(_Courtesy of Mrs. Horace Leeds_)
2 Hanks of Knitting Yarn
1 Celluloid Crochet Hook No. 3
Make chain of 50 stitches, work 49 single crochet on chain, chain 1,
turn.
2nd row work 1 single crochet in each stitch of preceding row, always
taking up the back loop to form a rib, chain 1, turn. Repeat this 2nd
row until work measures 16 inches. Now work a row of single crochet on
the side of the piece just made, working 1 single crochet, in each rib,
work 8 rows of single crochet on this length, taking up the whole stitch
of preceding row, with wrong side of work toward you, join with a row of
slip stitch. Now work a row of single crochet at one end for the toe,
work round and round, taking up the whole stitch, decreasing 3 stitches
on every round until 15 stitches remain. Draw the end in and sew firmly
together. Make second stocking to correspond.