Baby Bootees No. 762
Reading edition
Made with Utopia 3 Fold Saxony, ½ skein
See Illustration, Page 89
DIRECTIONS
Eight ch., skip 1, ch. 1, 1 s. c. in each of next 7 ch., 1 ch., turn.
Second Row—1 s. c. in first 3 s. c., 3 in center st., 1 s. c. in last 3 sts., taking both loops for entire lower part of bootee, 1 ch., turn.
Repeat 2 rows till 13 s. c. are on each side of center 3 sts. (29 sts.) or 12 rows; next row 1 s. c. in each of first 11 s. c., 1 ch., turn, repeat this row till 19 ribs or 38 rows have been made.
Crochet sides together with slip st. without breaking wool. Start upper part with 1 s. c. in first rib on right side of boot, 2 ch., 1 s. c. in same rib, 1 s. c. in next rib, 1 s. c. next rib, 2 ch., 1 s. c. in same rib, * repeat to last rib, 2 ch., turn, * 1 d. c., 1 ch., 1 d. c. in each space of 2 ch. of previous rows.
Third Row—2 ch., turn, 1 d. c. between first and second space, * 1 d. c., 1 ch., 1 d. c. between each of following spaces, ending with 1 d. c. on 2 ch. of previous row.
Fourth Row—2 ch., 1 d. c. between d. c. and first space, * 1 d. c., 1 ch., 1 d. c. * between each of following spaces.
Repeat fourth row 3 more times, work down sides, 2 ch., 1 s. c. in second row, * 2 ch., 1 s. c. in next row, * repeat 4 times more, slip st. across front part of shoe, repeat 2 ch., 1 s. c. up on other side.
Trim sides and top of shoe with blue as follows:
Start on right side in corner, 1 s. c., 2 d. c. in first 2 ch., * 1 s. c. on next s. c. of previous row, 2 ch., 2 d. c. in same st., skip 1 s. c., * repeat to top of shoe; work this down on other side, top of shoe work in each space 1 s. c., 2 ch., 2 d. c.
Make draw strings of both colors, 1 strand, fasten small tassels to each end.
Sole—7 ch., skip 1 ch., 1 s. c. next 6 sts. Second row—2 s. c. in first and last st. for next 2 rows, 10 in all, 4 rows even, next row decrease first and last st. 8 sts., 6 rows even, next row increase first and last st. 10, 12 rows even, decrease next 2 rows, leaving 6 in last row, always taking both loops.