Crochet Baby Bootees

The following crochet baby bootees pattern is very simple, and the bootees neat and serviceable, and not at all clumsy in appearance. Materials required are one sken of 3-fold saxony and a medium sized one crochet hook.

The model is of cream white, trimmed with blue, and with the ties of blue ribbon at the ankle.

crochet baby bootees

Make a chain of 23 stitches (about two and three fourths inches) for bottom of sole; turn.

1. Hook in 2d stitch from needle, a double in each of 20 stitches, 3 in last or 21st stitch, 1 in each stitch down other side of chain, chain 1, turn; you should now have 44 stitches.

2. A double in each stitch, except that you increase 2 at the toe and 1 at the heel. Repeat this row four times.

3. Double in double, no increase; you should now have 59 stitches.

4. Decrease this crochet baby bootees pattern at the toe by drawing yarn through each of 2 stitches, then draw through all 3 loops at once; double in double for rest of row.

5. Same as 8th row for this crochet baby bootees pattern; work on around to heel and break the yarn, leaving an end for sewing up the heel. You now have 57 stitches. Fasten in at 22d stitch from the heel on right side, as the toe points toward you, work one double in each double, narrowing in front as before, make a single in 22d stitch from heel on left side, missing the 23d or next to last stitch, turn; work back and forth across the front in this way, narrowing 1 at the toe each time, and missing next to last stitch, so that 3 stitches are decreased each row. After completing 9 rows you should have 21 stitches across the front or vamp, and 9 each side of back of heel, or 39 in all.

Do not break thread, but slip stitch to back, and sew up heel with the end of yarn left for the purpose. You are now ready to begin the leg.

1. Chain 3, a treble in each stitch, narrowing once each side where the vamp joins, as follows: Yarn over, hook in stitch, draw through, over and draw through 2, over, hook in next stitch, draw through, over and draw through 2, over and draw through all loops on h.

2. Same as 1st row, narrowing once in front.

3. Fasten in the blue, chain 3, treble in treble, narrowing in front once, but not at sides; join always to top of 3 chain. You now have 33 stitches.

4. Chain 4, * miss 1, a treble in next, chain 1; repeat around, and join to 3d of 4 chain.

5. Treble in each treble, increasing 1 at back; chain 3 for 1st treble, and join.

6, 7, 8. Same as 5th row, with white yarn.

9. Fasten in the blue on this crochet baby bootees pattern, or slip stitch to the top if the color has not been broken off, miss 1 stitch, shell of 2 trebles, 2 chain and 2 trebles in next, miss 1, fasten with a single in next, and repeat, making 11 shells around the top.

10. Fasten the blue yarn at back of heel, at the line where front and top join the foot,chain 5, fasten back in 4th stitch from hook for a picot, chain 1, miss 2 stitches, catch in next, and repeat around.

This completes the crochet baby bootees pattern, which measures about four and one-half inches in length of foot; it may easily be made larger or smaller by varying the chain made at beginning of work as required.