Ribbed Baby Bootees

MATERIALS

SUNLIGHT Saxony Yarn—2 skeins

OUR SPECIAL Crochet Silk—1 spool

1 5-inch bone Crochet Hook, No. 3

¾ yard of Ribbon—½ inch wide

INSTRUCTIONS

These little bootees are made of white yarn in a pretty stitch. The ribs are worked lengthwise on the upper part of the bootees and crosswise on the feet. The little touch of pink or blue silk between the ribs is very effective.

Begin with the yarn and make a chain of 19 stitches.

1st row: Take up with silk, 1 loop in each stitch on the chain. Change for the yarn; put yarn over hook and pull through one loop at a time.

2nd row: Make 1 chain, * take up 2 loops, 1 in each loop on preceding row; put yarn over hook, pull through all on needle and make 1 chain. Repeat from * to end of row, turn.

3rd row: Same as 2nd row, taking up on top of the stitches on row below, turn.

4th row: Same as 1st row, taking up on top of the stitches on row below. Repeat 2nd, 3rd and 4th rows for the length of 6 inches.

Sew both ends together.

Work border at top: Make 1 single crochet, a chain of 2 stitches and 2 double crochet all in one place on a rib below. Repeat this stitch on every rib below.

Next row: Same as preceding row with exception of making the stitch in 1st double crochet on stitch below.

Work 5 rows.

Make last row in silk with 4 double crochet in the stitch.

Make beading for ribbon on other side of the ribs: Work 1 row in the double crochet making 1 stitch for each row (3 for a rib) below. (Draw up the loops ½ inch long in the double crochet.)

Now use silk and make 2 rows in single crochet taking up in double stitch.

Have the joining at back; take up 12 loops with silk in front on row below. Pull through with the yarn and repeat the pattern same as before to the length of 3 inches.

On the 3 last rows narrow 1 stitch on each side for toe.

This part makes the top of foot. Now use yarn, start with the single crochet, work around making 1 stitch for each row on top of foot. Work 4 rows always taking up in the double stitch. Count 10 stitches for the toe, then decrease 1 stitch on each side of them.

Repeat this decreasing 7 more rows, having 1 stitch less for each row between the increasings. On the last 2 rows decrease 2 stitches each time for heel.

Put the sides together with a chain stitch on wrong side.

Pull ribbon through beading and tie a small bow on the side.

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