Baby Booties Pin Cushion

Materials Required: AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY The Famous “PURITAN” CROCHET COTTON, Article 40 or “DE LUXE” Quality CROCHET COTTON, Article 346 1 ball Lt. Blue or color desired. Steel crochet hook No. 6 or No. 7. 3 yds. narrow White Ribbon. ⅛ yd. White Satin.

FRONT SECTION: Starting at center front, ch 13, 2 s c in 2nd st from hook, 1 s c in each of the next 10 sts of ch, 2 s c in last st, ch 3, turn.

2nd Row. Working in back loop of sts only, 2 d c in 1st s c, 1 d c in each of the next 12 s c, 3 d c in last s c, ch 1, turn.

3rd Row. Working in both loops of sts, 2 s c in 1st d c, 2 s c in next d c, 1 s c in each of the next 14 d c, 2 s c in next d c, 2 s c in 3rd st of ch, turn.

4th Row. Ch 3, working in back loop of sts only, work in d c increasing 1 d c at the beginning and end of row, ch 1, turn.

5th Row. Working in both loops of sts, work in s c increasing 1 s c at the beginning and end of row. Repeat the last 2 rows 3 times.

Next 4 Rows. Continue working in same manner, but do not increase in any row.

Next Row. Working in back loop of sts only, work 1 d c in each of the next 2 s c, 1 tr c in each of the next 10 s c, 1 d c in each of the next 12 s c, 1 tr c in each of the next 10 s c, 1 d c in each of the next 3 s c, do not turn. Work a row of s c around entire section, join in 1st s c, cut thread.