Don’t you just love a matching set?  Luckily I had just enough yarn left over from making my icicles baby hat to make these cute booties.

The heel/ankle part are worked in blossom stitch (the same as the main body of the hat) so you can also vary this one by changing the colours and applique depending on the season.

The pattern makes 7.5cm long booties (new-born size).

Scroll down for pdf patterns! (US and UK notation)

Materials:

For the booties:

• 25m main colour (I used Sublime Baby Cashmere Merino Silk DK in Button)
• 25m white DK yarn
• Size 4mm hook

For the Snowflake:

• I used 3 strands of my white dk yarn made by unravelling the twist of about 24 inches of yarn. Alternately, use a matching lace weight yarn or crochet thread.
• Size 2mm hook
  

  Icicles Hat and Booties – Free Crochet Pattern

Pattern:

The booties are worked in the round from the sole up.  Instructions in brackets () should be worked all in the same st.  Begin with the white yarn.

Ch 8 +2 (counts as hdc)

R1: (2hdc) in 3^rd ch from hook, hdc 6 times, (6hdc) in final ch.  Rotate the piece and work back down the other side of the chain. Hdc 6 times, (3hdc) in final ch, join to starting st with a sl-st (24 sts)

R2: Ch1 (does not count as a st), turn, (2sc), (2sc), 6sc, 2hdc, *(2hdc), repeat from * 3 more times, 2hdc, 6sc, (2sc), (2sc), join with a sl-st (32sts)

R3: Ch1 (does not count as a st), turn, sc, (2sc) sc, (2sc), 8sc, (2sc), sc, (2sc), sc, sc, (2sc), sc, (2sc), 8sc, (2sc), sc, (2sc), sc, join with a sl-st (40 sts)

R4: ch1, turn.  Working in the back loop only, sc in each st around, join with a sl-st (40sts)

Fasten off and switch to main colour yarn.

R5: ch2 (counts as dc), turn, 2hdc, *sk1, (dc, ch1, dc), sk1, sc, repeat from *, 18hdc, * sc, sk1, (dc, ch1, dc), sk1, repeat from *, 3hdc, join with a sl-st (40sts)

R6: ch2, turn, hdc2tog, *ch1, sc in ch-sp, ch1, dc in sc, repeat from *, hdc, hdc2tog, hdc, 5hdc2tog, hdc, hdc2tog, hdc, *dc in sc, ch1, sc in ch-sp, ch1, repeat from *, hdc2tog, hdc, join with a sl-st (31sts)

R7: Ch2 (counts as hdc), turn, sc, * (dc, ch1, dc) in sc, sc in dc, repeat from *, hdc2tog, dc2tog, dc3tog, dc2tog, hdc2tog, *sc in dc, (dc, ch1, dc) in sc, repeat from *, sc in dc, hdc, join with a sl-st (25sts)

R8: ch1 (does not count as a st), turn, sc, *ch1, dc in sc, ch1, sc in ch-sp, repeat from *, ch1, dc in next sc, hdc2tog, dc, hdc2tog, *dc in next sc, ch1, sc in ch-sp, ch1, repeat from *, dc in next sc, ch1, join to sc at start of round (24sts)

R9: ch3 (counts as dc, ch1), turn, dc in same st, *sc in dc, (dc, ch1, dc) in sc, repeat from * 4 more times, sc in dc, join into 2^nd ch of ch3 made at the start of the round (24sts)

For a taller boot, repeat the following rounds:

R10: turn, sl-st into ch space, ch1 (counts as sc) *ch1, dc in sc, ch1, sc in dc, repeat 4 more times, ch1, dc in sc, ch1, join with a sl-st into 1^st chain (24 sts)

R11: repeat R9

Fasten off and join the white yarn for the final trim.

Final Round: Work 3sc into each ch-sp and sl-st in each sc in between the ch-sps.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Snowflake:

Begin with a magic circle.

R1: ch2 (counts as sc, ch1), *sc, ch1, repeat from * 4 more times, join with a sl-st (12sts) – pull circle closed.

R2: ch5, sc into ch-sp, *(sc, ch4, sc) into next chain sp, repeat from * 4 more times, join into 1^st chain.

Fasten off and weave in end. Use the 2^nd tail to sew to the boot.

Downloadable pdf patterns:

Icicles Baby Booties UK

Icicles Baby Booties US