BABY SHOES «CROCHETED ALL STAR» (ENGLISH INSTRUCTIONS)

Finally available english tutorial baby booties «crocheted all star», hope you enjoy it!!!

Materials:

– 40 g “Suavel Coats” yarn or similar in white. Use with doble worsted.

– 40 g “Suavel Coats” yarn or similar in another color. Use with doble worsted.

– 10 g “Suavel Coats” yarn or similar in black, in this case use with single worsted.

– Embroidery needle.

– Crochet hook size : 2.00mm for size 0-months or whatever size needed to obtain sole lengths. Here I’ve written approximate foot lengths depending on age:

0-3 months: 9,5cm

3-6 months: 10,8cm

6-9 months:11,5cm

9-12 months: 12,2cm

Note: To increase size of the shoes, you can either increase thickness of the yarn or make an additional row like I show you in pink in sole’s crochet diagram (this row doesn’t appear in VIDEO 1).

Abbreviations used:

Ch: chain

St(s): stitch(es)

Slst: slip stitch

Sc: single crochet

Hdc: Half double crochet

Dc: Double crochet

Tg: together

INSTRUCTIONS

For further assistance, for each step in the instructions you can find in brackets a reference to a video where you can see the development of that step. For example, when you see (V1; 0:00 – 0:45), it means that you can see that step in Video 1, from minute 0:00 to minute 0:45.

Videos are in Spanish, for that reason I’ve written these instructions in English but regardless the language of the videos, they can help you to understand better the development of this instructions. Videos are at the end of this post.

Note: Ch stitches at the beginning of rounds do not count as first st. All rounds start in the same stitch as the ch stitches.

– Start with a slip knot (V1; 0:00 – 0:46)

– 15 Ch (V1; 0:46 – 1:11)

– Round 1: 1 sc in 3rd ch from hook, 6 sc, 5 dc, 8 dc in last ch, 5 dc working down the other side of the foundation ch, 6 sc, 3 sc in the last st, join with slst. (V1; 1:11 – 4:18) (34 total sts in round 1)

– Round 2: 2 ch, 13 dc, 2 dc in each of the next 6 sts, 13 dc, 2 dc in each of the next 2 sts, join with slst. (V1; 4:18 – 7:52) (42 total sts in round 2)

– Round 3: 2 ch, 13 dc, (2 dc in the next st, 1 dc in the next st) x 6 (this means repeat 6 times the instruction in brackets), 13 dc, (2 dc in the next st) x 4, join with slst. (V1; 7:52 – 11:47) (52 total sts in row 3).  When you get to this point, you can make an additional row to increase size of the sole (in pink in the sole’s crochet diagram. This row doesn’t appear on VIDEO 1), but you also have to make an additional row in the toe.

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SOLE’S DIAGRAM CROCHET (FROM ROUND 1 TO 3)

– Round 4: 1 ch, 52 sc taking half st, join with slst. (V1; 11:47 – 13:09) (52 total sts in round 4)

– Round 5: 1 ch, 52 sc, join with slst. (V1; 13:09 – 14:12) (52 total sts in round 5).

– Round 6: As round 5.

– Row 1: Find the center front stitch on the sole. Count over 7 sts on each side (9 or 10 sts if you have done an additional row on sole. 9 sts in the case of 1 additional row on toe cap and 10 sts for 2 additional rows on toe cap. It depends if you prefer a larger o smaller toe cap), but not counting center st, then mark those sts. Make 1ch next to the mark, 36 sc taking half st (or make sc taking half st until getting to next mark). (V2; 1:10 – 3:13) (36 total sts in row 1).

– Row 2: 1 ch, turn, 1 sc in 3rd ch from hook, 35 sc. (V2; 3:13 – 4:01) (36 total sts in row 2).

