Crochet sole for booties

Booties are tiny low shoes that keep a baby's feet warm. They are cozy, soft, warm and, most importantly, do not cause any inconvenience to the baby. Most often they are made from dense soft fabric, including wool. Many young parents buy booties, but experienced mothers and loving grandmothers often knit. It gives them pleasure to make a new thing in which the child will be the most beautiful and unlike others.

DIY soles for baby booties

This is the basis on which the child’s comfort, as well as the service life of the newly created creative result, depends. The dense structure holds the shape of the entire product well, so it is recommended to use thicker yarn for the sole. If there is another option, then you need to fold the thread in half. The work will be a little more difficult, but you can avoid additional costs if you use old stocks. Finally, the thickness of the tool must match the threads.

Crochet pattern and description

To make the bend of the sole as smooth as possible, it is better to move in a circle, without turning over.

First, you need to measure the baby’s leg and cast on such a number of chain loops that the length of the chain matches it. Next we knit according scheme.

Step by step guide:

1. One air lift.
2. Two circles of single crochets. Along the edges (top and bottom), during the first round, we knit three loops from the central one, and on the second round we double each of them.
3. As you can see in the picture, the entire heel part is knitted the same way. The foot usually widens a little at the top, which is why half double crochets and double crochets are used. Also, do not forget to add loops by knitting 2 out of 1. This way the fabric will not puff up, but will turn out smooth and beautiful.
4. There should be enough circles so that the foot is completely covered. For very small children there will be fewer of them, for older children - more. The last circle is the harness. It should be smooth and uniform around the entire perimeter and end with a connecting loop.

By the way, the pattern is quite conventional and reflects only the principle of knitting. You will have to “customize” it to suit your baby. The number of loops and circles cast on depends on the length and width of the leg, the thickness of the yarn and the knitting density, characteristic of each craftswoman.

How to do it with knitting needles

In this case, it is enough to master garter stitch. It is simple, consisting mainly of facial loops. The exceptions are:

• first in the row: it is removed;
• the last one: always knitted purlwise.

If you follow these simple rules, the canvas will turn out smooth, although a little pockmarked.

The scheme is also simple. Since there is no need to be distracted by various techniques, it is important to add or reduce the number of loops in time.

Attention! The increase and contraction should be symmetrical, that is, the same on both sides, for example, three loops from the edge.

Approximate description:

1. We cast on eight chain stitches, then knit the first row.
2. We unfold the canvas and repeat the pattern, not forgetting to add one on each side. This is done using an air loop, which, when moving in the opposite direction, we knit with the front one.
3. Garter stitch according to the pattern. Four rows before the end we begin to decrease. To do this, you need to grab two loops at once and pull one out of them.
4. The last row needs to be “closed”. To do this, you should pull each subsequent loop into the previous one, removing it from the knitting needle.

By the way! To ensure that the booties are not tight, you must initially plan and knit them with a margin, that is, one or two centimeters wider than the foot. Then your legs won’t feel cramped and they will last longer.

The soles for the product are ready. All that remains is to figure out what the top will be like and find time to finish it entirely.

Finishing touch! The material for booties should be selected taking into account several factors. For summer models it is best to give preference to cotton, and for autumn ones - wool blend. Synthetic thread added to natural thread will add strength and softness to the product.