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Baby Boots
Materials
Two colors light worsted weight yarn F hook for sizes A and B, G hook for sizes C and D Yarn needle Four buttons
Stitch abbreviations
Ch: chain Sk: skip Hk: hook St: stitch Sc: single crochet Hdc: half double crochet Dc: double crocket Sl st: slip stitch Sc dec: single crochet decrease Hdc dec: half double crochet decrease Dc dec: double crochet decrease Blo: back loops only MC: main color CC: contrasting color
Sizes
A: 3 months B: 6 months C: 9 months D: 12 months
Gauge:
5 st = 1 inch with F hook 7 st = 1.5 inches with G hook
Instructions
All 4 sizes are listed in this pattern in the following order: (A, B, C, D). Whenever instructions are written between brackets { }, repeat steps within as many times as directed.
Note not all stitches may be used in this pattern
Sole
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. With MC, ch (11, 12, 12, 13) 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc (5, 6, 6, 7) hdc 2, 2 hdc in next, 5 hdc in last ch. Working down opposite side, 2 hdc in next, hdc 2, sc (5, 6, 6, 7) 2sc in last st, no sl st Sc in first st of last round, 2 sc in next, sc (8, 9, 9, 10) {2 sc, sc 1} four times, sc next (8, 9, 9, 10) 2 sc in last, no sl st Sc in first st of last round, 2 sc in next, sc (9, 10, 10, 11) {2 sc , sc 2} four times, sc (8, 9, 9, 10) 2 sc in next, sc 1, sl st Ch 1, sc around (39, 41, 41, 43) sl st to join Ch 1, sc in blo around (39, 41, 41, 43), sl st in both loops to join
Body
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Working in round 5 of sole, ch 1, sc around (39, 41, 41, 43), sl st to join Repeat round 1 Ch 1, sc (10, 10, 10, 11), sc (3, 4, 4, 4) in blo, {sc dec} seven times in blo, sc (3, 4, 4, 4) in blo, sc (9, 9, 9, 10), sl st to join Ch1, sc (13, 14, 14, 15) {hdc dec} four times, sc (11, 12, 12, 13), sl st to join Ch 1, sc (12, 13, 13, 14) {hdc dec} three times, sc (10, 11, 11, 12), sl st to join Ch 1, sc (9, 10, 10, 11) {sk 1, sc 1} five times, sc (6, 7, 7, 8), sl st to join, fasten off.
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Left Foot
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. With toe facing you, and using MC, attach with a sl st in middle front st (10, 11, 11, 12 st from where you fastened off), ch (7, 8, 8, 9), dc in 3 ch from hk, dc (25, 26, 26, 27), ch 2, turn Dc (26, 27, 27, 28) around back post*, ch 2, turn Dc (26, 27, 27, 28) around front post**, ch 2, turn Repeat round 2 Repeat round 3, fasten off.
Right Foot
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. With heel facing you, and using MC, attach with a sl st in middle front st (10, 11, 11, 12 st from where you fastened off), ch (7, 8, 8, 9), dc in 3 ch from hk, dc (25, 26, 26, 27), ch 2, turn Dc (26, 27, 27, 28) around front post**, ch 2, turn Dc (26, 27, 27, 28) around back post*, ch 2, turn Repeat round 2 Repeat round 3, fasten off.
Trim
1. 2. 3. 4. With CC, attach with a single crochet in same st as fastened off, sc around (25, 26, 26, 27), fasten off. With CC, attach with a single crochet to remaining loops of round 5 of sole, sc around (38, 40, 40, 42), fasten off. With yarn needle, sew CC in remaining loops of round 3 of body, fasten off. With yarn needle, attach buttons to side of boot.
Special Stitches
* Dc around back post: 1. Yarn over, insert hook from back to front around post, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through two loops, yarn over, pull through two loops.
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**Dc around front post: 1. Yarn over, insert hook from front to back around post, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through two loops, yarn over, pull through two loops
