Sweet Nothings Crochet: PREEMIE BABY BOOTIES

Preemie Baby Booties - free crochet pattern info from Sweet Nothings Crochet

I was requested to make some preemie baby booties for a charity and here are a range of ideas for you to work on.

Preemie booties are a bit of work - they need to be soft and tiny as .. so not only do you need a soft yarn, you also need to have a soft hand with a light tension for your work and this is definitely a work of love.

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Materials used : Today I’ve used ~ 20 gms of soft unbranded cotton yarn with a 3 mm crochet hook ; embroidery needle ; fabric glue to seal ends ; crochet stitch markers

For Indians : You can use Vardhaman, Oswal acrylic or Laura knitting cotton.

You could use Anchor , Red rose , 4-ply knitting cotton , or unbranded knitting cotton or White Rose or bamboo knitting cotton , Milk cotton ; Silk yarns ; Baby soft acrylic yarn , Ganga Spectrum as well

General yarn info : The yarn used today is not specific to this pattern.

You can use any yarn with a suitable hook to make this project to any size. Using chunky yarn just means that the project zooms ahead that much faster. So if you want a thicker yarn, just use a few strands together.

International yarns : Among the international yarns I have used in this thickness, I’d suggest Lily Sugar n' Cream cotton yarn, Caron Simply Soft , Bernat Softee chunky.

but I think you could also use 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

You may just have to tweak the gauge a bit.

Difficulty level : Easy to Intermediate.

Size made : Preemie

Size only given for yarn estimation.

Stitches used : using U.S terminology

Starting slip knot : https://youtu.be/lJcqsVcs8cw

Starting slip knot 1 or the Sloppy Slip knot : https://youtu.be/YfC7KmGpifs

Crab Stitch or Reverse Single Crochet stitch : https://youtu.be/cG3crwyHPnk

Half Double Crochet : Hdc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (3 lps on hk) ;

yo, draw through all 3 lps. One hdc made.

Check out the video at https://youtu.be/sDiELJdB2Dg

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

Here is a sizing chart for general head sizing :

https://in.pinterest.com/pin/470063279839058772/ OR

https://in.pinterest.com/pin/470063279837764548/

Abbreviations used : using U.S terminology

sc : single crochet hdc : Half Double crochet

ch : chain ch-sp : chain space

sp : space rep : Repeat

hk : hook lp (s) : loop(s)

yo : yarn over sl-st : slip stitch

dc : Double crochet

Instructions using U.S terminology

Please note that I start all my rounds with a ch 1 turning chain for ease.

Please check the top of this blog for video tutorials of all the stitches used in today’s pattern.

Please note that I take a lot of trouble to give loads of tips through my pattern sheet, so please read through the full sheet before you pick up your hook n yarn.

PATTERN 1 :

I've used this pattern for today's first ultra cute ultra tiny creation. This is a video link so yaay for those of you who prefer video to reading instructions

Pattern 1 : view of sole for the baby bootie

This pattern is worked in hdc or half double crochet , sc or single crochet, dc or double crochet and sc-blo or single crochet back loop only and here are videos for these stitches

Half Double Crochet : Hdc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (3 lps on hk) ;

yo, draw through all 3 lps. One hdc made.

Check out the video at https://youtu.be/sDiELJdB2Dg

Single Crochet : Sc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (2 lps on hk); yo, draw through both lps. One sc made. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/ghACqBpA-3k

First stitch for Single Crochet : This is how I like to start my row of sc. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/6pVYRfsf4_M

Double Crochet : dc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (3 lps on hk);

[yo, draw through 2 lps] twice. One dc made.

Check out the video at https://youtu.be/xdnjB27zpYo

Chainless start for Double Crochet : I dislike the ch-2 / ch – 3 start, and this is what I do to start my row of dc.

Check out the video at https://youtu.be/wskv3iTjRx0

Single crochet back loop only (sc-blo) : https://youtu.be/TaQI3Vu9VRQ

and then I thought I would try this pattern again but with an fsc start

Foundation Single Crochet : fsc : https://youtu.be/mcT85fwh4mA

and here's how you turn the fsc chain into a round

How to turn a foundation Single Crochet row into a round :

https://youtu.be/DwkKgtGaJMY

the base of the little booties for you to compare finish

I started with 6 fsc ; then worked 2 hdc in the 1st fsc ; hdc in the next 4 fsc ; 4 in the last fsc and turned around and worked from under the fsc chain. From then on it's the same pattern as on the video

PATTERN 2 :

I've used this pattern for today's second ultra cute ultra tiny creation. This is a simple pattern which does not have a video. However here are videos for all the stitches used.

Oh there are two things I added to this pattern.

1) I added a round of hdc after Round 5 (hdc decrease round). I felt starting a post stitch around the decrease round would be too bulky and too rough for a preemie baby bootie.

2) I added a round of sc after the finish of 3 rounds of the ankle post stitches.

So in total I have two rounds more.

See if this makes a difference in your creation.

The original finish with 3 rows of post stitches

Preemie Baby Booties - Pattern 2 showing sole and one full shoe

Preemie Baby Booties - Pattern 2 all done

What is a crochet chain stitch ? https://youtu.be/pXx5ukBjKkY

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.

Check the video tutorial at https://youtu.be/jdaXTr7Lcig

Double crochet 2-tog : dc 2-tog : [yo, insert hk in st or ch-sp, yo and pull up a lp ; yo and draw through 2 lps] 2 times (3 lps on hk) ;

{yo, draw through 2 lps on hk} 2 times. One dc 2-tog made.

This video tutorial at https://youtu.be/1_oPlUfN5eg shows you how to use the dc 2-tog to decrease.

Front post half double crochet : fphdc : Post stitches are stitches worked around the post of a stitch of the row below. Here is an easy video tutorial for the fphdc at https://youtu.be/R_dVr9FnBkk

Back post half double crochet : bphdc : Post stitches are stitches worked around the post of a stitch of the row below. Here is an easy video tutorial for the bphdc at https://youtu.be/9jJHgDX2MsE

And then I decided to work this pattern with a fsc chain start. I started with 9 fsc. I then worked the 1st hdc in the 1st fsc , hdc in the next 7 fsc, 6 hdc in the corner last fsc and then continued the pattern along the base of the fsc as per instructions.

Pattern 2 with fsc start - working around to make the chain a round

and base of both the booties for you to compare

PATTERN 3 :

I've used this pattern for today's third ultra cute ultra tiny creation. This is a video link so yaay again

cute sole without a sc-blo defining line

I decided to try this with a fsc chain start and started with 6 fsc. You then go back to video and start with the 2 hdc in the 1st fsc, hdc in the next 4 fsc and so on.

PATTERN 4 :

I've used this pattern for today's fourth ultra cute ultra tiny creation. This is a video link again

For this pattern I worked a hdc 2-tog in Round 5 (or as she says last round where we make this into a little slipper) round where she worked a skipped st followed by a hdc - for the second decrease round. This is the round before we start off on the cuff for our tiny little booties.

I preferred working the 2-tog st as it leaves less of a space, and feel that's better for preemie booties.

first round as given but around the fsc chain

fsc start chain and then 1st round as given but around fsc start chain

Yet again I have reworked this pattern starting with the fsc chain start.

For this pattern, I started with 4 fsc and then worked the pattern as she has with 3 hdc in the 1st fsc ; hdc in the next 2 fsc and so on joining with a sl-st to the 1st hdc.

We are then back to the video as usual. See if this makes a difference for you.

The bootie size stays the same - and here are the photos of both completed booties.

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