Free Vintage Crochet Baby Booties No. 2 Pattern - Handbook of Wool Knitting and Crochet

This free vintage crochet baby booties pattern is from the Handbook of Wool Knitting and Crochet. The pattern has been updated to modern use with AI. You will find the original text from the book at the bottom of this page in italics. The book's how to crochet section is here: A Lesson In Crochet - Handbook of Wool Knitting and Crochet.  The modern pattern is untested. I am adding these free vintage crochet patterns to my blog so they are in one place and easily searched.

Vintage Crochet Baby Booties No. 2 Free Pattern

Modern Pattern:

This vintage crochet bootie pattern uses a lightweight yarn (like sport or DK weight) in two colors, white and pink. Modern crocheters should choose a similar yarn and adjust hook size to achieve the desired gauge. The pattern uses US crochet terminology.

Leg (Cuff):

Using white yarn, chain 37 and join with a slip stitch to form a ring, being careful not to twist the chain.

Round 1: Chain 3 (counts as a treble crochet), treble crochet (tr) in each stitch around. Join with a slip stitch to the top of the initial chain-3.

Rounds 2-3: Using pink yarn, double crochet (dc) in each stitch around. Join.

Repeat Rounds 1, 2, and 3 three times in total, creating 4 ribs each of pink and white.

Round 13: Chain 3 (counts as a tr). Using white yarn, skip the first stitch of the last round. Tr in the next stitch, then tr back in the skipped stitch, forming a crossed treble. Repeat from * around. Join.

Round 14: Using pink yarn, dc in a stitch, chain 3. Repeat from * around. Fasten off securely.

Foot (Sole):

Row 1 (Afghan Stitch/Tunisian Crochet): Using white yarn, attach at the 17th tr from the back of the leg. Draw up a loop through each of the next 6 stitches, keeping all loops on the hook. Yarn over and draw through the first loop. Yarn over and draw through 2 loops. Repeat from * until all loops are worked off. Insert hook under the small vertical bar formed by working off the last row, draw up a loop. Repeat from * until you have the same number of loops on the hook as before. Continue in this manner until you have 9 rows of Afghan stitch.

Foot (Rest of Foot):

Using white yarn, attach at the back of the leg. Dc in each stitch around the leg and around the instep. Work 4 more rows of dc, one dc in each stitch of the previous row, working through both loops (not back loop only). Then, work 5 rows of pink dc in the same way, joining the last row as before.

Finishing:

Finish with a cord and tassels or a ribbon, running it through the 4th row of tr around the top of the bootie.

Original Text:

Using the white yarn make a chain of 37 stitches, join.

1. Chain 3, a treble in each stitch, join.

2, 3. With pink, make a double in each stitch, join. Repeat 1st, 2d and 3d rows 3 times, which will give you 4 ribs each of pink and white.

13. Chain 3, with white, miss 1st stitch of last row, make a treble in next, then a treble back in 1st stitch, forming a crossed treble; repeat around, join.

14. With pink, a double in a stitch, chain 3; repeat. Fasten off securely.

For the foot:

1. With white, fasten in the 17th treble from back of leg, draw up a loop through each of 6 stitches, keeping all on needle; take up yarn and draw through 1st stitch, * again draw through 2, and repeat until all are worked off; now insert hook under the little upright bar formed by working off the last row, draw up a loop and repeat until you have again the number of loops on needle; continue until you have 9 rows of afghan-stitch.

Again using white, fasten at back of leg and make a double in each stitch of leg and around the instep; make 4 more rows of doubles, 1 in each stitch of preceding row, taking up both loops to avoid a rib, then 5 rows of pink in the same way, joining the last row as before directed. Finish with cord and tassels or ribbon, run in the 4th row of trebles around top of bootee.

Happy Hooking!
 
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This free vintage crochet pattern is from Handbook of Wool Knitting and Crochet by Anonymous. It is available for download on Project Gutenberg at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26113 . The wording has been updated for modern readers with the assistance of Google Gemini 2.0 Flash.