Baby Booties & Hat Set

And they look like boots! HA! I was asked to make a set of booties for a young lady of about 6 months old. All us girls have cold feet this time of year ;) So, I adapted a pattern I used for big girl feet for this special young lady!

I used an 'G' hook to develop this pattern and it is easily adjustable for bigger kids. I prefer to use acrylic yarn for these so that they can be tossed into the washer and dryer without fear of shrinking. As you can see in the photo on the right, the right bootie can be made into a slipper if you'd like. REMEMBER that these bootie slippers are slippery for walkers so please be mindful and use caution!

BOOTIES - 'G' hook.
RND 1: Magic Circle, CH 2, 5 HDC. Join, pull to close.
RND 2: CH 2, then 2 HDC in each HDC, join. (12)
RND 3: CH 2, then 2 HDC in next, 1 HDC, 2 HDC, etc. Join (18)
RND 4: CH 2, HDC in each stitch, 18 total, join, for a total of 7 rows.
HEEL: CH 2, 12 HDC, turn, for five rows.
Sew or slip stitch heel, inside out. When you're finished, it will look like the bootie on the right in the photo above. You can change colors now if you'd like.
ANKLE: CH 1, SC all around bootie opening, total of 20 SC. Four rows total. CH 3, DC in each SC for two rows. Finish off.

SOCK HAT - 'I' hook.
CH 27, SC in second chain from hook, SC in each chain, total of 25 SC.
CH 1, turn, SC in first stitch, then SC for the next 24 stitches in BACK LOOPS ONLY. SC in BOTH loops in last stitch.

Continue for 52 total SC rows or until it is your desired size. *NOTE* When working in back loop single crochets, I make a complete SC in the first and last stitch of the row so that the fabric won't stretch out of shape.

Slip stitch the sides together, finish off leaving a long tail to help tie off the top. Using your hook, weave double strand of yarn in and out about every 3 rows and pull tight to make the hat shape. Tie off with the previous yarn tail. You can either make a pompom or leave plain. If you choose a pompom, use your super human strength to make it TIGHT so that the clipped yarn won't come loose :D Attach the pompom with the other yarn tails created earlier, tie it tight, finish off!

You'll see that the stretchy fabric of your new baby Sock Hat will be quite comfy for your baby!

This is an original design protected & copyrighted by the designer. DO NOT reprint as your own.

Very Long Ripple Scarf

I just finished this scarf and it came out great! I used navy, baby blue and white. This is a Red Heart free pattern [LW1471] you can see here. I followed this pattern completely but used a K hook instead. It's VERY long, meant to be worn like the pattern showed [see link above]. I did not made the hat to match. 

I love the long strip scarf this pattern makes; it reminds me of the strip afghans I used to crochet in the 90's. I believe this easy pattern can be adjusted to length and enough strips to make a beautiful afghan :D That sounds like a future project for me :D :D :D 


Rnd 1: With CA, ch 281. Rnd 1 (Right Side): Sc in 2nd ch from hook, * ch 1, skip next 2 ch, shell in next ch, ch 1, skip next 2 ch, sc in next ch **, sc in next ch; rep from * across, end at **; turn to work on opposite side of beg ch; sc in same ch as last sc; rep from * across, end at ** changing to CB in last sc; join with a sl st to first sc – 40 ch-3 sps on each side.

Rnd 2: With CB, ch 1, sc in same sc as joining, sc in ch-1 sp, ** ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, shell in ch-3 sp, dc in next dc, * CL2, dc in next dc, shell in ch- 3 sp, dc in next dc; rep from * across first side; dc in next dc, ch 3, sc in ch-1 sp **, sc in next 2 sc, sc in ch-1 sp; rep from ** to ** across next side; sc in last sc changing to CC; join.

Rnd 3: With CC, ch 1, sc in same sc as joining, sc in next sc, sc in ch-3 sp, ** ch 3, skip next 2 dc, dc in next 2 dc, shell in ch-3 sp, dc in next dc, * CL3, dc in next dc, shell in ch-3 sp, dc in next dc; rep from * across first side; dc in next dc, ch 3, skip next 2 dc, sc in ch-3 sp **, sc in next 4 sc, sc in ch-3 sp; rep from ** to ** across next side; sc in last 2 sc changing to CA; join.

Rnd 4: With CA, ch 1, sc in same sc as joining and next 2 sc, 2 sc in ch-3 sp, ** ch 3, skip next 2 dc, dc in next 2 dc, shell in ch-3 sp, dc in next dc, * CL3, dc in next dc, shell in ch-3 sp, dc in next dc; rep from * across first side; dc in next dc, ch 3, skip next 2 dc, 2 sc in ch-3 sp **, sc in next 6 sc, 2 sc in ch-3 sp; rep from ** to ** across next side; sc in last 3 sc; join. Fasten off.

Special Instructions:
-> CL2: Yo and draw up a lp in next dc, yo and draw through 2 lps, skip next 2 sc, yo and draw up a lp in next dc, yo and draw through 2 lps, yo and draw through all 3 lps rem on hook.
-> CL3: Yo and draw up a lp in next st, yo and draw through 2 lps, skip next 3 sts, yo and draw up a lp in next st, yo and draw through 2 lps, yo and draw through all 3 lps rem on hook.
-> Shell: (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) all in st or sp indicated.
-> CA, CB, CC are the colors used in order, this is a four row scarf with three colors.