Baby Shower Booties
Baby booties are the perfect gift to give for a baby shower. Make your own with this free crochet pattern. You can make blue for a boy and pink for a girl. Yellow yarn would work if the sex is unknown. This free crochet baby pattern is written to fit to fit babies aged 3 to 6 months. It's a quick and easy pattern to complete, which makes it the perfect last-minute homemade gift idea.
Crochet HookG/6 or 4 mm hook
Yarn Weight(3) Light/DK (21-24 stitches to 4 inches)
Crochet Gauge16 hdc and 11 rows = 4" [10 cm].
Finished SizeTo fit baby size 3-6 mos.
Materials List
- Bernat® Baby Coordinates™ (140 g/5 oz) - Soft Blue (48128) - 1 ball
- Size 4 mm (U.S. G/6) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge.
Instructions
Note: Turning ch 2 does not count as hdc.
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Ch 29.
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1st row: (RS). 1 hdc in 3rd ch from hook. 1 hdc in each ch across. 27 hdc. Turn.
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2nd to 5th rows: Ch 2. 1 hdc in each hdc across. Turn.
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6th row: Sl st in each of first 6 hdc. Ch 2. 1 hdc in same st as last sl st. 1 hdc in each of next 16 hdc. Turn. Leave rem 5 hdc unworked.
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7th to 11th rows: Ch 2. 1 hdc in each hdc across. Turn. 17 hdc. Place marker at each end of 9th row. Do not turn at end of 11th row.
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12th row: Ch 1. Working from left to right, instead of from right to left as usual, work 1 reverse sc in each hdc across. Fasten off.
Finishing
Fold Bootie in half with RS facing each other. Join yarn with sl st at marked row and work 1 row of sc through both thicknesses to join seam down rem of cuff, around toe and across bottom of foot. Fasten off. Turn Bootie right side out. Fold down cuff.
Tie: Make a chain 12" [30.5 cm] long. Weave through 7th row of cuff.