Beautiful and warm wool - booties for girl or boy
You will need:
wool yarn for 3 mm hook size (colors are up to you)
3 mm hook and knitting needles (2 -3 mm)
2 flowers for decoration if you want
Abbreviations
st(s) - stitch (es)
ch - chain
sl st - slip stitch
dc - double crochet
hdc - half double crochet
Here is some example of colors and you can make same model for boys, just choose the right colors and leave the flower away
Video tutorial here on my You Tube channel
Enjoy
1. chain 20
2. sc into next 18 sts
3. 6 sc into same st
4. sc into next 17 sts, 2 sc into last st of the round
5. sl. st, chain 1, sc into next 20 sts, 2 sc into next 3 sts, sc into next 18 sts, 2 sc into next 2 sts, sc into last st of the round
6. sl st, chain 1, sc into next 10 sts, hdc into next 3 sts, dc into next 7 sts, 2 dc into next 6 sts, dc into next 7 sts, hdc into next 3 sts, sc into next 9 sts, 2 sc into next 2 sts, sc into next 2 sts, 2 sc into last st of the round
7. sl st, chain 1, sc into next 11 sts, hdc into next 3 sts, dc into next 7 sts, 2 dc into next 3 sts, dc into next 4 sts, 2 dc into next 3 sts, dc into next 7 sts, hdc into next 3 sts, sc into next 12 sts, 2 sc into next 2 sts, sc into next 2 sts, 2sc into next 2 sts, sc into last st of the round
8. sl st, chain 1, sc around
9. Make another base and connect by sl st around, sew peaces together also in the middle of base
Top of the bootie
1. dc into last rouns sl, repeat around
2. dc around, insert the hook between dc of previous round (around dc of previous round) from the front and every second, from the back (around dc of previous round)
3. repeat last round
4. Create sts to the knitting needles (15 sts on each back side needles and rest of sts on the front side needles, same count)
5. purl 1st round (but knit 4 sts in the middle, front of bootie)
1 knit and 1 purl around (knit 4 sts in the middle, front of bootie) reduce 1 st both sides of "knit4" until you have 10st of each front side needles (you should leave 15 sts on the back side needles)
6. knit 12 rounds (or more its up to you)
bind off
7. Create sts on to the knitting needles (on the top of first round of "knit12", from the inside)
8. 1 knit and 1 purl, repeat 4 rounds
9. repeat steps 6 to 8 two more times
10. Create sts on to the knitting needles (on the top of first round of "knit12", from the inside)
1 knit and 1 purl (repeat 20 rounds and bind off)
decoration is up to you :)
