Ah, beautiful little crochet baby booties — I love these! A baby sandal style bootie with a round sole, a puff or cluster stitch strap, and a back with a small button closure. I’ll break down exactly how you can crochet these adorable booties step-by-step in US crochet terms.
🧶 Materials:
- Soft baby yarn in 2 colors (for example:
Color A — sole & edge
Color B — upper/strap) - 3.5 mm or 4.0 mm crochet hook
- Yarn needle
- Small buttons (optional for the side strap)
- Scissors
📖 Stitches You’ll Use:
| Stitch Name | Abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chain | ch | Yarn over, pull through loop |
| Slip Stitch | sl st | Insert hook, yarn over, pull through all |
| Single Crochet | sc | Insert hook, yarn over, pull up loop, yarn over, pull through both loops |
| Half Double Crochet | hdc | Yarn over, insert hook, yarn over, pull up loop, yarn over, pull through all 3 loops |
| Double Crochet | dc | Yarn over, insert hook, yarn over, pull up loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops twice |
| Puff Stitch (5 hdc puff) | puff stitch | Yarn over, insert hook, pull up loop (repeat 5 times), yarn over, pull through all loops |
📏 Pattern for 0–3 Month Size (Adjustable)
🥾 Sole (Color A):
Round 1:
- Ch 11
- 2 hdc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in next 8 ch, 5 hdc in last ch
- Continue around on the other side of the chain: hdc in next 8 ch, 2 hdc in last ch
- Join with sl st. Ch 1.
Round 2:
- 2 hdc in same st, 2 hdc in next, hdc in next 8, 2 hdc in each of next 5, hdc in next 8, 2 hdc in last 2
- Join with sl st. Ch 1.
Round 3:
- hdc in each stitch around (adjust increases at toe and heel for rounded shape)
- Join with sl st. Fasten off.
🥾 Side and Strap (Color B):
Attach yarn at side of sole.
Round 1:
- Ch 1, sc in each st around, join with sl st.
Round 2:
- Ch 1, sc in back loops only around. Join.
Front Strap:
- Locate center front stitches.
- Attach Color B, and in the next 8–10 sts, work puff stitches:
- [Yarn over, insert hook, pull up a loop] 5 times, yarn over, pull through all loops on hook, ch 1 to close.
- Repeat puff stitches across desired width of the front.
Back and Strap:
- Attach yarn at the side and sc up around the heel for 10–12 sts.
- Ch enough for a strap (about 10 ch)
- Sl st back to heel side, fasten off.
Button Loop:
- Make a small ch loop or work a buttonhole space in the strap.
🧵 Finishing:
- Sew on a button at the side.
- Weave in all ends.
- Make a second bootie the same way.
📌 Notes:
- Adjust the number of foundation chains and rounds for different sizes.
- Use soft, washable yarn safe for babies.
- You can line the sole for extra thickness or add a decorative border.
