Booties are the very first shoes that a child's feet try on. Mothers always approach the choice of a neat model of “charming socks” with such trepidation. It is important for them that they are soft, comfortable, and do not fall off the baby’s legs. But even in the cold season they gave warmth to the legs.
Booties have been willingly coping with this for decades. One can only wonder how creative they have become lately. The imagination of the master simply knows no bounds, as does the desire of the needlewoman to create lovely models of booties like sneakers.
Step-by-step instructions with a detailed description that will allow you to make booties (sneakers or slippers) for a newborn.
The products are the same for boys and girls, you can only choose the color of the yarn.
Yarn and hook
To create baby booties, it is important to choose the highest quality materials. This primarily concerns yarn. Pekhorka for children is not ready to satisfy in this matter all the requirements. It is beautiful and smooth, soft and even hypoallergenic.But in the cold it’s simply no use, it doesn’t provide much warmth.
The following criteria must be met:
- the yarn should be warm;
- soft;
- not prickly;
- hypoallergenic.
But the appearance should be excellent, no defects or delamination of threads. A baby is the most precious thing in the family and therefore there is no need to agree to marriage.
The hook must be chosen after the yarn. After all, its role is very important in creating booties. It must match its size.
Important! Ideally, the hook at its thinnest point should be 2 times thinner than the thickness of the thread. Only this rule does not make sense if knitting occurs in two threads. Here you should choose a hook that is twice as large in size.
We have prepared the materials to create our own model of sneaker booties and you can start knitting. For those who haven't decided on a model, this is a delicious selection of the coolest sneakers we've ever seen.
Sample
It is very important to have an idea of the first set of stitches. Especially when it comes to such small details as booties or socks for a newborn.
These things must be strictly in size. Therefore, we choose a model and knit a small square according to the pattern.
Then we determine the knitting density and compare it with the size of the baby’s leg to create the first set of loops.
Charming models: booties and sneakers for newborns
Blue booties sneakers
Very cute model, and the color is very childish. Perfect for a newborn. Let's figure out step by step what is needed for this model and how to crochet such tiny sneakers.
To work you will need:
- blue yarn 50 g;
- white yarn 50 g;
- hook according to the size of the yarn (it is better to take yarn of medium thickness).
Before creating this model, you need to measure the length of your baby's feet. Please note that this is not the length of the chain of chain loops.
It is necessary to take into account rows of double crochets and single crochets. After all, knitting the sole occurs in a circle.
Sole
We collected a chain of chain stitches and then knit the pattern in a circle. It is very important not to make a mistake when adding columns. The part should be smooth and flat.
Rise (sides)
After the track for the booties, the sides immediately begin. In the diagram they are indicated by single crochets. Knit three rows with such columns and then the marked pink piece of the pattern is the toe. And knit the sides to the desired height, decreasing one stitch in each 3rd row. You can weave yarn of other colors, as shown in the photo.
Toe
In the diagram, 12 columns are highlighted to create the toe. Now we look at all the columns that are located under the pink color and perform the toe, but not with double crochets, but with simple single crochets.
If desired, it can be made a little wider. Continue knitting without securing the sides of the booties with other yarn until the height of the sides. Then make a small increase and knit a row with white yarn, then a row with single crochets, again a row with white yarn and finish with single crochets in blue.
Assembly: It’s great that you don’t need to sew anything here. But you can decorate sneakers with the following options. The first is lace brackets. And, of course, the laces themselves. All this is very reminiscent of real sneakers, but for a baby they are also very warm. This charming craftsmanship will now warm the heels of a newborn.
Low top sneakers booties
Elegant booties - this is very little to tell about this model.You need to see it with your own eyes.
To work you will need:
- yarn in dark blue, white, burgundy colors;
- hook according to yarn size;
- laces.
These low-cut sneakers are knitted using the same pattern as the first model. A distinctive feature is that the toe is not knitted all the way. You can see its slight rounding and border with single crochets after knitting the sides.
Additionally, the model is decorated with a Nike label crocheted with the same crochet. The small label on the heel of the model is very reminiscent of a detail of a real sneaker model. And the forward approach of the sole to the toe makes the model indistinguishable from running sneakers.
These are completely identical sneakers, but it’s unlikely that anyone would compare them. The color and decorations make them look so different, but each column here is simply identical. Except that The model is intended more for a newborn girl.
Knitting children's clothes is so addictive that you forget about counting time. But why do craftsmen like to create small things so much? Maybe it's the speed with which they become reality. This also gives an incentive, but that’s not the main thing.
Baby clothes are always so adorable and you can look at them forever. But creating these touching outfits is much more interesting. And there is no child in the world who wouldn’t like a knitted blouse or crocheted booties and sneakers. So don’t be shy and try to make these cute models for your kids and as gifts for relatives and friends.