DINOSAUR BOOTS
A friend’s son
wanted a pair of dinosaur boots, and as usual, I loved this challenge.
There are
several boot patterns freely available on the net – so I looked through a few
of them and am working on a variation / combination of some of them. As always, here are my notes as I make my own
project.
Yarn Inspiration Bernat Slipper boots is a good pattern for a great
range of shoes / boots.
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I’ve held two strands together for the whole project.
This yarn is not specific for this project.
You can use any yarn with a suitable hook to make this project to any size.
International yarns : Among the international yarns I have used, I’d suggest Aunt Lydia Cotton 10, Aunt Lydia Bamboo-Viscose 10, DMC Petra, Sullivans knitting cotton (Australia), Milford Soft, Hilaza Rustica Eclat , Alize cotton yarn and Alize bamboo yarn , Lily Sugar n Cream, Caron Simply Soft , ICE Batik yarn
Size made :
For an 8 yr old (8” foot length)
Skill level : Intermediate
Abbreviations used : (Using U.S terminology)
dc
: Double crochet rep : Repeat
ch : chain ch-sp
: chain space
sp : space
fsc : Foundation single crochet
hdc 2-tog : Half double crochet 2-together
hdc 2-tog : [yo, insert hk in st or ch-sp,
yo and pull up a lp] (3 lps on hk) ; insert hk in st or ch-sp, yo and pull up a
lp (4 lps on hk) ; yo, draw through all 4 lps on hk. One hdc 2-tog made.
Half double crochet 2-tog : hdc 2-tog : [yo, insert hk in st or ch-sp, yo and pull up a lp] (3 lps on hk) ; insert hk in st or ch-sp, yo and pull up a lp (4 lps on hk) ; yo, draw through all 4 lps on hk. One hdc 2-tog made.
Instructions
Please note that I start all my rows with a ch 1, turning chain for ease.
Please check the top of this blog for easy video tutorials on all stitches used in today's pattern.
Please read through all my notes before you pick up your hook, so you know just where we're heading in our pattern.
In my patterns I work with the principle of stitch count and body measurement. This means that you need to work the stitch count in pattern, till you get the measurement (length and/or width) that you need for your project.
For our boot / shoe, I’ve decided to
do a basic shoe pattern first, and then add on the embellishments to make it
‘dino-like’.
So for the base of the shoe, I’ve
used my original pattern for an easy fit slip on shoe.
Right, so off we go.
So once you’ve got the basic foot part of the
boot done, let’s work on the top.
Please read through to finishing information now so that maybe you can reduce the
*trial n errors* I made. Cheers.
So once you have made the basic foot part, we'll work the top part now.
Re-attach your yarn at the back (heel top) of
the shoe at the joint.
Neatly work a
round of sc all around the top of the shoe.
Join with a sl-st to the 1st sc.
Calculations : Now
as I’m not sure what size you’re working on, I’m going to write this as a
general note.
The best way to ensure
that you get this part right, is to measure the heel and/or round lower foot of
the child for whom you’re making this.
Ensure also that you work this first row a little looser so that it is
not constricting when the foot is being slipped in.
Other than that, there is no *correct* number
of stitches.
For the following rows, you will work an sc /
hdc or dc (depending on what stitch you’ve used for the base of the shoe) all
around till you get the height you need for your boot.
Just continually ensure that you are working a
little looser than usual, as the longer the boot, the harder it *may* get for
the little child to ‘slip’ the foot in.
Dino toes and scales :
For the Dino toes and scales, I’ve used the
crocodile stitch.
A lovely video link by Tamara
Kelly is given at the top of the blog.
So one row of crocodile stitches for the toes
and one for the scales at the back of the boot should suffice.
Dino eye
whites : Make four using white
Half Double Crochet : Hdc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (3 lps on hk) ;
yo, draw through all 3 lps. One hdc made.
Chainless start for Half Double Crochet : I dislike the ch-2 start, and this is what I do to start my row of hdc. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/lWXpl1KdbZ8
Start with a magic circle and 8 hdc in that circle.
Pull to close and join with a sl-st to the 1st
hdc.
Round 1 : 2 hdc in the 1st hdc ;
2 hdc in each hdc
till end
and join with a sl-st to the 1st hdc.
Round 2 : hdc in the 1st hdc ;
hdc in each hdc till
end
and join with a sl-st to the 1st hdc.
Half double crochet 2-tog : hdc 2-tog : [yo, insert hk in st or ch-sp, yo and pull up a lp] (3 lps on hk) ; insert hk in st or ch-sp, yo and pull up a lp (4 lps on hk) ; yo, draw through all 4 lps on hk. One hdc 2-tog made.
Round 3 : hdc 2-tog over the 1st 2 hdc ;
*hdc 2-tog
over the next 2 hdc* ;
rep *to* till end
and join with a sl-st to the 1st
hdc.
Now you have this
partial sphere with a hole on one end.
We will first stuff this eye ball in and then sew up this open end.
So fasten off leaving a long tail for the
fastening and joining of this eyeball to the dino foot.
Make two whites for
eyeballs of Dino eyes.
Dino eyes
pupil : Make four using black
This is that little
black circle inside the whites of the eye.
So you can embroider this in as well, but just thought we’d do it a
*simpler* way (I hope)
Start with a magic circle and 12 hdc in that
circle.
Pull it into a circle.
Fasten off and leave a long tail to sew
in.
Finishing :
Lots of little things to sew in before we get our awesome Dino boot. So, I made the whole boot first, and then
attached on the parts that made it Dino-like.
It was a bit tricky to push the hand up and down the boot to get it all
right, so I may attach these parts on first before I work on the top of the
boot, the next time I make a similar pattern.
1. Attach
your three scaled toes to the front of the boot. Fold your boot in half and find the centre –
then flatten it out and pin your toes before attaching. There is a very
convenient row for attachment and I love how the toes seeming pop out pretty
Dino-like.
2. Attach
your Dino scales to the back of the shoe.
Follow the join line along the back of the boot and neatly mask that
line with these scales as well as have that convenient line to follow. As before, ensure you pin the scales down
before sewing in.
3. Attach
your wobbly Dino eyes to the front of the boot just above the toes.
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