Items Needed:
G Hook, I Hook
7 oz. of Worsted Weight Yarn
I would recommend crocheting the top band first, then checking to see if it fits on your legs (should be pretty tight, will loosen up with time and washing, and they need to stay up when walking). If you have wider legs than me (mine are 13") you can increase the hook until the band fits, never, and I mean never, increase the number of sc, it'll throw off the pattern. Also you could decrease the hook if you needed the band to be smaller.
Here's a picture of the pattern stitch diagram:
Here are some pictoral explanations of terms I use in the pattern:
With G Hook
1. ch 32, join
2. ch 1, sc in same stitch, sc across (32)
3-4. join, ch 1, sc in same stitch, sc across (32)
5. switch to I hook, join, ch 1, sc in same stitch, sc across (32)
6. join, ch 1, sc in same stitch, sc across (32)
7. join, sk 1 st, 5dc in st, sk 1 st, sc, ch 5, sk 3 sts, sc, ch 5, sk 3 sts, sc, ch 5, sk 3 sts, sc, sk 1 st, 5dc in st, sk 1 st, sc, ch 5, sk 3 sts, sc, ch 5, sk 3 sts, sc, ch 5, sk 3 sts, sc.
8. ch 2, sl st in top of dc cluster, 5 dc in sc, sc in ch 5 space, ch 5, sc in ch 5 space, ch 5, sc in ch 5 space, 5dc in sc, sc in top of dc cluster, 5 dc in sc, sc in ch 5 space, ch 5, sc in ch 5 space, ch 5, sc in ch 5 space, 5 dc in sc, sc in sl st from this round
9. ch 2, sl st in top of dc cluster, 5 dc in sc, sc in ch 5 space, ch 5, sc in ch 5 space, 5dc in sc, sc in top of dc cluster, ch 5, sc in top of dc cluster, 5 dc in sc, sc in ch 5 space, ch 5, sc in ch 5 space, 5 dc in sc, sc in top of dc cluster, ch 5, sc in sl st from this round.
10. ch 2, sl st to top of dc cluster, 5 dc in sc, sc in ch 5 space, 5 dc in sc, sc to top of dc cluster, ch 5, sc in ch 5 space, ch 5, sc in top of dc cluster, 5 dc in sc, sc in ch 5 space, 5 dc in sc, sc in top of dc cluster, ch 5, sc in ch 5 space, ch 5 sc in sl st from this round.
11. ch 2, sl st to top of dc cluster, 5 dc in sc, sc in top of dc cluster, ch 5, sc in ch 5 space, ch 5, sc in ch 5 space, ch 5, sc in top of dc cluster, 5 dc in sc, sc in top of dc cluster, ch 5, sc in ch 5 space, ch 5, sc in ch 5 space, ch 5, sc in sl st from this round
12. ch 2, sl st to top of dc cluster, 5 dc in sc, sc in ch 5 space, ch 5, sc in ch 5 space, ch 5, sc in ch 5 space, 5 dc in sc, sc in top of dc cluster, 5 dc in sc, sc in ch 5 space, ch 5, sc in ch 5 space, ch 5, sc in ch 5 space, 5 dc in sc, sc in sl st from this round
13. ch 2, sl st to top of dc cluster, 5 dc in sc, sc in ch 5 space, ch 5, sc in ch 5 space, 5 dc in sc, sc to top of dc cluster, ch 5, sc in top of dc cluster, 5 dc in sc, sc in ch 5 space, ch 5, sc in ch 5 space, 5 dc in sc, sc in top of dc cluster, ch 5, sc in sl st from this round
14. ch 2, sl st to top of dc cluster, 5 dc in sc, sc in ch 5 space, 5 dc in sc, sc to top of dc cluster, ch 5, sc in ch 5 space, ch 5, sc in top of dc cluster, 5 dc in sc, sc in ch 5 space, 5 dc in sc, sc in top of dc cluster, ch 5, sc in ch 5 space, ch 5, sc in sl st from this round
15. ch 2, sl st to top of dc cluster, 5 dc in sc, sc in top of dc cluster, ch 5, sc in ch 5 space, ch 5, sc in ch 5 space, ch 5, sc in top of dc cluster, 5 dc in sc, sc in top of dc cluster, ch 5, sc in ch 5 space, ch 5, sc in ch 5 space, ch 5, sc in sl st from this round.
Repeat round 8-15 until desired length.
To finish:
ch 2, sl st to top of dc cluster, *ch 5, sc in either ch 5 space, or top of dc cluster* around, join last ch 5 to the sl st to this round. This row should be comprised of only ch 5 "arches" no closed dc clusters.
7 sc in each ch 5 “arch” around, join. (56 sc)
Ch 1, sc in same stitch, sc around, join (56 sc)
Repeat last row 3 more times, or until length you want, tie off, weave in ends.
For a tighter bottom row (for 80's style legwarmers instead of belled ones), try chaining fewer instead of 5, and vary the amount of sc in these arches accordingly.
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