Cute Baby Booties

I'm not really a fan of cutesie baby stuff. Ruffles and lace are not really my thing. While I was searching online for some cute boots to crochet for Eva, I came across tons of patterns for booties that were far too cutesie and girly for my tastes until I found these booties. I was a little intimidated at first because I had never crocheted booties before but these were suprisingly very simple and quick to work up. The pattern is from Bernat but I used Caron Simply Soft.



Eva wearing her new booties.



BABY'S BOOTIES

SIZES
To fit infant 3 (6-12) mos.

Size 4 mm (U.S. G or 6) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge.

INSTRUCTIONS
The instructions are written for smallest size. If changes are necessary for larger sizes the instructions will be written thus ( ).
Cuff: Ch 16.
1st row: 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook. 1 sc in each ch to end of ch. Turn. 15 sc.
2nd row: Ch 1. Working in back loops only, 1 sc in each sc across.
Rep last row until work from beg measures 6 (6¼-6½) ins [15 (16-16.5) cm], ending with a RS row. Do not turn.
Foot: 1st row: (RS). Ch 1. Work 23 (25-27) sc evenly along long edge of Cuff. Turn.
2nd row: Ch 1. 1 sc in each sc across. Fasten off.

Instep: 1st row: With RS of work facing, miss first 7 (8-9) sc. Join yarn with sl st to next sc. Ch 1. 1 sc in same sp as last sl st. 1 sc in each of next 8 sc. Turn. Leave rem sts unworked. 9 sc.
2nd to 4th rows: Ch 1. 1 sc in each sc across. Turn.
5th row: Ch 1. Draw up a loop in each of next 2 sts. Yoh and draw through all 3 loops on hook – sc2tog made. 1 sc in each of next 5 sts. Sc2tog over next 2 sts. 7 sts. Fasten off.
Sew back seam.

Foot: 1st rnd: With RS of work facing, join yarn with sl st at center back. Ch 2 (counts as hdc). 1 hdc in each of next 6 (7-8) sts, 7 hdc down side of instep, 2 hdc in corner sc, 5 hdc across end of instep, 2 hdc in corner sc, 7 hdc along other side of instep, 1 hdc in each of next 7 (8-9) sts. Join with sl st in top of ch 2. 37 (39-41) hdc.
2nd rnd: Ch 2 (counts as hdc). *Yoh and draw up a loop around post of next st at back of work inserting hook from right to left. (Yoh and draw through 2 loops on hook) twice – 1 dcbp made. Rep from * around. Join with sl st to top of ch 2.
3rd rnd: As 2nd rnd.
4th rnd: Ch 1. Sc2tog over first 2 sts. 1 sc in each of next 14 (15-16) sts. Sc2tog over next 2 sts. 1 sc in next st. Sc2tog over next 2 sts. 1 sc in each of next 14 (15-16) sts. Sc2tog over last 2 sts. Join with sl st to first st. 33 (35- 37) sc.
5th rnd: Ch 1. Sc2tog over first 2 sts. 1 sc in each of next 12 (13-14) sc. Sc2tog over next 2 sts. 1 sc in next sc. Sc2tog over next 2 sts. 1 sc in each of next 12 (13-14) sc. Sc2tog over last 2 sts. Join with sl st to first st. 29 (31- 33) sts.
6th rnd: Ch 1. Sc2tog over first 2 sts. 1 sc in each of next 10 (11-12) sc. Sc2tog over next 2 sts. 1 sc in next sc. Sc2tog over next 2 sts. 1 sc in each of next 10 (11-12) sc. Sc2tog over last 2 sts. Join with sl st to first st. 25 (27- 29) sts.
7th rnd: Ch 1. Sc2tog over first 2 sts. 1 sc in each of next 8 (9-10) sc. Sc2tog over next 2 sts. 1 sc in next sc. Sc2tog over next 2 sts. 1 sc in each of next 8 (9-10) sc. Sc2tog over last 2 sts. Join with sl st to first st. 21 (23-25) sts.
Fasten off.
Sew sole seam.