– Row 3: 3 ch, turn, 1 sc in 6th ch from hook (this is for an eyelet), 32 sc, turn, 3 ch and join with slst in last st (this is for the opposite eyelet). (V2; 4:01 – 6:45) (33 total sts in row 3)

– Row 4: 3 slst over 3 ch from previous row, 33 sc. (V2; 6:45 – 8:50) (33 total sts in row 4)

– Row 5: 3 ch, turn, 1 sc in 6th ch from hook, 28 sc, turn, 3 ch and join with slst in last st. (V2; 8:50 – 10:25) (29 total std in row 5).

– Row 6: 3 slst over 3 ch from previous row, 29 sc. (V2; 10:25 – 11:36) (29 total sts in row 6).

– Row 7: 3 ch, turn 1sc in 6th ch from hook, 24 sc, turn, 3 ch and join with slst in last st. (V2; 11:36-13:38) (25 total sts in row).

– Row 8: 3 slst over 3 ch from previous row, 25 sc. (V2; 13:38 – V3; 0:38) (25 total sts in row 8).

– Row 9: 3 ch, turn, 1sc in 6th ch from hook, 20 sc, turn, 3 ch and join with slst in last st. (V3; 0:38 – 2:38) (21 total sts in row 9).

– Row 10: 3 slst over 3 ch from previous row, 21 sc. (V3; 2:38 – 4:05) (21 total sts in row 10).

– Row 11 (This row doesn’t appear in video 3, but it makes the elevation of the boot higher and nicer): 1ch, 1 sc in 3rd ch from hook, 20 sc.

Toe cup

– Row 1: Start with magic circle (or magic ring), 1 ch, 4 sc through magic circle. Tighten the magic circle. (V3; 4:05 – 5:09) (4 total sts in row 1).

– Row 2: 1 ch, turn, 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook, (2 sc in next st) x 3. (V3; 5:09 – 6:30) (7 total sts in row 2)

– Row 3: 1ch, turn, 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook, (1 sc, 2 sc in next st) x 3. (V3; 6:30 – 7:48) (10 total sts in row 3).

– Row 4: 1 ch, turn, 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook, (1 sc, 1 sc, 2 sc in next st) x 3. (V3; 7:48 – 9:21) (13 total sts in row 4).

– Row 5: 1 ch, turn, 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook, (1 sc, 1sc, 1sc, 2 sc in next st) x 3. (V3; 9:21 – 11:42) (16 total sts in row 5). Fasten off leaving a 25cm tail. You will use this tail later on to attach the front  section to the sole.

– If you have made an additional row on the sole, you aalso need make 1 or 2 additional rows in toe cap, following the same steps as before but with different frequency stitches. For 1 additional row, frequency stitches aré (1 sc, 1 sc, 1sc, 1sc, 2 sc in next st) x3,  (19 total sts in row 6). If you want make 2 additional rows, frequency stitches for the second one are (1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 1 sc, 2 sc in next st) x3, (22 total sts in row 7).

Tongue 

– Row 1: 2 ch, 10  sc (1 or 2 more if you have made additional rows on sole) evenly spaced on the straight side of the toe cap. (V3; 11:42 – 14:14)

– Row 2: 1 ch, turn, 1 sc in 3rd ch froom hook, 9 sc. (V3; 14:14 – 14:48) (10 total sts in row 2)

– Repeat steps from row 2 until making 14 rows more. (V3; 14:48 – 18:00) (10 total sts in all rows)

– Seaming together toe cap with sole. (V4; 0:00 – 02:05)

Black lines on sole (with black yarn)

– These lines are made with chain stitch. (V4; 02:05 – 05:45)

Circle

– Row 1: Start with magic circle, 2 ch, 9 hdc through magic circle, tighten the magic circle, join with slst. (V4; 05:45 – 07:30) (9 total sts in row 1).

– Row 2: 1 ch, (2 hcd in next st) x9, join with slst. Fasten off leaving a 25cm tail. You will use this tail later to attach the circle to the elevation of the boot.

(V4; 07:30 – 08:56) (18 total sts in row 2).

Star

To make the it is best to watch all steps in video (V4; 08:56 – 13:02).

– 200 ch (aprox)

– 1 slst in 2nd chain from hook, continue with slst until the end. (V4; 13:02 – 15:00)

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