Sunday 31 March 2013

Crochet Booties - A work in progress

One of the chaps in my office at work, wife is expecting a baby any time soon!  What a good excuse for a bit of Bootie making!

I originally was looking for a pattern to sew a pair, however lots of Crochet and Knitting patterns came up when I searched, and my crocheting is marginly better than my knitting.

I used this pattern from Ravelry as it looked about my level (easy!)  And having had a rummage in my stash of yarn, I choose some 55% wool double knit, as it feels beautifully soft when made up.

My first attempt resulted in a green pair of booties which are slightly lop sided. However I have turned the first bootie inside out and they look kinda like a left and right pair.



I have started a 2nd pair (in pink and cream) and this time paid more attention to the instructions and they appear to be coming out a little better shaped.  I have decided instead of completing the bootie, I will turn these into a pair of mary-janes for a girl!  As I don't know the sex of the baby yet, I will have both pairs on stand-by for when the baby is born!


I will post picture of the of mary-janes when I have finished them!


Sarah xx


I love to read comments from all around the world, however it was nice to hear from some fellow UK bloggers on my last post, you may be interested in the a Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/202641099790216/  we are a group of UK crafters from moneysavingexpert.co.uk sharing our makes and chatting about all sorts.




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13 comments:

  1. The little booties are fabulous. Happy Easter to you.
    Kim

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  2. There is something so cute about little shoes. Very nice.

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  3. It's cute.. I love the red color!

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  4. I love little bootees, these are so cute!

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  5. I love the pink soles on your red booties.

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  6. Your crocheting is very neat. Being lopsided is not a problem - yarn will give and fit. (So I have found out does leather but that is a whole other story!)

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  7. What a lovely present - such super booties!

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  8. oh my! how cute they are! just love them! the shape is so adorable. the green ones are my favourite
    little booties for little tootsies - the expecting lady will love them for sure!
    well done :)

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  9. Crochet is something I have never attempted, maybe I should try it as your booties look great.

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  10. What lovely booties, they're really cute. Can't wait to see how the shoes turn out x

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  11. Very cute - a lovely gift! Jo x

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  12. Awww what a gorgeous pair of booties! Bet your colleague and his wife will love whichever pair their baby has :-) Simmi x

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  13. Those are so adorable! The green ones look a bit like Crocs :) I wish I knew how to knit! Thanks for linking up to Moonlight and Mason Jar Mondays (all the way from the UK!) I hope you'll come back again!

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