MATERIALS
ca 50 gr Schachenmayr Catania 125m/50g, crochet hook 2,5 mm, satin ribbon, beads
SKILL LEVEL
Intermediate
SIZE
The length of the sole of bootie is ca 9,5 cm.
ABBREVIATIONS
Ch =chain
St= stitch
Sc=single crochet
Hdc= half double crochet
Sl st= slip stitch
Rnd= round
scbp=single crochet back post
Dc= double crochet
Dc2tog = double crochet 2 stitches together
Special Stitches:
V-STITCH
To complete each V stitch, work 1 double crochet stitch, 1 chain stitch, and 1 more double crochet stitch in the same stitch.
PICOT
Chain 3 stitches,insert your hook in the 3rd stitch from the hook, yarn over and draw the yarn throught the stitch and through the loop on the hook.
INSTRUCTIONS
Sole of Bootie
Rnd 1: Starting at center with chain of 16 stitches.
Rnd 2: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and each of next 13 ch, 3 sc in next ch, then, working in other side of base ch, sc in each of next 13 ch, 2 sc in next ch and 2 sc in next sc.
Rnd 3: sc in each of next 13 sc, 2 sc in each of next 3 sc, sc in each of next 13 sc, 2 sc in each of next 3 sc.
Rnd 4: sc in each of next 8 sc, hdc in each of next 3 sc, dc in each of next 3 sc, 2 dc in each of next 6 sc, dc in each of next 3 sc, hdc in each of next 3 sc, sc in each of next 7 sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc twice, sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc.
Rnd 5: sc in each of next 8 sc, hdc in each of next 3 hdc, dc in each of next 6 dc, 2 dc in each of next 6 dc, dc in each of next 6 dc, hdc in each of next 3 hdc, sc in each of next 8 sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc, 2 sc in each of next 3 sc, sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc.
Rnd 6: hdc in each of next 60 st around.
Rnd 7: scbp worked in each of the next 60 sc around.
Sides of Bootie
Rnd 1: Ch 4(counts as dc and ch1), dc in the same st as ch, *skip 2 sts, V-stitch in next st*, repeat from* to* till the end of Rnd (20 V-stitches), sl st.
Rnd 2: Ch 4(counts as dc and ch1), dc in the same st as ch, *work a V-stitch in next V-stitch*, repeat from* to* till the end of Rnd, sl st.
Rnd 3: Repeat Rnd 2.
Rnd 4: ch1, sc in the same st as ch, sc in each of next 14 sts, dc3tog 7 times, sc in each of next 23 sts, sl st.
Rnd 5: ch1, sc in the same st as ch, sc in each of next 14 sts, dc7tog, sc in each of next 24 sts, sl st.
Rnd 6: ch 4 (counts as 1 dc and ch 1), *skip 1 st, dc in next st*, repeat from* to* till the end of Rnd, sl st.
Rnd 7: ch 1, sc in the same st as ch, *picot, sc in each of next 3 sts*, repeat from* to* till the end of Rnd.
Rnd 8: Attach yarn to Rnd 6 *ch5, skip 1 dc, sc in next dc*, repeat from* to* till the end of Rnd.
Rnd 9: ch 1, sc in the same st as ch, *9 dc, sc*, repeat from* to* 6 times(6 shells), cut the yarn.
Rnd 10: In Lurex yarn. Sc in each stitch around.
Finishing:
Around the sole crochet: ch 1, sc and dc in the same st as ch, *ch 1, skip 1st, sc and dc in next st*, repeat from*to* till the end of round, cut the yarn.
Weave ribbon through spaces between dc´s and decorate booties as desired.