Crocheted Design Charming Spooky Halloween Baby Booties Perfect
Crochet Spooky Halloween Baby Booties
Materials:
- Yarn: Soft baby yarn in orange, black, white, and green (DK weight recommended)
- Crochet hook: Size appropriate for your yarn (typically 3.5 mm – 4 mm)
- Scissors
- Yarn needle
- Fiberfill stuffing
- Buttons for eyes and decoration
- Black embroidery floss for facial details
- Tape measure
Abbreviations:
- ch: chain
- sc: single crochet
- hdc: half double crochet
- dc: double crochet
- sl st: slip stitch
- inc: increase (2 stitches in one stitch)
- dec: decrease (2 stitches together)
Pattern:
Sole:
- Start: Ch 11.
- R1: 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 8 ch, 4 sc in last ch; working on opposite side of ch, sc in next 8 ch, 2 sc in last ch (total 24 sc). Join with sl st.
- R2: Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, 2 sc in next st, sc in next 8 sts, 2 sc in next 4 sts, sc in next 8 sts, 2 sc in last 2 sts (total 32 sc). Join with sl st.
- R3: Ch 1, (sc, 2 sc in next st) 2 times, sc in next 8 sts, (sc, 2 sc in next st) 4 times, sc in next 8 sts, (sc, 2 sc in next st) 2 times (total 40 sc). Join with sl st.
Body:
- R1: With black yarn, ch 1, sc in each st around (total 40 sc). Join with sl st.
- R2: Ch 1, sc in back loops only in each st around (total 40 sc). Join with sl st.
- R3: Ch 2 (counts as dc), dc in next 39 sts (total 40 dc). Join with sl st.
- Switch to orange yarn for the pumpkin part.
Top:
- R1: Ch 1, sc in next 15 sts, (sc2tog) 5 times, sc in next 15 sts (total 35 sc). Join with sl st.
- R2: Ch 1, sc in next 13 sts, (sc2tog) 4 times, sc in next 14 sts (total 31 sc). Join with sl st.
- R3: Ch 1, sc in next 11 sts, (sc2tog) 3 times, sc in next 12 sts (total 28 sc). Join with sl st.
- R4: Ch 1, sc in next 9 sts, (sc2tog) 3 times, sc in next 10 sts (total 25 sc). Join with sl st.
Pumpkin Face:
- Pumpkin:
- With orange yarn, make a magic ring.
- R1: Ch 1, 6 sc in ring, join with sl st.
- R2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each st around (total 12 sc). Join with sl st.
- R3: Ch 1, (sc, 2 sc in next st) around (total 18 sc). Join with sl st.
- Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
- Leaves (make 1 per bootie):
- With green yarn, ch 6.
- R1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in next ch, dc in next ch, hdc in next ch, sc in last ch. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
- Face Details:
- Attach buttons for eyes to the pumpkin face.
- Use black embroidery floss to stitch the nose and mouth.
- Assembly:
- Stuff the pumpkin lightly with fiberfill and sew to the front of the bootie.
- Sew the leaf to the top side of the pumpkin.
- Sew a decorative button to the side of the bootie for added detail.
Ghost Appliqué:
- Body:
- With white yarn, make a magic ring.
- R1: Ch 1, 6 sc in ring, join with sl st.
- R2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each st around (total 12 sc). Join with sl st.
- R3: Ch 1, (sc, 2 sc in next st) around (total 18 sc). Join with sl st.
- Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
- Arms (make 2 per bootie):
- With white yarn, ch 4.
- R1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in next ch, sc in last ch. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
- Face Details:
- Attach safety eyes or embroider with black yarn.
- Sew arms to the sides of the ghost body.
- Sew the ghost appliqué to the front of the bootie above the pumpkin.
Finishing:
- Fasten off and weave in all ends.
- Repeat the pattern for the second bootie.