Free Vintage Crochet Baby Booties 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 Free Pattern

Modern Pattern:

This vintage crochet bootie pattern is designed for a baby. It uses a lightweight yarn (like a sport or DK weight). Modern crocheters may want to substitute a similar yarn and adjust hook size as needed to achieve the desired gauge. The pattern uses US crochet terminology.

Leg (Cuff):

Using white yarn, chain 11. Turn.

Row 1: Skip the first chain, double crochet (dc) in each of the remaining 10 chains. Turn.

Row 2: Chain 1. Dc in each of the 10 dc, working in the back loop only to create a rib. Turn.

Repeat Row 2 until you have 8 ribs. At the end of the last row, chain 11. Turn. Skip 1 chain, dc in each of the next 10 chains and in the next 10 dc. Chain 1. Turn. Continue working, creating 4 long ribs. Then, working only on the 10 dc, make 8 short ribs. Join at the back of the leg to the foundation chain, working into each stitch.

Upper Part of Leg (Ankle):

Round 1: Chain 3. Treble crochet (tr) in each stitch around (38 tr total). Join to the top of the initial chain-3.

Round 2: Yarn over, pull up a loop through the 1st and 3rd stitches of the previous round, yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on the hook, chain 1 to close the cluster. Repeat from * around.

Round 3: Yarn over, pull up a loop in the space before the pineapple stitch (cluster) of the previous round and another loop in the space after, yarn over and draw through all loops on the hook. Repeat from * around.

Round 4: Repeat Round 3 using blue yarn.

Rounds 5-6: Repeat Round 3 using white yarn.

Round 7: Using blue yarn, dc in each stitch around.

Round 8: Using white yarn, chain 3, tr in each dc around. Join.

Round 9: Using blue yarn, dc in the first stitch, chain 3, dc in the same stitch, skip 1 stitch. Repeat from * around. Fasten off.

Foot:

Round 1: Using blue yarn, dc in each stitch around the bottom of the leg and instep.

Round 2: Dc in each dc around, working in both loops (not back loop only).

Rounds 3-4: Repeat Round 2 using white yarn.

Rounds 5-6: Repeat Round 2 using blue yarn.

Rounds 7-10: Repeat Round 2 using white yarn. Join the last round with a slip stitch on the wrong side.

Finishing:

Add a cord and tassels or ribbon, running it in and out of the first row of tr on the upper part of the leg.

Original Text:

A pair of dainty bootees makes a nice gift for baby, and is appreciated scarcely less by baby's mamma. Two very pretty styles are given, one in pink and white, the accepted colors for a girlie, the other in blue and white—blue being the color usually chosen for a little son's belongings.

Commencing with white Saxony, make a chain of 11 stitches, turn.

No. 1. 1.—Miss 1 stitch, a double in each of 10 stitches, turn.

2. Chain 1, a double in each of 10 doubles, taking up the back loop of stitch to form a rib, turn.

Repeat 2d row until you have 8 ribs; at the end of the last row chain 11, turn, miss 1, a double in each of 10 stitches of chain and in 10 doubles, chain 1, turn, and continue, making 4 of the long ribs, then, working only on the 10 doubles, make 8 more short ribs, and join at the back of the leg to the foundation chain, taking into each stitch.

For the upper part of leg:

1. Chain 3, and make trebles all around, 38 in all, joining to top of 3 chain.

2. Draw out the stitch on needle, pull up a loop through 1st and 3d stitches of preceding row, take up the yarn, and draw through the 3 loops on the needle at once, chain 1 to close the cluster, * draw up a loop in same place with last and another in 3d stitch, work off as before and repeat around.

3. Draw out the stitch on needle, take a loop in the space before pineapple-stitch of last row and another in the space after, work off as before, take a loop in same space as before, another in next space, work off, and repeat.

4. Like 3d row, with blue.

5, 6. Like 3d row, with white.

7. With blue, a double in each stitch.

8. With white, chain 3, a treble in each double, join.

9. With blue, make 1 double in 1st stitch, chain 3, 1 double in same stitch, miss 1; repeat. Fasten off neatly.

For the foot:

1. With blue make a double in each stitch all around bottom of leg and instep.

2. A double in each double, taking up both veins of stitch to avoid a rib.

3, 4. Same as 2d row, with white.

5, 6. Same as 2d row, with blue.

7, 8, 9, 10. Same as 2d row, with white, joining the last row with single crochet on the wrong side. Finish with cord and tassels or with ribbon, run in and out the 1st row of trebles on upper part of leg.

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.