It’s been a while since I designed a pair of baby booties but I really love them.  I’m planning a lot more baby projects over the spring and summer months.  Baby booties and blankets are really timeless and I find that a lot of people enjoy making them year-round, whereas other projects (such as mittens and hats) come and go with cold weather – understandably so.

I designed these booties using Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton and really enjoyed using this yarn.  I like cotton yarns a lot and they were really the first yarns I started using a looooong time ago after I switched from some super cheap acrylic.  For these, I use the same sole construction that I’ve used for several other booties on the site: Sweet Sophisticated Mary Janes, Basic Baby Booties, and Sweetheart Baby Shoes, just to name a few.  If you want to view all my free crochet patterns, you can check out the library of patterns here.

What You’ll Need

Yarn: Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton (100% Cotton; 186 yards [170 meters]/100 grams): 178 Jade (MC), 1 ball; 98 Ecru (CC) 1 ball.

Hook: US size G/6 (4.0 mm)

Notions: Tapestry needle; stitch markers

Size: 0-6 (6-12) months finished sole length to fit 3½ (4)”

Gauge: 18 sts and 20 rows = 4” [10 cm] in Sc

Pattern Notes

Rounds are not joined unless noted.  Place stitch marker in first st of each round to keep track.  If only one number is given that number applies to both sizes.

To work an invisible join when joining sc: Cut yarn and pull through center of last st made (do NOT fasten off the regular way). Insert hook from right to left in 2nd st to left and pull yarn through. Insert hook from right to left in the middle of the last st made (the one you pulled the yarn through initially) and pull yarn down through the middle of this stitch.  See video tutorial here.

To work an invisible join when joining slip sts: Cut yarn and pull through center of last st made (do NOT fasten off the regular way). Insert hook from right to left under both loops of next slip st to the left and pull yarn through. Insert hook from right to left in the center of the last slip st and pull yarn down through center of last slip st.  See video tutorial here.

Pattern

Sole (make 2 of each color)

Ch 8 (10).
Row 1: Work 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 2 (3) sts, hdc in next 2 sts, dc in next 1 (2) sts, 7 dc in last ch. Working on opposite side of ch, dc in next 1 (2) sts, hdc in next 2 sts, sc in next 2 (3) sts – 20 (24) sts.

Row 2: Work 2 sc in next 3 sts, sc in next 6 (8) sts, 2 sc in next 5 sts, sc in next 6 (8) sts – 28 (32) sts.

Row 3: *Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st; rep from * twice more, sc in next 6 (8) sts, (sc in next st, 2 sc in next st) 5 more times, sc in next 6 (8) sts – 36 (40) sts.

Row 4: *Sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * twice more, sc in each st to end – 39 (43) sts.

Make an invisible join. Weave in ends.

Join Soles

Holding 2 Soles together (one of each color) with RS facing out and CC on top, join MC in any st, going through both soles. Sl st around edge to join soles. Make invisible join. Weave in ends.

Body

With MC, join at center heel st.

Rnd 1: Ch 1, sc in each sl st, join to first sc with sl st – 39 (43) sts.

Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in next 11 (13) sts, *sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog; rep from * 3 more times, sc in next 12 (14) sts, join to first sc with sl st – 35 (39) sts.

Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in next st, sc2tog, sc in next 9 (11) sts, *sc in next st, sc2tog; rep from * 3 more times, sc in next 8 (10) sts, sc2tog, sc in next st, join to first sc with sl st – 29 (33) sts.

Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc in each st, join to first sc with sl st.

Make invisible join. Weave in ends.

Tongue

With MC, ch 4 (5).

Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, turn – 3 (4) sts.

Row 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc in next 1 (2) sts, 2 sc in last st, turn – 5 (6) sts.

Row 3: Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc in next 3 (4) sts, 2 sc in last st, turn – 7 (8) sts.

Row 4: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn.

Row 5: Ch 1, sc2tog, sc in next 3 (4) sts, sc2tog, turn – 5 (6) sts.

Row 6: Ch 1, sc2tog, sc in next 1 (2) sts, sc2tog, turn – 3 (4) sts.

Fasten off. Weave in ends.

Finishing

Leaving a long tail, use CC to join Tongue to front of shoe using sl st. Use long tail ends to weave in and out of back of shoe as seen in photos, then bring tail ends through Tongue and tie in a bow.