Common Abbreviations
- st = stitch
- sl st= slip stitch
- ch = chain
- chs = chains
- sc = single crochet
- hdc = half double crochet
- dc = double crochet
Materials needed: 2 ounces of Black worsted weight yarn. 1 ounce of white worsted weight yarn and a size H crochet hook.
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.
All pattern sizes, (Small – 14”, Medium – 16” and Large – 18”) are included below. Instructions for size small are outside the brackets and sizes medium and large are inside the brackets respectively.
Boot Cuffs – Make 2
Starting at bottom of cuff, with Black yarn and size H hook, ch 40 [48, 56] loosely. Join to first ch with sl st to form a ring being careful not to twist chain.
Rnd 1: Ch 3, (counts as first dc now and throughout) dc in next ch. Dc in each remaining ch around. Join to top of first ch-3 with a sl st to complete round. (40 [48, 56] sts)
Rnds 2-3: Ch 3, ** fpdc around next dc, bpdc around next dc. Repeat from * around. End with fpdc. Join to top of ch-3 with sl st.
Row 4: Ch 1, sc in joining. **Ch 4, skip 3 dc. Sc in next dc.* Repeat from ** to * around. End with, ch 4 skip last 3 dc sl st in beginning sc to end round. End off black and weave in end. (10 [12, 14] ch-4 loops made.)
Row 5-Teeth row: (Right Side) Attach white in any of the ch-4 loops. Ch 3, make 4 dc in same st. **Ch 4, skip next ch-4 loop, make 5 dc in next ch-4 loop.* Repeat from ** to * across. End with ch 4, sl st in 3rd ch of beginning ch-3. (5 [6, 7] sets of teeth made.)
Row 6: Ch 1, sc in each of the next 5 dc. **Make 4 sc in ch-4 space. Sc in each of the next 5 dc.* Repeat from ** to * around. End with 4 sc in last ch-4 space. Sl st into first sc to end round.
Row 7-Nose row: Ch 1,sc in each of the next 2 sc. **Ch 4, skip 3 sc, sc in each of the next 6 sc. * Repeat from ** to * around. End with sc in each of the last 4 sc. Join to first sc with sl st.
Row 8-Eye row – IMPORTANT – Ch 1 and turn this round: Sc in each of the first 4 sc. ** Ch 5, skip next sc, sc in ch-4 nose space. Ch 5, skip 1 sc, sc in each of the next 4 sc. * Repeat from ** to * around. End with, ch 5, skip next sc, sc in next ch-4 space. Ch 5, skip 1 sc, sl st into first sc to end round. Turn work back to right side.
Row 9: Ch 3, ** (make 4 dc in next ch-5 space) twice. Dc in next st. Sl st in each of the next 2 sc. Dc in next sc. * Repeat from ** to * around. End with, (make 4 dc in next ch-5 space) twice. Dc in next st. Sl st in each of the next 2 sc. Complete round with a sl st in the 3rd ch of the beginning ch-3. End off white and weave in end.
Row 10: Attach black yarn in the back loop of the 2nd dc made on row 9. Ch 1 and sc in same back loop.
** Ch 4, skip 4 dc, sc in back loop of next dc. Ch 4, skip next 2 dc, all sl sts and 2 dc. Sc in back loop of next dc. * Repeat from ** to * around. End with, ch 4, skip 4 dc, sc in back loop of next dc. Ch 4, skip next 2 dc, all sl sts and 2 dc, sl st into the first sc made to end round. (10 [12, 14] ch-4 loops made.)
Rnd 11: Ch 3, ** make 3 dc in next ch-4 loop. Dc in next sc.* Repeat from ** to * around ending with 4 dc in last loop. (40 [48, 56] sts)
Rnds 12-13: Ch 3, ** fpdc around next dc, bpdc around next dc. Repeat from * around. End with fpdc. Join to top of ch-3 with sl st. End off and weave in end.
(These patterns are for personal use only and should not be reproduced anywhere. You may however make the completed project to sell – Giving Creeksendinc credit would be welcomed.)
Copyright by Sharon Santorum – June 5, 2015