At My House
December 2020 Pattern of the Month Crochet
Baby Bootees No.2189 from Bear Brand
Baby Book# 339 from 1951
Infants
MATERIALS Bear Brand Winfant, 1 skein.
"Boye" Steel Hook, Size 2.
GAUGE: 8 se = 1 In, 7 clusters = 2 inches.
INSTEP AND TOP-Ch 2, work 10 Sc in first st of ch;
join with slip st,
Round 2-Cluster round-wrong side~Ch 2, turn; yo, draw bp a loop in first Sc, yo and through 2 loops on hook, * yo, draw up a loop in same st, yo, through 2 loops; repeat from * twice, yo, through all 5 loops on hook, ch 1 to fasten (a cluster St), work 1 cluster in each of the next 9 Sc; 10 clusters; join with slip st in top of ch 20 sts.
Note: Clusters are worked on wrong side.
Round 3-right side Ch 1, turn, 1 Sc in first st, * 2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next st; repeat from * 8 times, 2 Sc in last st; 30 Sc. Do not turn, continue around.
Next round~ *1 Sc in each of 7 sts, 3 dc in next st, 1 Sc in each of 6 sts, 3 dc in next st; repeat from * once, slip st in next st; 38 sts. Fasten off.
