Infant’s Bootees

For detail see First Stitches Crocheting, pages 10–11

MATERIALS

SUNLIGHT Shetland Floss—1 skein

OUR SPECIAL Crochet Silk—1 spool

1 5-inch Bone Crochet Hook, No. 3

1¾ Yards Ribbon, ⅓ inch wide

INSTRUCTIONS

These little baby bootees are made of white floss, with a narrow row of pink silk between the wide rows of floss, and are trimmed with ribbon.

Begin at top and make a chain of 33 stitches. Join to a ring; make a chain of 3 stitches and work 1st row in the double crochet (draw up loop ⅓ of an inch in the double crochet).

2nd row: Work with silk in the single crochet and take up in the double stitch.

3rd row: A chain of 3 stitches, make 1 double crochet in 3rd stitch from chain on row below. Make another double crochet across 1st one in 1st stitch from chain.

Repeat this stitch, making 1st double crochet in 2nd stitch from preceding stitch and the other double crochet across 1st one and in same place as preceding stitch.

4th row: Work the single crochet in silk as before.

Repeat 3rd and 4th rows 3 times more with exception of the increasing for foot. Start increasing for foot on the 3rd row of the single crochet: Have the joining in the back, and then in front make 2 single crochet in each stitch on row below, 6 times—that increases 6 stitches. On next row of the single crochet increase 12 stitches in front the same way as before.

On 5th row of the single crochet increase same as before, 12 stitches in front.

Make the last row in double crochet, same as 1st row at top.

For the sole make 2 rows in the double crochet with decreasing at toe and heel.

1st row: Make a chain of 3 stitches, then make 3 double crochet, 1 in each stitch below, leaving the last loop for each double crochet on needle. Put yarn over hook and pull through 3 loops. Yarn over and pull through last loop. At the toe make 6 double crochet same way and pull through first 6 loops, then last loop. At end of row, same as in beginning.

2nd row: Decrease same as on 1st row, with 4 double crochet at the ends of row and 8 double crochet at the toe.

Join in back and bottom with the slip stitch.

Around edge of sole make a row in the slip stitch in silk, taking up in the single stitch on edge. Finish off the top with 1 row in silk: * Make 2 single crochet with a chain of 2 stitches between in 1 stitch on row below.

Make 1 chain and 1 single crochet in next stitch on row below, 1 chain and repeat from *.

For trimming: Draw ribbon through 3rd and 5th rows in the floss from top and tie small bows in front.

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