The Mini Moule Bootie is the perfect baby bootie. With the adorable buttons and flaps, it will be perfect for baby’s first photo shoot. When it no longer fits, why not make it a Christmas Tree decoration to enjoy for years to come? The Mini Moule Bootie is worked in one piece from the sole up. It is worked in rounds to the top of the foot, and then in rows for the ankle wrap. In this pattern the slip stitch to join does not count as a stitch, so remember not to work into it on the next round. The button is to be sewn onto the 3hdc side of the wrap, using a hole within the puff pattern on the flap as a button hole. If you would like to purchase the ad free pdf pattern, you can get your copy below.
The Mini Moule Booties have been a special collaborative project between myself and the super talented Christina from One Loop Crochet. I have never made a crochet bootie, let alone designed one! When Christina offered to contribute a bootie pattern to the Mini Moule Collection I was ecstatic! Christina is my crochet confidant and tech editor. She makes my life so much easier and is unbelievably talented. You can find her
Email: christina@oneloop.ca
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Website: oneloop.ca
Pattern Testing Photos
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This baby collection has been in the works for such a long time and I cannot believe I am finally ready to show the world. I had the idea to make a gender neutral baby collection about a year and a half ago. It can be difficult to find beautiful pieces of crochet garments that little boys and girls can wear so I decided to design my own. I had grand plans to make these into kits and I may do it someday but for now, you can make these beautiful garments from my very detailed and easy to follow patterns.
Materials
*3.5mm hook (U.S. E-4)) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
*I used Sirdar Cashmere Merino Silk DK. If you purchase from this link, I will earn a small commission and can continue creating my patterns. Your support means the world to me! See chart below for approximately how much yarn you will need.
NOTE This yarn is closer to a sport/4ply yarn. If you are not using the suggested yarn, I would definitely choose a lighter weight yarn than DK to get the correct gauge.
*2 buttons (1cm/0.5in)
Yarn Substitution
A very important note about using a different yarn than recommended for these patterns is that it works up much smaller than an average DK/ Lightweight Number 3 yarn. During testing, my amazing testers noticed that by using a sportweight/4ply yarn, they were able to get the correct gauge. If you are not using the suggested yarn, I would definitely go for a lighter weight yarn than DK. I would suggest:
Paintbox Yarns Cotton 4 ply
Debbie Bliss Rialto 4 Ply
Gauge
Pattern complete to Round 2 should measure;
0-3 Months: Width=4cm/1.5in Length=9cm/3.5in
3-6 Months: Width=4cm/1.5in Length=11cm/4.25in
Stitches & Abbreviations Used
BLO- back loop only
ch- chain stitch
dc- double crochet
hdc- half double crochet
RS- right side
2tog- two stitches together
sl st- slip stitch
st or sts- stitch or stitches
v-puff- varied puff stitch, see explanation in pattern notes
WS- wrong side
Measurements & Yarn Requirements
| Size | Length of Bootie Sole | Approximate Yarn Requirements | |||
| cm | in | meters | yards | grams | |
| 0-3 months | 9 | 3.5 | 60 | 65 | 25 |
| 3-6 months | 11 | 4.25 | 70 | 75 | 30 |
Special Stitch
V-Puff Stitch:
Yarn over, insert hook into specified stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook). Repeat 2 times. There should be 7 loops on your hook. Yarn over and pull through 6 loops. Yarn over, pull through last 2 loops. V-Puff stitch complete. Click the video tutorial below if you would like to visually see how it is done.
The Pattern
Photo Tutorials
| Sole (make 2) | |||
| The sole is worked into both sides of the starting chain. It is worked in rounds, do NOT turn after the join. The side of the stitches that face you as you work them are the right side of the fabric, even if the bootie tends to shape itself inside out, it is easy to pop it back the right way around after you are finished stitching. | |||
Ch | 0-3 Months 15 | 3-6 Months 17 | |
| Round 1 (RS) see photos above | |||
| 2 dc in 4th ch (the first 3 chs count as a dc) | |||
| dc in the next: | 10 | 12 | chs |
| 3 dc in the last ch | |||
| ROTATE WORK so the unworked side of the chain is now on top, you will now be placing stitches opposite to the ones already worked | |||
| 3 dc in the first ch (see photo above) | |||
| dc in the next: | 10 | 12 | chs |
| 3 dc in the last ch | |||
| sl st to the top of ch3 at the beginning | |||
| Total Stitches | 32 | 36 | sts |
| Round 2 (RS) | |||
| ch3 (counts as a dc), dc in same st as join, 2 dc in the next 2 sts | |||
| dc in the next: | 10 | 12 | sts |
| 2dc in each of the next 6 sts | |||
| dc in the next: | 10 | 12 | sts |
| 2 dc in the last 3 sts | |||
| *Note* the sl st will be left unworked (see photo above) | |||
| sl st to the top of the starting ch 3 | |||
| Total Stitches | 44 | 48 | sts |
| Round 3 (RS) | |||
| ch2 (does not count as a stitch here or for the rest of the bootie) | |||
