5. In making the next stitch, draw up a loop in the “eye” of the star stitch just made. (See A in picture.) Draw up a loop in _back_ thread of the last loop of the star stitch just made. (See B.) Pull a loop through the “eye” of the next star stitch in the row below. (See C.) Pull a loop through under the next _two_ threads on the edge of the row below. (See D.) Pull a loop through the 5 loops on the needle. Make 1 chain stitch. Repeat this direction around the sock.
6. Make another row of white star stitches.
7. Make another row of pink star stitches.
1. Holding the sole of the sock toward you, fasten the pink yarn at the opening point (near the lower button in the picture).
2. Make a row of single crochet along opening edge to the top.
3. In the corner stitch at the top, make 1 single crochet and 2 chain stitches and 3 double crochets.
4. Make scallop by direction No. 3 in the “eye” of each star stitch around the top.
5. Make a row of single crochet along the other edge of the opening. Break off and fasten yarn.
Fasten pink wool at top edge of the opening, and working toward the sole, make 2 slip stitches.
Make 2 chain stitches. Skip 2 stitches on the edge and make 2 slip stitches. Make another loop in the same way and finish edge of opening with slip stitches. Break off and fasten yarn.
Material: White four-fold Germantown zephyr, Pink Germantown zephyr. Bone crochet hook No. 8.
1. With pink yarn, chain 5; that is, make 5 chain stitches.
4. With the stitch now on the needle, put the hook through the ring, draw the yarn through the ring, and make 4 chain stitches. Then the stitches _on the needle_ will look like the picture at top of page 253.
5. Do _not_ wrap, but draw the last chain stitch through the stitch on the needle.
7. Repeat Nos. 4 and 5, being sure to have the loop of chain stitches on the right side of work.
8. Make 5 of the loops of chain stitches in the ring (in all).
9. Second row: Put 1 single crochet in the top of the first single crochet in the ring and a curly stitch in the next stitch.[P]
10. To widen.—Put the single crochet and the curly stitch in the same stitch. This is done in about every third stitch until the ball is as wide as you wish to make it.
11. Make 5 rows of pink. 3 rows of white. 2 rows of pink.
