Crochet Baby Booties and Blanket Pattern
You’ll Need:
1 ball of Caron Cakes yarn in Cake Pop color;
Crochet hook H;
Tapestry Needle;
Two 1-inch buttons.
Size of booties: 0-6 months.
Size of blanket: 17 inches long x 21.5 inches wide.
Instructions
Booties
Soles
Make 4.
Starting with center color (gray).
Chain 10, SC in 2nd chain from hook, SC in next 7, make 5 SC in the last chain.
Now, working on the opposite side, SC 9, join, and ch 1.
Round 2: HDC, 2 HDC, HDC in next 6, 2 HDC in next 2, HDC in next 2, 2 HDC in next 2, HDC in next 6, 2 HDC, HDC in last, join, ch 1.
Round 3: SC 10, 2 SC in next 2, 2 HDC in next 4, 2 SC in next 2, SC in next 10, join, fasten off.
Holding two of the soles together and starting at the back joins. Insert your hook in the back loop of the bottom sole and both loops of the top sole, working in 3 loops.
Right Foot Bootie
With the next color in your variegated cake (turquoise blue).
Round 4: In back loops only, SC around, join, ch 1. (36 SC)
Round 5-7: Now working in both loops, SC around, join, ch 1. (36 SC)
Round 8: SC in first 12, [SC decrease, SC in next] 4 times, SC in last 12, join, ch 1. (32 SC)
Round 9: SC in first 10, [SC decrease, SC in next] 4 times, SC in last 10, join, ch 1. (28 SC)
Round 10: SC in first 8, [SC decrease, SC in next] 4 times, SC in last 8, join, ch 1. (24 SC)
Round 11: SC in first 6, [SC decrease, SC in next] 4 times, SC in last 6, join. (20 SC)
Round 12: Chain 11, SC in the second chain from hook and the rest of the way down the chain, continue to SC in each stitch around. Do not join, chain 1, turn.
Round 13-14: SC in each stitch around, chain 1, turn.
Round 15: SC until you get to the last 3 stitches, chain 2 and skip two stitches, SC in last stitch, chain 1, turn.
Round 16: SC in first chain, 2 SC over the chain 2, SC in each of the remaining stitches, chain 1, turn.
Round 17-18: SC in each stitch around, chain 1, turn.
Continue to slip stitch around edges, making SC stitches only along the button flap edges.
Left Foot Bootie
Continuing with the same color as first bootie (turquoise blue).
Round 4: In back loops only, SC around, join, ch 1. (36 SC)
Round 5-7: Now working in both loops, SC around, join, ch 1. (36 SC)
Round 8: SC in first 12, [SC decrease, SC in next] 4 times, SC in last 12, join, ch 1. (32 SC)
Round 9: SC in first 10, [SC decrease, SC in next] 4 times, SC in last 10, join, ch 1. (28 SC)
Round 10: SC in first 8, [SC decrease, SC in next] 4 times, SC in last 8, join, ch 1. (24 SC)
Round 11: SC in first 6, [SC decrease, SC in next] 4 times, SC in last 6, join, ch 1. (20 SC)
Round 12: SC in each stitch around, do not join, chain 11.
Round 13: SC in the second chain from hook and the rest of the way down the chain, continue to SC in each stitch around, chain 1, turn.
Round 14-15: SC in each stitch around, chain 1, turn.
Round 16: SC in first stitch, chain 2 and skip 2 stitches, SC the rest of the way around, chain 1, turn.
Round 17: SC in each stitch around, making 2 SC over the chain 2, chain 1, turn.
Round 18-19: SC in each stitch around, chain 1, turn.
Continue to slip stitch around edges, making SC stitches only along the button flap edges.
Sew button onto the outer edges of the booties, ensuring the button hole in the strap/flap reaches the button.
The flap makes it adjustable!
Blanket
With remaining yarn (beginning on a new color).
Chain 76, SC in the first stitch, DC in the next stitch, repeating all the way down the chain, chain 1, turn.
Row 2: SC in the first stitch, DC in the next, repeating. Essentially, you should be making a SC in all the DC stitches from the previous row and a DC in all the SC stitches from the previous row.
Repeat the pattern until you reach the end of your yarn!