BABY BOOTIES
Copyright © 2002, Joyce A. Hodnett

Finished Size: Sole length: 4”; Tall = 3”

Materials:
Small size foot: Sport Weight Yarn and Size F Hook
Larger foot: Worsted Weight yarn and G Hook

This pattern is worked in rounds, joined with a slip stitch (but not turned).

With Size desired hook, chain 15.

Rnd 1: Sc in the 2nd chain from the hook and in each of the next 12 stitches.
Make 3 sc in next chain. (16 total) Continue to sc around the back of the foundation chain in the next 12 chains. (28 chains) Make 3 sc in next chain, join with slip stitch. Do not turn. (31 sts)
Rnd 2: Sc in the next 13 sc, make 3 sc in next stitch. (16) Make sc in the next 15 sc, make 3 sc in next stitch. (18 sts) Join with slip stitch in next st. Do not turn. (34 sts)
Rnd 3: Sc in the next 15 sc, make 3 sc in the next stitch. (18 sts) Sc in the next 18 sc, slip stitch to join. Do not turn. (36 sts)
Rnd 4: Sc in each sc around, slip stitch to join. Do not turn. (36 sts)
Rnd 5: Sc in the next 32 sc, make a sc decrease over the next 3 sts. (33)
(To make a 3 sc decrease: Insert hook in 1st sc, pull up a loop, insert hook in the 2nd sc, pull up a loop, insert hook in the 3rd sc, pull up a loop. Now yarn over and pull through all loops at the same time). Sc in the next 2 sc. Slip st to join. Do not turn. (35 sts)
Rnd 6: Sc in next 30 sc, make a sc decrease over next 3 sts. (31) Sc in the next 2 sc, slip stitch to join. Do not turn. (33 sts)
Rnd 7: Sc in next 10 sc. Work a sc decrease over the next 2 sts. (11) Sc in the next 12 sc, work a sc decrease over the next 3 sc. (24) Sc in the next 2 sc, slip stitch to join. Do not turn. (26 sts)
Rnd 8: Sc in the 26 sc around, join with sl st. (26 sts)
Rnd 9: Chain 4, * skip 1 sc, hdc in next sc, ch 1, repeat from * around. Join with a slip st in the 3rd chain of the beginning chain-4. (14 hdc stitches and 14 ch-1 spaces around.)
FINISHING ROUND:
Chain 3, (dc in each hdc and in each ch-1 sp) around. Join to the 1st dc with a sl st.

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