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Crocodile Stitch Baby Booties
Materials:Fingering weight yarn of yourpreference.
Yardage:Approximately 200 yds (50g)Size (!.25 mm) crochet
hoo"
#arn needle$ Sewing %eedle& size '2 ('2 mm) *uttons
Stich mar"ers
The booties showcased inpattern pictures were madewith: Knit
Picks Chroma(Fingering weight) in Prismcolorway; 7! wool" #!
$ylon(#%& yards' grams perskein)Gauge:
+ith size crochet hoo" in S,pattern- '2 sc and '2 rows 2/,1, #34
6A461. 4se
any size hoo" to o*tain gauge.
Pattern Notes:1. 7n short8 the 9,rocodile Stitch is formed *y a
two:row repeat- a row of ;:sts followed *y a row of scales.
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With right side of sole facing you, Attach yarn to stitch of
1stplace marker and work body of bootie asfollows:%nd #: 7or6ing in
bac6 loops onl89 &h $ (count as hdc), hdc in each st around8
Eoin with sl st in first hdc (50 ?5C@ hdc).%nd $: ,h 2 (count as
*phdc), fphdc in next hdc8 *phdc in next hdc8 fphdc in next hdc8
rep from I around8 Eoinwith sl st in first *phdc (50 ?5C@ sts).
%nd ! : ,h 2 (count as *phdc), fphdc in next fphdc8 *phdc in
next *phdc8 fphdc in next fphdc8 rep from Iaround8 Eoin with sl st
in first *phdc (50 ?5C@ sts).%nd + decrease: ,h 2 (count as *phdc),
fphdc in next fphdc8 *phdc in next *phdc8 rep from I around to
$ndplace mar6er9 ,egin +ront section decrease : fphdc next fphdc8
II s"ip next *phdc8 fphdc in next fphdc8 repfrom II around8 Eoin
with sl st in first *phdc (!C ?JJ@ sts).%nd ": ,h 2 (count as
*phdc), fphdc in next fphdc8 *phdc in next *phdc8 rep from I around
to $nd placemar6er, (fphdc 2 tog o=er next 2 sts) & times ?B
times@ Eoin with sl st in first *phdc$ 1asten off (!2 ?!B@
sts).
Make sure to Fasten O before starting !orking on "ight and Left
cus
Directions for #$FF ("ight foot) % Cuf is worked in rows.
%ow # (7;): &h " &h '*9 With wrong side of work facing
you8 ma"e a sc in the last st from nd & (*odysection) or where
the you placed 'st stitch mar"er8 sc in each st across$ turn (!2 sc
K & ch ?!B sc K B ch@)%ote for ow '- The chain worked in the
beginning o+ -ow is the +oundation +or the strap with scales
thato.erlaps bootie side and is used as buttonholes +or the cu++%ow
$ (%;): ,h '8 sc in each st across$ turn (!C sc ?JJ sc@)
%ow (7;)- ,h ! (count as hdc and ch:')8 hdc in same stitch as
*eg ch8 I s"ip next 2 sc8 ;:st in next sc rep
from I across to last Bsc8 s"ip next 2 sc8 hdc in top of last 5
sc (this last 5 hdcs will ma"e a *and where you
sew on the *uttons)$ turn. ('' ;:sts K5 hdc ?'! ;:sts K 5
hdc@)
%ote for ow !- The last / hdc worked in -ow # is the +oundation
+or the edge where you will sew on thebuttons during +inishing
phase
%ow (%;)- ,h '8 sl st in next 5 hdc8 ,h 28 wor"ing from top to
bottom around post of first hdc of first ;:st8wor" J fphdc (see pic
A)8 ch '8 turn work so 01st is sideways and post o+ second hdc o+
01st is upside down (;point of ;:st will *e facing right8 see pic
)8 wor"ing from bottom to top around post of second hdc of
;:st8wor" J fphdc I s"ip next ;:st8 wor"ing from top to bottom
around post of first hdc of next ;:st8 wor" J fphdc(see pic ,)8 ch
'8 turn work so 01st is sideways8 wor"ing from bottom to top around
post of second hdc of ;:st8wor" J fphdc8 rep from I across (see pic
)$ turn. (& ?B@ scales)%ow + (7;): ,h 2 (count as a hdc)8 wor"
a ;:st in next ch:' sp8 I yo8 insert hoo" in *oth next ch:' space
andin space *etween scales directly *ehind ch:' sp and complete a
;:st (see pic 1)8 wor" a ;:st in next ch:' sp(see pic F)8 rep from
I across to last 5 sts8 hdc in in top of last 5 sts$ turn. (''
;:sts K & hdc ?'! ;:sts K & hdc@)%ow " (%;): ,h '8 sl st in
next & hdc and in next ,h:' sp8 wor"ing from top to bottom
around post of first hdcof neirections for &?11 (=eft foot) !
,uff is wor"ed as a flat piece in rows
%ow # (7;): ,ounting from last stitch of nd & (*ody section)
attach yarn to !0th st or st where you placed 2ndstitch mar"er8
With wrong side of work facing you8 ch '8 sc in each st across8
&h ' ,h C*$ turn (!2 sc K & ch ?!B sc K B ch@)
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%ote for ow '- The chain worked at the end o+ -ow is the
+oundation +or the strap with scales that o.erlapsbootie side and
is used as buttonholes +or the cu++%ow $ (%;): Sc in 2nd ch from
hoo" and in each st across$ turn (!C sc ?JJ sc@)%ow (7;): Ch 2" hdc
in next 5 sts I s"ip next 2 sc8 ;:st in next sc rep from I across$
turn. ('' ;:sts K5 hdc?'! ;:sts K 5 hdc@).%ote for ow !- The +irst
/ hdc worked in -ow # is the +oundation +or the edge where you will
sew on the
buttons during +inishing phase
%ow (%;): ,h 2 (count as hdc)8 wor"ing from top to bottom around
post of first hdc of first ;:st8 wor" !fphdc8 ch '8 turn work so
01st is sideways and post o+ second hdc o+ 01st is upside down (;
point of ;:st will *efacing right)8 wor"ing from bottom to top
around post of second hdc of ;:st8 wor" J fphdc I s"ip next
;:st8wor"ing from top to bottom around post of first hdc of next
;:st8 wor" J fphdc8 ch '8 turn work so 01st issideways8 wor"ing
from bottom to top around post of second hdc of ;:st8 wor" J fphdc8
rep from I across tolast 5 hdc8 sl st in last 5 hdc$ turn. (&
?B@ scales)%ow + (7;): ,h 28 hdc in next 5 sts8 wor" a ;:st in next
ch:' sp8 I yo8 insert hoo" in *oth next ch:' space andin space
*etween scales directly *ehind ch:' sp and complete a ;:st8 wor" a
;:st in next ch:' sp8 rep from Iacross to last ch:'8 hdc in in top
of last st$ turn. ('' ;:sts K & hdc ?'! ;:sts K & hdc@)%ow
" (%;): ,h '8 sl st in first 2 sts8 sl st in next ch:' sp8 wor"ing
from top to bottom around post of first hdcof ne
