Isla Baby bootees

These are named after my great neice, Isla.

These baby bootees were for sale up at Handmade Palace, Crystal Palace (around the back of Haynes Lane close to Antenna recording studios), on saturdays

I think  £8 a pair is very reasonable, and they are versions of my original design  as featured in 'Inside Crochet' magazine.Photo used with permission, Tailor Made Publications.

A self-google revealed to my amazement that the pattern is now available free, here:

https://knitted-patterns.com/knitting-for-children/knitting-for-girls/3714-isla-baby-hat-and-booties

NEW VERSION

I recently revisited this pattern (May2021).This time,instead of 4 colours of Debbie Bliss baby cashmerino 4ply, I used 1 x 50g ball of Adriafil Kimera, a variegated cotton yarn.I made the cuff longer, and revised the sole so it lies flatter.Here is revised pattern:

Isla Baby Bootees 

 I designed these about 4 years ago.They are difficult to kick off!

The original pattern used four colours of Debbie Bliss Cashmerino 4ply. I’ve revisted the pattern using just one ball of Adiafil Kimera, a variegated cotton yarn. To get a matching pair, I wound off about half a ball making a note of the colour changes. Then I rewound the second ball, so each bootee would start at roughly the same place in the colour sequence. You could miss out this stage if you don’t mind each one being completely different, but I wanted to mimic colourwork. First you make the soles, following the chart, then the granny-like uppers. A section of crochet rib is worked from the top edge of each granny. Finally the soles are attached to the rib section using dcs.

 

MATERIALS

1 x 50g Adriafil Kimera, colour 21, 100% cotton,

● 3mm hook for small, 3.5 mm for medium,4mm for large

 

YARN ALTERNATIVES

Any 4ply variegated yarn.

 

TENSION

 

15dcs to 5cm across sole for smallest size. About 0.5-1cm larger in every dimension if using larger hook sizes.

 

MEASUREMENTS 

Smallest size:

9cm from toe to heel

5cm at widest part across upper

‘sock’ part-7cm (unfolded), 4cm folded over

 

SPECIAL STITCH PATTERNS

Crochet rib: *dc  into the back of each st. At the end of the row, 1ch, turn.

 dc into back of 2^nd st from hook, repeat from * for desired length.

Instructions

Soles(Make 2)

The sole is made up of 6 rounds, worked in a spiral.

Ch11.

Rnd 1: Dc into 2^nd ch from hook, dc, dc into next 5 ch.1 Htr into next 3ch, 5htr in end ch. Turn,.dc to end, 2dc in end st.(24sts)

Rnd 2:  Dc in next 10 st, then2dc in next 3 sts, dc in next 10 sts.2dc in each of next 2sts.(31sts)

Rnd 3: Dc in next 11sts,2dc in next st. dc in next 3sts. 2dc in next st.Dc in next 11sts.2dc in next st.dc in next 2sts. 2dc in next st.(35sts)

Rnd 4:Dc in next 12 sts,2dc in next st. dc in next 3 sts. 2dc in next st.!2 dc.2dc in next st.4dc , 2dc in next st.(39sts)

Rnd 5: Dc in next 12 sts. 2dc in next st,%dc, 2dc in next st.Dc in next 13sts.

2dc in next st.4dc.2dc in next st, 1dc.(43sts)

Rnd 6:Dc in next 13sts.2dc in next st.5dc, 2dc in next st. Dc in next 15 sts.2dc in next st.4dc.2dc in next st,2dc. (47sts)

Rnd 7: Change to E, dc in each stitch all around.

 

Chart for sole

Soles (Make 2): Starting with 11 ch in the middle, follow above chart; more dcs than those indicated may be required at curved edges to keep piece flat.

 

Granny uppers(Make 2)

 

Rnd 1:Make a slip ring and ch 2. 2htr into ring.ch2. *3htr into ring,ch2,rep from * 3 times more, join to top of first 2ch with a ss. 4 groups of [3htr,2ch,3htr] .

 

Rnd 2:Ch2, 2htr into ch sp, ch2.3htr into ch sp, ch1.* Into next ch sp, 3htr,2ch,3htr. Rep from * twice more, join to top of first 2ch with a ss. 8 groups of [3htr,2ch,3htr] with 1ch between each.

 

Front Edge Shaping Round

 

Rnd  3: 2ch, 2htr into corner ch sp.Ch2, 3htr into same ch sp.Ch1, 3htr into next ch sp,ch1.Into next corner, 3htr,2ch,3htr,ch1. 3htr,1ch into each of the rem ch sps. This will give a curved edge to the front of the bootee.

 

‘Sock’ Part of upper (all in one piece).

 

With granny section right side facing,curved corners at the bottom,attach yarn to top rt 2ch between corner groups of 3htr and ch 17,turn.

 

Row 1: Starting with 2^nd ch from hook,dc into back of  each ch, join to top of granny section with a ss.

 

Row2: Dc into back loop of each st to end(16sts), ch1,turn.

 

Rows 3-10: Rep Rows 1 and 2, ending at the next 2ch between 3trs at the other corner.Ch5 and turn.

 

Row11:Dc into back of each st to end(20sts)ch1,turn.

 

Rows 12-29: Rep Row 11 ending at top edge of bootee.

On the right side, join the top edges of Row1 with dcs. (16sts)There should be 4 sts rem on main piece for narrow front part of upper.

 

Row30:4dc into back of rem sts, ch1, turn.

 

Rep Row 30 until narrow part of upper stretches around curved edge of Granny shape ending at sole edge. Join these 4sts to 4 sts   of wider sock part on the wrong side with dcs.

 

Finishing

 

Join granny shape to narrow part of upper with dcs on the rt side, inserting hook from the granny side.

Wrong sides together, pin sole to lower edge of upper and dc all around to join them.

Sew in all ends. Fold cuff over.