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JINGLE BELLS

CROCHETED SOCK TRIM

Jingle Bells Crocheted Sock Trim

Designed by Tina V.

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Items needed to complete this pattern:

1 pair of purchased socks

size 10 variegated Christmas color thread

10mm jingle bells...approx. 20 for each sock

size 7 steel hook

needle to weave in ends & string bells.

Instructions for little girls' jingle bell socks:

(See adult jingle bell sock's pattern below little girls' sock's pattern):

String approx. 20 10mm jingle bells (or number needed) on crochet thread. To help keep the jingle bells from tangling on the thread, push the jingle bells way down the thread line and keep them next to the spool until needed.

Join thread in back of sock around rim with a single crochet. Loosely single crochet around sock edge. Join in first sc with a slip stitch. Chain 4, pull up a jingle bell, chain 1 and double crochet all in same stitch, sc in next stitch, (dc, ch1, pull up bell and fasten it with a single crochet, then chain 1, dc all in same st.) repeat from to around, join in 3rd chain of beginning ch 4. Fasten off and weave in ends.

Instructions for Adult jingle bell socks:

String approx. 20 10mm jingle bells (or number needed) on crochet thread. To help keep the jingle bells from tangling on the thread, push the jingle bells way down the thread line and keep them next to the spool until needed.

Join thread in back of sock around rim with a single crochet. Loosely single crochet around sock edge. Join in first sc with a slip stitch. Chain 4, pull up a jingle bell, chain 1 and double crochet all in same stitch, sc in next stitch, sc in next stitch, then (dc, ch1, pull up bell and fasten it with a single crochet, chain 1, dc in same stitch) repeat from to around, join in 3rd chain of beginning ch 4. Fasten off and weave in ends.