Crochet Easy Boot Cuff Pattern For Mid Winter

Materials:

• Worsted weight yarn (about 50 grams)
• 5.5 mm hook
• 8 mm hook

Abbreviations:

• ch: chain
• sc: single crochet
• hdc: half double crochet
• dc: double crochet
• blo: back loop only

Instructions:

Working the Stretchy Band:

• With the 5.5 mm hook, chain 11.

Row 1:

Work a sc in the second ch from the hook, then sc in each ch across the row. Ch 1, turn.

Row 2:

• Work in the blo of each stitch, sc all the way across, ch 1, turn.
• Repeat rows 2 and 3 until you have 34 rows. The cuff should measure approximately 10 inches by then.

Joining the Short Ends:

Fold the cuff over and join the short ends together with slip stitches. Work a slip stitch under the chain you just made, then work a slip stitch under the next two loops. Repeat this all the way across, then work a slip stitch in the top of the first slip stitch and ch 1.

Working the Top Edge:

• With the 5.5 mm hook, work a sc at the end of each row around the top edge of the tube. Join to the first sc with a slip stitch and ch 1, turn.
• Preparing for the 8 mm Hook:
• Work a slip stitch, ch 3, then work a slip stitch into the first space in each sc around. You should have 34 chain-3 spaces when you're finished.
• Working the Texture with the 8 mm Hook:
• Switch to the 8 mm hook and join with a slip stitch, ch 2, turn.

Row 1:

• Work a hdc in each chain-3 space around.
• Repeat row 1 for two more rows.

Row 4:

• Work a dc, ch 1, skip the next stitch, work a dc in the next stitch. Repeat this all the way around.
• Work four more rounds of the same stitch pattern.

Closing Off the Holes:

• In the final round, work a sc in the chain space, then work a dc in the stitch below. Repeat this all the way around.
• Join with a slip stitch and fasten off. Weave in any loose ends.