Tuesday, October 29, 2013

How to Make your own baby bottomless sandals


How to make

Baby bottomless sandals

 

About a year ago I posted a blog about the sandals that I had made for a cousin of mine. That blog has had so many views I decided to let everyone in on how to make your very own pair.

 

The size of your crochet hook will determine the size of your sandals.

 

Step 1~ chain 8



Step 2~ slip stitch in first single crochet to form the toe loop.


Row 1

Step 3~ chain 2



Step 4~ half double crochet (hdc) two times

(3 hdc in row 1)

Step 5~ chain 2 and turn


Row 2

Step 6 ~ hdc in next hdc

Step 7~ 2 hdc in last hdc

(4 hdc in row 2)

Step 8~ chain 2 and turn

 

Row 3

Step 9~ hdc in next 2 hdc

Step 10~ 2 hdc in last hdc

(5 hdc in row 3)

Step 11~ chain 2 and turn


Row 4

Step 12~ hdc in next 3 hdc

Step 13~ 2 hdc in last hdc

(6 hdc in row 4)

Step 14~ chain 2 and turn

 

Row 5

Step 15~ hdc in next hdc

Step 16~ chain 3


Step 17~ skip 1 hdc

Step 18~ slip stitch in next hdc
 

Step 19~ chain 3


Step 20~ skip 1 hdc

Step 21~ hdc in next 2 hdc

Step 22~ Finish off



 

Sandal straps

Step 1~ chain 30

Step 2~ attach to sandal with single crochet (sc)



Step 3~ 2 sc around each post down to the toe loop (10 sc total)


Step 4~ 10 sc around toe loop



Step 5~ 2 sc around each post to top of sandal


Step 6~ chain 30 and finish off


Flower or embellishment

Step 1~ with complimenting color chain 5

Step 2~ join with slip stitch

Step 3~ chain 5

Step 4~ attach to loop with sc

Step 5 ~ repeat steps 3 & 4, 4 times (5 flower pedals)


Step 6~8 sc around chain in each loop

Step 7~ slip stitch to join first and last stitch

Step 8~ finish off and tuck ends


Step 9~ if you would like sew a button on top of the flower to the sandal


Step 10~ Tie loose ends in the back
 


Step 11~ Tuck in ends and you are done! Repeat all steps for second sandal