Quick and Cozy House Boots
Materials:
Leather for sole – Two 6x2 inch pieces
One skein Lion Brand Quick and Cozy
3mm Crochet Hook
Size: 12+ - These shoes are going to last quite a while.
Leather soles: To make the sole of the shoe I
had Sylvester stand on a piece of paper and drew around his foot, both left and
right. I then used that template to cut it out of a thin leather scrap. I
punched holes around the whole sole about ¼ inch apart. For Sylvester’s foot
there was about 40 holes per foot.
Begin crocheting: SC in each hole around sole of
shoe, slip stitch in beginning SC.
Row 2 and 3: SC around, slip stitch in beginning
SC.
Row 4: Decrease every 5 stitches around, SS in beginning
SC. Cut yarn.
Row 5: Begin toe shaping, you will leave heel stitches
unworked. Count 10 stitches from center heel, SC in back loop only, SC 20
stitches, CH 1, turn.
Row 6: Decrease every 4 stitches. 15 stitches
remain.
Row 7: Decrease every 3 stitches. 10 stitches
remain.
Turn wrong side out, SC toe stitches together
closing top of foot. Cut yarn.
Beginning on left side of toe stitches, begin
crocheting around heel stitches (approx. 20) and over tongue stitches. Number
of stitches will vary.
SC in all stitches around for 3-4 rows to create
ankle of boot, slip stitching at beginning of each row.
Repeat for other shoe. Admire adorable child in
boots!
Side note, I thought about decreasing around the
ankle ,but was worried about it being too tight to get on easily. If it looks
loose, decrease a few stitches or run a ribbon/cord through stitches to tighten
around foot.
Please feel free to contact me with any
questions: LadyMienna@gmail.com. I
have never written a pattern before so please excuse any mistakes. ©Holly
Miniea 2011
I was looking at this and my first thought was "that's not your handwriting!" =P It's so cool you've written a pattern. Maybe one day I'll learn to crochet so I can understand it. ;)
ReplyDeleteThese have been awesome. He still wears them, I think. Great pattern!
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute!! I want to make this but I just wanted to double check if you used a 3mm hook because the recommended hook is 10mm. I'm a total beginner so this isn't common sense to me and that seems like a big difference. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI used a 3mm hook, yes. I wanted it to be a tight fabric for warmth. Send pictures when you finish, I'd love to see them!
DeleteHow on EARTH did you manage to draw around an 11 months olds foot! I think that might be a 2 person job!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a two person job, though I think it was easier then than it is now that he's 2 1/2!
DeleteThis is amazing! My 16-month-old is in the process of outgrowing the commercial soft soled shoes, and I have been looking for a pattern to make this exact thing for a while. (My machine won't sew through leather, so I figured I'd crochet her shoes instead).
ReplyDeleteI need to make Sylvester a second pair here soon. He still asks to wear these and they're a bit too small now! I think I might try a cotton blend yarn for summer time, since he wears slippers all the time at home.
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