Crocheted Baby Booties Free Pattern
Crochet a Pair for Little Ones or Make a One Bootie Ornament
Oct 25, 2009
Although knitters have many baby booties patterns to choose from, crocheters are known to sometimes struggle with them. Crocheters now have their very own bootie pattern.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Materials
- Yarn: Worsted Weight Size in any color desired. Approximately one skein of one color will complete a pair. Choose soft yarn for baby’s comfort or firm yarn if using as a decoration. For the purposes of this pattern, the letters A and B indicate the yarn changes that would be made if making a two-color bootie. Adjust as necessary according to desired color scheme.
- Crochet Hook: Size H/8 (5mm) crochet hook
- Optional: 4 buttons—7/16”/11mm
- 4 small snaps
- Sewing needles and matching thread
- Yarn needle
Special Abbreviations Used In This Pattern
- Sc2tog (single crochet 2 sts together): [Insert hook in next st, yarn over and draw up a loop] twice, yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on hook.
- Hdc2tog (half double crochet 2 stitches together): [Yarn over insert hook in next st, yarn over and draw up a loop] twice, yarn over and draw through all 5 loops on hook.
- Sizes: 3 (6, 9) months
- Length: 3 ½ (4, 4 ½)”/9 (10, 11.5) cm
- Width: 2 ¼”/5.5cm (for all sizes)
Gauge: Use finished measurements for gauge.
Pattern (This is for one bootie; make two.)
- With Color A, ch 12 (13, 14). (Note: Do not turn at end of rounds.)
- Round 1: (right side) Hdc in 3rd ch from hook (beginning ch counts as hdc), hdc in each remaining ch across to last ch, 3hdc in last ch; pivot to work along opposite side of foundation ch, hdc in each ch across; join with sl st in top of beginning ch—22 (24, 26) hdc.
- Round 2: Ch 2 (counts as dc here and throughout), 2 hdc in next hdc, hdc in next 8 (9, 10) hdc, 2 hdc in next 3 hdc, hdc in next 8 (9, 10) hdc, 2 hdc in next hdc, hdc in same st as join; join with sl st in top of beginning ch—28 (30, 32) hdc.
- Round 3: Ch 1, sc in same st as join, sc in next hdc, 2 sc in next hdc, sc in next 9 (10, 11) hdc, 2 sc in next hdc, sc in next 4 hdc, 2 sc in next hdc, sc in next 9 (10, 11) hdc, 2 sc in next hdc; join with sl st in first sc—32 (34, 36) sc.
- Round 4: Ch 1, sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in next 9 (10, 11) sc, hdc in next sc, 2 hdc in next sc, hdc in next 2 sc, 2 hdc in next 2 sc, hdc in next 2 sc, 2 hdc in next sc, hdc in next sc, sc in next 9 (10, 11) sc, 2 sc in next sc; join with sl st in first sc—38 (40, 42) sts.
- Round 5: Ch 2, working in back loops only, hdc in each st around; join with sl st in top of beginning ch.
- Round 6: Ch 2, hdc in each hdc around; join with sl st in top of beginning ch.
- Round 7: Ch 2, hdc in next 14 (15, 16) hdc, hdc2tog, hdc in next 2 hdc, [hdc2tog] twice, hdc in next 2 hdc, hdc2tog, hdc in next 7 (8, 9) hdc, place marker in hdc just made, hdc in each remaining hdc around; join with sl st in top of beginning ch—34 (36, 38) hdc. Fasten off.
- Round 8: Join B with sc in marked hdc, sc in next 17 (19, 21) hdc, [sc2tog] twice, sc in next 2 hdc, [sc2tog] twice, sc in each remaining hdc around; join with sl st in first sc—30 (32, 34) sc.
- Row 9: Ch 1, sc in next 12 (14, 16) sc; leave remaining sts unworked.
- Row 10: Ch 1, turn, sc in next 12 (14, 16) sc.
- Row 11: Ch 2, turn, hdc in each sc across. Fasten off.
Strap for Bootie
With B, ch 11. Hdc in 3rd ch from hook, hdc in each remaining ch across, with right side of bootie facing, join to bootie with sc in the 6th (unworked) sc following back of bootie, working in sts across toe of bootie [sc2tog] 3 times, sc in next sc, ch 11, hdc in 3rd ch from hook, hdc in each remaining ch across. Fasten off and weave in ends.
Finishing
With right side facing, use sewing needle and thread to sew one snap closure in each upper corner of back of bootie and wrong side of straps. Optional: Sew button to right side of straps for decoration.
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