Gentleman’s Sleeping Boots of Print Color and Blue Utopia Shetland Floss, No. 570

Design No. 570

MATERIALS

4 skeins Print Color Yarn. 1 skein Blue (Alice Blue best). Crochet Hook, No. 4. Work to be done with double thread.

DIRECTIONS

With 2 threads of pr. col. ch. 7, wk. 15 h. d. c. all around, 6 on e. side and 3 sts. in 7th ch., cro. through top ch. on e. st., wk. 13 rs. for vamps, inc. in center st. of e. r., 14th r. wk. to 19th st., which should be in center of r., ch. 21 sts. to make 40 sts. for height of boot, wk. 19 rs. on 40 sts., last r. 20 sts., close seam at side, cro. small scallop of double bl. w., 3 ch. and 1 d. c. caught down with t. sl. st. e. 3d st., all around top and sides, close boot with 2 sets of bl. cords and tassels, sew to position at e. edge as needed, tie into neat bowknots.

For Sole—Cro. 2 or 3 rs. of d. c. all around lower edge of boot very closely, start from center back and join there at end of e. r., fold on right side and cro. the 2 edges together, copy dir. for 2d boot. Size may be regulated as required.

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