round 3 *sc, sc 2 in next st* twice, do not join

Round 4 sc in each st around, do not join

Round 5 work 2 sc in the 1

st

3 st, sc in each remaining st, do not join

Round 6 sc in each st around, do not join

Round 7 sc 2, work 2 sc in the next 3 st, sc in each remaining st, ss in next, fasten off leaving tail for
sewing to stocking

Sew eye to stocking just below brim of cuff, sew mouth just below the eye. Sew one horn on either side
of brim and deck the halls!