BABY’S CROCHET BOOT.
Materials—8 skeins of white and 16 of colored Single Berlin Wool; Walker’s Penelope Crochet Needle, No. 1. See [page 13].
Commence at the Toe, and with the colored wool make 16 chain. The work should be tight.
1st row—Miss 1, 7 plain, 3 plain in one stitch, 7 plain, then 1 chain to form the selvedge, turn back. Now work in raised crochet, that is, putting the needle into the lower edge of the stitch of the previous row, and working a plain stitch, which will leave the upper edge in the front.
2nd row—Miss the 1 chain, work 8 plain always raised, then 3 stitches in one, 8 plain as before, 1 chain, turn back.
3rd row—Miss the 1 chain, then the rest plain; 1 chain at the end.
Repeat the last 2 rows, 9 times more, working a stitch more before and after the centre stitches each repeat. Then, to form the side of the boot,
22nd row—Miss the 1 chain, then 18 plain, still raised, 1 chain, turn back.
Work 37 rows more as the last, and when finished, crochet the last row to the other half of the front.
The Leg—With the Colored wool commence at the centre stitch of the front of the boot, and round the ribs formed by the side, worked thus—
1st round—4 chain, miss a rib, 1 plain in the side of the next rib. Repeat all round.
2nd round—Work in the 4 chain, (1 plain, then 3 chain, 1 treble, 3 chain, 1 plain, all in the same 4 chain). Repeat all round, and fasten off.
3rd round—With white wool commence at the top of the 10th rib of the 38 rows, and keeping the little Scallops formed by the last 2 rounds down in the front, work 1 chain, miss a rib, 1 treble in the top of the rib not used in the 1st round. Repeat all round.
4th round—All plain crochet.
5th round—Work in double crochet, that is, putting the needle into both edges of the previous round, and working a plain stitch.
Work 14 rounds more as the last.
20th round—4 chain, miss 1 and 1 plain. Repeat.
21st round—5 chain, miss 4, 1 plain in the 4 chain. Repeat. Join on the colored wool.
22nd and 23rd rounds—Work as the 21st round. Join on the white wool.
24th and 25th rounds—Work as the 21st round.
26th round—1 chain, miss 4, 1 plain in the 5 chain. Repeat, and fasten off.
The Sole.
With the Colored wool make a chain of 9 stitches.
1st row—Miss 1, 2 plain in one stitch, 7 plain, turn back.
Now work the rest of the sole in double crochet, which being worked backwards and forwards, will have a different effect from the leg.
2nd row—2 plain in the first stitch, the rest plain. Work 8 rows more the same as the last. There will now be 18 stitches.
11th and 12th rows—Plain.
13th row—Miss 1, the rest plain. Work 5 rows more as the last. Then 4 rows plain.
23rd row—2 plain in one, the rest plain. Work 7 rows more as the last.
31st and 32nd rows—Plain.
33rd row—Miss 1, the rest plain. Work 5 rows more the same.
39th row—Miss 1, the rest plain to the last 2 stitches, then miss 1, 1 plain.
Work 3 rows more the same, and fasten off. Sew the sole to the front, and finish with a bow and ribbon run into the open row at the leg.