Basic Baby Booties

Basic Baby Booties

Beginner Pattern: 0-6 months
Pattern by Mellony Bester, Susie J Crochet
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Materials
– Crochet hooks: 3.50mm (E), 3.75mm (F) hook and
4.50mm hook
– Yarn needle
– 8ply/ light worsted/ DK weight yarn or yarn to fit gauge
Special Instructions
Moving join: The first stitch of each round should be made into the
first st which does not have the slst from the previous round.
Where the first stitch should me made is indicated by the yellow
arrow in the picture to the right. 
The red arrow indicates where the last stitch of each round should
be made. This will create a join which goes diagonally to the left.
This is how it is meant to look and the pattern won’t work without it.
Left and right: Pattern is the same for both the left and right shoe
so make two shoes. To distinguish left and right shoes sew the toe
décor to one side of one shoe and the other side to the next.
Ch1: The first chain of each round does not count as a stitch.
Abbreviation
Ch: Chain Hdc: Half-Double Crochet
Slst: Slip Stitch Sc2tog: Single Crochet Decrease
St: Stitch Hdc2tog: Half-Double Crochet Decrease
Sc: Single Crochet
Gauge
3.50mm (E) hook: 10sc = 5.75cm (2.3 in) 3.75mm (F) hook: 10sc= 6.5cm (2.6 in)
Finished sizes
0-3 months: 3 ½ inches 3-6 months: 3 ¾ inches
Just a small ‘how to read this pattern’
2hdc
means
work 2 hdc into one stitch
sc 7 work an sc into the next 7 stitches
[2hdc, hdc in next st]
twice
work 2hdc, hdc in next st, 2hdc in next st, hdc in next
stitch
hdc 4, sc 5 work a hdc in next 4 sts followed by a sc in the following 5
sts
This pattern is © Mellony Bester (Susie J Crochet) 2014. Please do not reproduce this pattern in any
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0-3months: 3.50mm (E) hook 3-6months: 3.75mm (F) hook
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Ch 10
Round 1: 2sc in 2nd chain from hook, sc 4, hdc in next 3, 6hdc in last chain. Working down
the other side of ch, hdc 3, sc 4, 2sc in last ch (this st will already have 2sc from beginning).
Do not join. (24 st)
Round 2: 2hdc in the first 2 st, hdc in next 8 st, 2hdc in next 5 st, hdc 7, 2hdc in next 2 st.
Do not join. (33 st)
Round 3: [2sc, sc in next st] twice, sc 9, [2sc, sc in next st] 5 times, sc 7, 2sc, sc next, 2sc in
next st. Slst to first st. (42 st)
Round 4: Ch1, hdc in each st around. Slst to first st. (42 hdc)
Round 5: Ch1, sc 9 st, hdc, [hdc2tog, hdc in next st] 7 times, sc 11 st. Slst to first st. (34 st)
Round 6: Ch1, sc 9, hdc2tog 7 times, sc in next 12 st. Slst to first st. (28 st)
Round 7: Ch1, sc2tog, sc 6, hdc2tog 4 times, sc 6, sc2tog, sc 4. Slst to first st. (22 st)
Round 8: Ch1, slst in each st around. Slst to first st. Finish and weave ends. (22 st)
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Decorations
Leaf- Using a 4.50mm hook
Ch 5, sc in 2nd chain from hook, hdc, dc, work 8 dc in last chain. Working
down other side of chain, dc, hdc, sc. Slst to first skipped ch to create point
(where you are working slst into is indicated by the yellow arrow in the photo
to the right). Finish and leave a long tail for sewing.
Circle flower- Using a 3.50mm (E) hook
Ch3, work 8hdc in 3rd chain from hook. Slst to first st. Finish and leave a long
tail for sewing. For the centre of the flower I tie a knot in another piece of yarn
and sew it through the centre of circle. You could alternatively sew a bead on
for this embellishment.
Construction
Using the left over tail, sew the leaf to the shoe with the point
down the side of the shoe and the opposite end on the toe. Sew
the circular flower on top of the leaf. Finish and weave ends.
Copyright Notice:
You are more than welcome to sell any of your finished items
you make from this pattern but not the pattern itself. If you have
any questions or get stuck on this pattern please send me an
email at susiejcrochet@gmail.com so I can help.
Thanks and I hope you enjoy the pattern! ~ Mellony