How to Crochet Baby Santa Booties

How to Crochet Baby Santa Booties

Materials

Yarn (recommended for crochet 4mm)

Crochet hook size 3.5mm

Pompom Maker

Yarn needle 

Scissors

Size: 6 – 12 months    

Instructions

Colour: Red

Sole

ROW 1: Chain of 10, go up with 2 chain, 8 half double crochet , 5 half double crochet in the same stitch, 7 half double crochet, 1 triple increase in half double crochet. Close row with a slip stitch.

ROW 2: Go up with 2 chains, 2 half double crochet, 6 single crochet, 2 Increases in double crochet, 1 triple increase in double crochet, 2 Increases in double crochet, 9 double crochet and 1 triple increase in double crochet. Close row with a slip stitch.

ROW 3: Go up with 3 chains, 2 double crochet, 9 half double crochet, 3 Increases in double crochet, 1 triple increase in double crochet, 3 Increases in double crochet, 12 double crochet, 1 triple increase in double crochet. Close row with a slip stitch.

ROW 4: Go up with 3 chains, 12 double crochet, in the following 15 stitches (mark with stitch markers) make 1 increase for each of them. Then I remove the marker and I make the last increase. In total I’ve made 15 increases. Keep making double crochet. Close row with a slip stitch.

ROW 5: Go up with 3 chains, 12 double crochet, in the following 30 stitches (mark with stitch markers) make decreases. Keep making double crochet. Close row with a slip stitch.

ROW 6: Go up with 3 chains, 11 double crochet, in the following 16 stitches (mark with stitch markers) make decreases. Keep making double crochet. Close row with a slip stitch.

ROW 7: Go up with 3 chains, 11 double crochet, in the following 8 stitches (mark with stitch markers) make decreases. Keep making double crochet. Close row with a slip stitch.

ROW 8: Go up with 3 chains, 11 double crochet and 2 decreases. Keep making double crochet till end of row. Close row with a slip stitch.

ROWS 9 – 10: Make 1 double crochet for each stitch of the previous row until the end of the row. Repeat until the end of the rows. Close each row with a slip stitch.

Change of colour: white.

ROWS 11 – 13: Make 1 double crochet for each stitch of the previous row until the end of the row.  Repeat until the end of the rows. Close each row with a slip stitch.

Red lace

1.Make the red lace with 45 chains

2.Put lace in each boot

3.Sew a pompom at each end of the lace

Repeat to make the other bootie.