There is no better gift for a child than simple crocheted booties. Decoration with a cute strap or flowers will help to distinguish them from the whole variety of such gizmos. The unique things that are connected with your own hands can not only warm the baby, but also give him your love. Create something special for your child and see how joy and positive emotions fill your heart. Therefore, make yourself comfortable, we will crochet booties-slippers.
What are the shoes for babies?
The very first shoes in the life of every person are, of course, booties for children. They are the most tender and touching, they are put on over tights or socks to warm the little heels that are frozen in babies in the first place. And they must be very beautiful, complement the clothes of the child. Usually, the first shoes of mom or grandmother are kept for a long memory. When discharging from the hospital , you can’t do without this accessory, for such a case they are knitted in pink or blue and always with solemn ribbons bows.
Learning to knit is not as difficult as it seems, even if you have never before encountered the creation of shoes of this kind, like booties. For beginner knitters, this is a good practice. Booties are for girls, boys, home, warm, summer. They are combined with clothes - under a yellow or, say, a red suit, cotton, with cats, Epiphany, crocheted booties-slippers, booties-sandals. You can list endlessly.
Important Features
The beauty and style of booties-shoes is an essential condition, but something else needs to be considered when choosing a model. It is important that they are comfortable, do not move off the baby's moving legs. Therefore, think in advance how crocheted booties-slippers will stay on the bench. The most convenient model is considered a shoe in the form of a boot with ribbons or laces (for fixing on legs). In the warm season, booties and slippers are very good. The master class proposed below will give an example of fixing on a strap for open booties, so that the legs are comfortable and look beautiful.
Shoes for boys and girls
For future men, the classic version of booties is suitable, they can be decorated in the form of sneakers, moccasins, or even lace-up shoes. Naturally, colors should be chosen for boys, they can be basically any, but avoid pink, bows, ruffle. Men's shoes can be decorated with applique, buttons, embroidery. Nowadays, booties are very popular.
Creating shoes for little girls, you can give free rein to imagination, all the colors of the rainbow will do. Bows, ribbons, flowers, beads - this is not all that can decorate baby knitted shoes. Create the first booties for your crumbs. With a description for beginners, it will be easy. After knitting the base, and it is the same for both girls and boys, you can decorate them at your discretion. Believe me, this is very exciting.
The choice of thread for booties
Of course, you need to choose high-quality threads. They should not primarily cause allergies to the skin of the child. It is advisable to take yarn from natural fibers: cotton, merino wool , etc.
In summer variations, weaving from cotton is ideal, it has a good texture, noble shine. Thanks to the good twisting of this thread, patterns can be knitted, they will be clearly visible on the product. Cotton shoes in the summer on the baby will look just wonderful, they can be decorated with straps, ribbons.
More recently, Japanese scientists have developed a new type of yarn - microfiber. It consists of many tiny fibers, combined into one strong, elastic thread, pleasant to the touch, does not cause allergies. The main advantage of microfiber is that it holds its shape perfectly, even after many washes. Many needlewomen fell in love with these threads because they can knit any model of clothing. In winter, it warms, and in summer it gives coolness - amazing yarn. It will be good if you get microfiber for knitting booties.
You can use acrylic, although it is synthetic, but does not cause allergies, keeps its shape well. Heats well too, is considered an artificial substitute for wool. In addition, acrylic threads come in many different colors.
Hook
It is impossible to say unequivocally what kind of crochet to knit booties-shoes, it all depends on the thickness of the thread, on the desired density of the product. Sizes from 1.5 to 2.5 are generally suitable. When choosing a hook, one rule applies: the thicker the thread, the thinner the hook. For soft shoes, a hook is chosen according to the size of the yarn, as a result, delicate, rounded-shaped shoes for the baby are obtained.
Where to begin?
The attached photos will help you figure out how to tie booties correctly. With a description for beginners, it will be easier to master the execution order. By learning how to knit a simple shoe, you can improve your skills over time by adding a few more pairs of shoes to your baby’s wardrobe - for different occasions. So, after choosing a yarn and a hook, begin to master a step-by-step description of the process in order to understand how to tie booties-slippers to your beloved son or daughter. Learning how to weave products for a child is easy, especially if you have at least basic crochet skills.
Master Class
In this case, acrylic yarn and number 2 hook are used. You can use your favorite yarn by choosing a suitable hook to knit booties. The description below will be generalized and serve as an example, and will also raise your creative mood. So, let's begin?
Sole
First, the sole is tied. First, air loops are used, we collect a chain of 15 pieces, 3 of them will be lifting to the next row. We knit crocheted columns around the resulting loops, without a crochet, without making air loops between them.
After knitting the first row, we return to the starting point, to go to the next, dial 3 air loops and continue to knit the insole in a circle, so go through 3-4 rows (depends on the thickness of the thread and the density of knitting). On each curve, make an expansion in the form of several air loops. On the entire sole there should be only single crochet columns, so the base for the shoes will come out tight, as necessary. When knitting, do not skip loops, this can lead to a concave shape of the sole.
The resulting canvas should correspond to the heel of the child, but do not close the size, you can a centimeter or two more. Keep in mind that the baby grows quickly and will wear shoes on a toe or tights. It is recommended to connect two parts at once, they will turn out to be more similar to each other, while you still remember how to knit the first.
Side parts
Now let's move on to the sides of the shoes. Type 2 air loops on the back of the sole for lifting, knit several rows around the circumference, but now you do not need to add additional air on the rounded parts, so the base of the shoe begins to form with its sides closed. Since children usually have a high rise, make it approximately to the ankle. You should get a kind of boat with sides. In the lateral parts, you can start knitting patterns with double crochet, air and other options. But if decorative ornaments are supposed at the end, then booties-slippers can be connected with ordinary columns.
Shoe top
Take the resulting boat and fold it in half, determine the middle. To knit the top, start with a set of 13 air loops on one side of the side. You can start not from the middle, if you need a more open model. Define only 1/3 of the closing. But then you need to tie up the strap on the rise, this way you get real booties, slippers. The top can be connected separately, but it’s more difficult to calculate the desired size. And if you knit everything together, you can clearly guess the size and not use complex calculations, especially since for the next fitting a small leg is always nearby.
So, we fix a chain of 13 scored air (this is an approximate amount) with the opposite middle part and continue to knit a sock. Having knitted several rows to the fingers, begin to decrease. To do this, do not knit each row in one loop. By the way, on summer models, you can not close your fingers to the end, you get booties, sandals. So it turned out to be a kind of slippers (you can also knit such yourself, very convenient for home). There are many options for tying the top, and any method that you come up with will be correct.
Strap
If you knitted from the middle, then the strap may not be needed, they will keep perfectly on the leg. But in the case when the sock is closed by a third, then grab 3-4 loops from one side and knit enough length for the strap. On the edge, make a buttonhole (or sew on a piece of Velcro).
Decoration
To decorate the shoes, you can apply imagination, be inspired by ideas by viewing photos with ready-made models of slippers for paws. Having learned how to make crochet posts , you can even decorate booties with related flowers (more for girls).
Flowers knit like this: dial a chain of 20 loops. Knit one crochet, one with 2 crochets, then 3 stitches, and to the end. Knit the next row along the stitches, that is, 2 crochets and knit with two crochets and so on. Thus, 3-4 rows are knitted, depending on the size of the flower. Form a flower and sew it, or rather - them (you need two flowers), to booties.
The main thing is to believe in your own strength and have the desire to decorate the baby's legs with beautiful first shoes. And if replenishment is planned for your friends or relatives, then you can give a gift in the form of a pair of cute booties for the birth of a child.