Crochet Baby Booties
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These classic crochet baby booties can also be made with matching sacque and cap.
Infant Size Gauge: 2 shells make 1 inch, 4 rows make 1 inch. 12 sc make 1 inch; 12 rows make 1 inch.
Materials: ROYAL PERLE No. 8. 2 balls for booties (9 balls for entire set of booties, sacque, and cap). Steel Crochet Hook No. 6. 1 yard ribbon, 1/4 inch wide (5 yards for for entire set of booties, sacque, and cap).
Toe Piece
Ch 15 (to measure 1 1/4 inches). lst row: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across (14 sc). Ch 1, turn.
2nd row: Sc in each sc across. Ch 1, turn. Repeat the 2nd row until piece measures 1 1/4 inches. Ch 55 for ankle, sl st in first st at beginning of last row. Fasten off. Now work in rnds as follows.
1st rnd: Attach thread to center st of ch-55 (this is center back), sc in same place where thread was attached, sc in 27 ch, then work sc along 3 sides of Toe Piece, sc in each remaining ch, sl st in lst sc. Ch 1, turn. Work sc in each st around until piece measures 1 1/4 inches. join. Ch 1, turn.
Next rnd: Work sc in each sc around, decreasing 3 sc evenly across toe and 3 sc evenly across heel-to decrease, work off 2 sc as 1 sc. Join. Repeat last rnd 5 more times. Fasten off.
Sew edges together. Count up 8 rnds from seam just made, attach th-read in st at center back and, with seam facing, work sc through top of each dc on this rnd, thus forming a ridge around sole. Fasten off.
Now work top as follows: lst rnd: Attach thread to center st at upper edge of Toe Piece, ch 1, sc in same place where thread was attached, work 67 more sc around (68 sc). join. Ch 3, turn.
2nd rnd: Dc in next st, * ch 2, sk 2 sts, dc in next 2 sc. Repeat from * around (17 sps). join. Ch 1, turn.
3rd rnd: Sc in same place as sl st, sc in each dc and 2 sc in each sp around (68 sc). join. Ch 2, turn.
Now work in rows as follows:
lst row: Same as 4th row of sacque (17 cluster patterns). Do not join. Ch 3, turn.
2nd row: Same as 5th row of sacque. Now decrease 1 cluster pattern at both ends of each of the next 3 cluster pattern rows (4 cluster rows in all made). Fasten off. Attach thread to joining of 3rd rnd (over beading) and work shells along outer edge of top, working over decreased edge as for sacque. Fasten off.
Run an 18-inch length of ribbon through beading at ankle.