| BLO hdc in the same st as join and in each st around | |||
| sl st to top of first hdc to join | |||
| Total Stitches | 44 | 48 | sts |
| Round 4 (RS) | |||
| ch2 | |||
| hdc in same st as join | 1 | 1 | sts |
| hdc in the next | 14 | 16 | sts |
| dc2tog 8 times | 8 | 8 | sts |
| hdc in the next | 13 | 15 | sts |
| sl st to first hdc to join | |||
| Total Stitches | 36 | 40 | sts |
| Round 5 (RS) | |||
| ch2, hdc in same st as join | 1 | 1 | sts |
| hdc in the next | 12 | 14 | sts |
| dc2tog 6 times | 6 | 6 | sts |
| hdc in the next | 11 | 13 | sts |
| sl st to first hdc to join | |||
| Total Stitches | 30 | 34 | sts |
| Round 6 (RS) | |||
| ch2, hdc in same st as join | 1 | 1 | sts |
| hdc in the next | 10 | 12 | sts |
| dc2tog 6 times | 6 | 6 | sts |
| hdc in the next | 7 | 9 | sts |
| sl st to first hdc to join | |||
| Total Stitches | 24 | 28 | sts |
| Round 7 (RS) | |||
| ch2, hdc in same st as join | 1 | 1 | sts |
| hdc in the next | 9 | 11 | sts |
| dc2tog 4 times | 4 | 4 | sts |
| hdc in the next | 6 | 8 | sts |
| sl st to first hdc to join | |||
| Total Stitches | 20 | 24 | sts |
| Break yarn, proceed to ankle wrap. |
| Ankle Wrap (left bootie) | |||
| Remember to turn at the end of each row. The ch2 at the beginning of the row does not count as a st. We will start by creating a short chain that will become the button flap. | |||
| With the RS facing, use a stitch marker to mark the | 9th | 10th | st |
| to the left of the seam (see photo above) | |||
| Join yarn to the marked st on the WS and ch | 6 | 6 | |
| turn | |||
| Row 1 (RS) | |||
| hdc in the 2nd ch from hook, v-puff in the next ch, hdc in the next ch, v-puff in the next ch, hdc in the last ch | 5 | 5 | sts |
| v-puff in the same st as the join, *alternate hdc and v-puff to the last 3 sts (make sure you do not st into the sl st at the seam, see pic above), hdc in the last 3 sts, turn | |||
| Total Stitches | 25 | 29 | sts |
| Row 2 (WS) | |||
| ch2, hdc in the first 3 sts, alternate v-puff and hdc to the end of the row, turn | |||
| Total Stitches | 25 | 29 | sts |
| Row 3 (RS) | |||
| ch2, hdc in the first st, alternate v-puff and hdc to the last 2 sts, hdc in the last 2 sts Break yarn | |||
| Total Stitches | 25 | 29 | sts |
| Sole (make 2) | |||
| The sole is worked into both sides of the starting chain. It is worked in rounds, do NOT turn after the join. The side of the stitches that face you as you work them are the right side of the fabric, even if the bootie tends to shape itself inside out, it is easy to pop it back the right way around after you are finished stitching. | |||
Ch | 0-3 Months 15 | 3-6 Months 17 | |
| Round 1 (RS) see photos above | |||
| 2 dc in 4th ch (the first 3 chs count as a dc) | |||
| dc in the next: | 10 | 12 | chs |
| 3 dc in the last ch | |||
| ROTATE WORK so the unworked side of the chain is now on top, you will now be placing stitches opposite to the ones already worked | |||
| 3 dc in the first ch (see photo above) | |||
| dc in the next: | 10 | 12 | chs |
| 3 dc in the last ch | |||
| sl st to the top of ch3 at the beginning | |||
| Total Stitches | 32 | 36 | sts |
| Round 2 (RS) | |||
| ch3 (counts as a dc), dc in same st as join, 2 dc in the next 2 sts | |||
| dc in the next: | 10 | 12 | sts |
| 2dc in each of the next 6 sts | |||
| dc in the next: | 10 | 12 | sts |
| 2 dc in the last 3 sts | |||
| *Note* the sl st will be left unworked (see photo above) | |||
| sl st to the top of the starting ch 3 | |||
| Total Stitches | 44 | 48 | sts |
| Round 3 (RS) | |||
| ch2 (does not count as a stitch here or for the rest of the bootie) | |||
| BLO hdc in the same st as join and in each st around | |||
| sl st to top of first hdc to join | |||
| Total Stitches | 44 | 48 | sts |
| Ankle Wrap (right bootie) | |||
| The flap for this bootie needs to be on the other side, so this time we will begin with a short chain but we will not work into it until the end of the row. | |||
| With the RS facing, use a stitch marker to mark the | 4th | 5th | st |
| to the right of the seam (see photo above) | |||
| ch | 5 | 5 | |
| join yarn to the marked st with a sl st | |||
| Row 1 (RS) | |||
| ch1 (does not count as a st), hdc in the next 3 sts (do not st into the st where you have joined, we will use this later) | |||
| alternate v-puff & hdc around to the st before the join, v-puff in the st where ch is joined | |||
| alternate hdc & v-puff in the next 4 chs, hdc in the last ch | |||
| Total Stitches | 25 | 29 | sts |
| Row 2 (WS) | |||
| ch2 (does not count as a st), hdc in the first st, alternate v-puff and hdc to the last 3 sts, hdc in the last 3 sts, | |||
| Total Stitches | 25 | 29 | sts |
| Row 3 (RS) | |||
| ch2 (does not count as a st), hdc in the first 3 sts, alternate v-puff & hdc to the end of the row, Break yarn | |||
| Total Stitches | 25 | 29 | sts |
| Finishing | ||||||||||
| Weave in all ends and sew a button on each ankle on the flat hdc section (see photo above) | ||||||||||
| Share your finished pictures with me: Instagram: @themoulehole or on my Facebook Community Group: Moule Hole Made | ||||||||||
| Use the hashtags #minimoulebooties & #minimoulecollection |
