How To Crochet Booties For An 18″ Doll

Crocheting booties for a newborn baby is a quick gift, that I have been know to whip up in the car on the way to visit the new mom, so crocheting booties for an 18″ doll? Piece of cake, just figuring out bootie patterns takes a bit of patience and willingness to just wing it. And yes, sorry, that goes for the pattern I’m providing you with, as well, I am not a professional crochet pattern writer. Not to scare you, just try to follow the directions and I’m sure it will be just fine. And if you use variegated yarn as I have, you really don’t see the stitches anyway. The main thing is to keep track of what you’ve done, as you do need to make two that are somewhat if not altogether the same! 

The 18″ doll that I gifted to a little loved one for her birthday came without shoes and minimal clothing, so I just had to whip up a wardrobe, with the yarn on my desk and someone what quickly. And of course you’ve got to cover those bare feet, so booties seemed like the way to go as they can look like winter boots, and they will stay on, onlike crocheted shoes that need to be the exact size to stay on those doll feet.

If you have not done so already, I’d recommend first making a crocheted 18″ doll hat, and a crocheted 18″ doll scarf, and then top it off with some booties, for starters that is! Okay, lets crochet some tiny booties!

You’ll Need:

• DK yarn
• crochet hook: F or 3.75mm

Instructions: (please note, I am not a professional pattern writer, so if there are any mistakes, my apologies, just wing it, it will be fine!)

Sole:

Row 1: Ch 6, 2sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next, hdc in next 2, 5 hdc in end ch, hdc in 2, sc in next, 3 sc in beginning stitch. Join to first sc with slip stitch, ch1.

Row 2: Sc in every sc and 2 sc in each of the top 3 ‘toe’ stitches. Work extra sc in heel area if needed. Join to first sc with slip stitch. ch 1 and flip sole over.

Row 3: Sc in every sc and 2 sc in each of the top 3 heel stitches. Join to first sc with slip stitch. ch 1.

Uppers:

Row 1: Work FPsc in every sc from sole and join. Ch2.

Row 2: hdc in every FPsc but work 2 decrease in the heel area. You want these shoes to fig snugly and the heel area is a good place to do this on row two. Join to first hdc with slip stitch and ch2.

Row 3: repeat row 2

Row 4: work hdc around but work 5 decreases in the toe area 2 at beg of round 3 and at end. Join to first hdc with slip stitch and ch2.

Row 5: seam over top of foot: crochet together the 2 sides by making 4 sc through the front, squeeze together and join, then continue around ankle with sc stitches. Join to first sc with slip stitch and ch2.

Row 6: Work hdc in every sc from previous row, join to first hdc with slip stitch and ch2.

Row 7: Repeat row 6. Ch1 after joining.

Row 8: Slip stitch around, pull yarn through first slip stitch and break off.

Weave in ends, and voila, doll booties are born!

Sole row 1: Ch 6, 2sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next, hdc in next 2, 5 hdc in end ch, hdc in 2, sc in next, 3 sc in beginning stitch.

Row 2: sc in every sc and 2 sc in the top 3 ‘toe’ stitches. Work extra sc in heel area if needed. Ch 1 and flip sole over.

3: go around again, 2sc in top 3 stitched of heal

Uppers: work FPsc in every sc from sole and join.

Row 2: hdc in ever FPsc but work 2 decrease in the heel area. You want these shoes to fig snugly and the heel area is a good place to do this on row two.

Row 3: row 4: repeat 2

row 4:  work hdc around but work 5 decreases in the toe area 2 at beg of round 3 at end

Row 5: seam over top of foot: crochet together the 2 sides by making 4 sc through the front, squeeze together and join, then cotinue around ankle with sc

Row 6: round of hdc

row 7: round of hdc, ch2 firts

row 8: slip stitch around