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Crocheted Baby Booties

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Crocheted Baby Booties

Materials Needed:

1 skein Baby Yarn. (This amount of yarn will make two pair).

# E Aluminum Hook.

Abbreviations:

sl kn - slip knot
ch - chain
sc - single crochet
dc - double crochet
sl st - slip stitch
ch sp - chain space

For Stitch Instructions

Directions:

Instep:   Make a sl kn on hook with yarn.
             Ch 10;
          Row 1 - Sc in 2nd ch from hook
             and in each ch across.
             Ch 1; turn.
          Row 2 - Sc in first sc and in
             every sc across.
             Ch 1: turn.
             Rows 3-9 - Repeat 2nd row.

Foot:     Ch 27.
             Join with sl st to opposite
             corner instep (figure 1).
             Sc in 9 sc along side of
             instep, 9 sc across toe, 9 sc
             along othe side of instep and
             in each of 27 ch sp.
          Rows 2-6 - Sc in every sc
             around foot.  Knot yarn and
             cut, leaving 5" end for weaving
             into wrong side of bootie.


Top:      Pull loop of yarn through 15th
             ch (center back).
             Ch 3.
             Dc in each ch sp and each sc
             (36 stitches).  Join with sl st
             in top of 1st ch 3 at center
             back.
          Rows 2-6 - Ch 3.  Dc in every
             dc around.  Sl st in top of ch
             3 at center back.  Knot yarn
             and cut.

Sole:     Make a sl kn.  Ch 10;
          Row 1 - sc in 2nd ch from hook
             and in each ch across.
             ch 1; turn.
          Row 2 - Sc in first sc and in 
             every sc across.
             ch 1; turn.
          Rows 3-20 - Repeat 2nd row.
             Break yarn and knot.  attach
             sole to bootie with sc all the
             way around.

Tie:      Make a sl kn, leaving 8 inch
             end.
             Ch 85.  Knot yarn and cut,
             leaving 8 inch end.
             Weave tie through first row of
             dc (nearest foot of bootie).
             Make pom poms and attach to
             each end of tie.  Hide all loose
             Ends of yarn.

THESE MAKE GREAT GIFTS!

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