Clara Newborn Booties – Free Crochet Pattern

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It has been too long since I’ve released a new free pattern on the blog, so I decided to whip up a cute and quick pair of booties to share with you all!

These booties are not only tiny and adorable, but they will actually fit a brand new baby! You know how most booties just fall right off of a newborn’s foot? These booties are sized to fit those brand new feet perfectly!

I still have a bit of the Chroma yarn that I used for my Sweet Stars Hair Bow pattern, and I thought the “Carnival” colorway would look stunning in a pair of baby booties!

Don’t forget to save this pattern in your favorites and add it to your project queue to save it for later! View this pattern on Ravelry here.

This pattern is another good scrap buster and works up very quickly. I am able to make one pair of these booties in 20 minutes or less, and they are another great make for craft sales and baby shower gifts!

I decided to keep them simple, but the Clara Newborn Booties can easily be customized with bows, buttons, flowers, ribbons, and more!

I’d love to see what you make with this tutorial! Don’t forget to share a photo of your finished work in your Ravelry projects and my Facebook group!

Clara Newborn Booties

ABBREVIATIONS

st = stitch
sl st = slip stitch
ch = chain
SC = single crochet
HDC = half double crochet
SC2tog = single crochet 2 stitches together (invisible decrease is recommended)
HDC2tog = half double crochet 2 stitches together (invisible decrease is recommended)

SPECIAL STITCHES

SC2tog (using invisible decrease method): Insert hook into front loop of the first stitch. Insert hook into front loop of second stitch. Yarn over. Draw through the first two loops on hook. Yarn over. Draw through both loops on hook.

HDC2tog (using invisible decrease method): Yarn over. Insert hook into front loop of the first stitch. Insert hook into front loop of second stitch. Yarn over. Draw through the first two loops on your hook. Yarn over. Draw through the remaining loops on hook.

NOTES

• Chain 1 at the beginning of each round does NOT count as a stitch (unless otherwise specified).

PATTERN

Sole

R1: Ch 8. SC in second ch from hook and the next 5 sts. Work 5 SC in last st working around to the other side. Now working on the other side of the ch, SC in the last 6 sts. Join with a sl st into your beginning SC. (17 sts)

R2: Ch 1. 2 SC in each of the next two sts, 1 SC in each of the next 4 sts, 2 HDC in each of the next 5 sts, 1 SC in each of the next 4 sts, 2 SC in each of the last 2 sts. Join with a sl st into your beginning SC. (26 sts)

R3: Ch 1. 1 SC in each of the next 10 sts, 2 SC in each of the next 6 sts, 1 SC in each of the last 10 sts. Join with a sl st into your beginning SC. (32 sts)

Sides

R4: Ch 1. Working in back loops only, SC in each st around. Join with a sl st into your beginning SC. (32 sts) 

R5: Ch 1. Working again in both loops, SC in each of the next 10 sts, ISC2tog, IHDC2tog 4 times, ISC2tog, SC in the remaining 10 sts. Join with a sl st into your beginning SC. (26 sts)

R6: Ch 1. SC in each of the next 8 sts, ISC2tog, IHDC2tog 3 times, ISC2tog, SC in the remaining 8 sts. Join with a sl st into your beginning SC. (21 sts)

R7: Ch 1. SC in each of the next 7 sts, sl st in each of the next 7 sts, SC in each of the remaining 7 sts. Join with a sl st into your beginning SC. (21 sts)

Fasten off.

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Thanks for stopping by! Happy crafting!

Nicole

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