Cuff size
- Small: 12” around
- Med: 13” around
- Large: 14” around
Gauge:
4 sts = 1”, 4 rows sc = 1”.
Size Small outside of brackets. Sizes Medium and Large, inside of brackets respectively.
Materials Needed:
Cuffs: 3 3/4 ounces Caron Simply Soft Medium #4 (Chocolate shown.) 2 ounces of any Worsted Weight yarn (Camouflage colored used.) Scraps of 3 fall colors – worsted weight yarn. Sizes I and G hooks.
Common Abbreviations Used:
- sl st = slip stitch
- st = stitch
- ch = chain
- sc = single crochet
- hdc = half double crochet
- dc = double crochet
- trc = treble crochet
- dec = decrease
- bp = back post
- fp = front post
Special Stitches:
Front Post Stitch-fpdc: Yo (yarn over) your hook; starting from the front, place hook from front to back to front (as per arrow in example) around the post of st (stitch) in row below; complete as a dc or hdc as indicated in pattern.
Back Post Stitch-bpdc: yo, starting from the back, place hook from back to front to back (as per arrow in example) around post of st in row below; complete as a dc or hdc as indicated in pattern.
Boot Cuffs
Boot Cuff
Bottom Ribbing
With Brown yarn and size H hook, ch 42 [48, 54] loosely Join to first ch to form ring being careful not to twist chain.
Rnd 1: Ch 3, (counts as dc now and throughout.) Dc in each ch around. (42 [48, 54] stitches made.)
Rnd 2: Ch 3, fpdc around next dc. Bpdc around next dc. (42 [48, 54] stitches made.) Join to top of first ch-3 with sl st.
Rnd 3: Ch 3, fpdc around next fpdc. Bpdc around next bpdc. (42 [48, 54] stitches made.) Join to top of first ch-3 with sl st.
Rnds 4 -15: Repeat Rnd 3. End off Brown and weave in end.
Cuff
Rnd 16: Attach Camouflage yarn in any dc with a sl st. Ch 1, sc in each of the (42 [48, 54] stitches around.) Join to first sc with a sl st.
Rnd 17: Ch 1, sc in each sc around. Join to first sc with sl st. Turn. Rnds 18-22: Repeat Rnd 16.
Begin working in rows.
Center- Rows 23-24: Ch 1, sc in each of the next 46, ch 1, turn. (46 sc made.)
Row 25: Sc first 2 sc together. Sc in each of the next 42 sc. Sc last 2 sc together. (44 sc made.)
Rows 26-27: Ch 1, sc in each of the next 44 sc. Turn
Finishing: Sl st in each of the rows up and down the center opening (Rows 26-27) and in ever sc around Row 27. Join to first sl st with sl st. End off leaving a long enough tail to tack cuff in place.
Leaves
Make 3 each of a different Fall color: With size G hook and any worsted contrasting yarn of your choice, ch 6. Sl st in 2nd ch from hook. Sc in next ch. Hdc
in next ch. Dc in next ch. In end ch make 6 dc. Working along opposite side of ch, make dc in next ch. Hdc in next ch. Sc in next ch. Sl st in last ch and end with a sl st into first sl st. End off and weave in ends.
Stem
With any brown yarn and G hook, ch 8. Drop hook off of ch. Insert hook in base of first leaf. Attach with sl st.
Sl st into 4 ch on the beginning ch-8.
Ch 8, join bottom second leaf as before. Sl st back into each of the 8 ch just made.
Ch 4, attach final leaf with sl st. Sl st back into each of the 4 ch just made. Sl st back into same place as first stem branched out. Sl st into the last remaining 4 chs. End off leaving a 10” tail to sew to boot cuff.
Finishing
Sew leaf bunch to center opening of cuff. Weave in all ends.
