Free Crochet Pattern for Baby, Toddler and Child Hat & Booties (How to Crochet Baby Booties Pattern)

Free Crochet Pattern for Baby, Toddler and Child Hat and How to Crochet Matching Baby Booties (3 sizes Baby, Toddler, Child(easy)

A beautiful easy to follow free crochet pattern for baby hat (3 sizes, Baby, toddler, and child) and matching Mary Jayne shoes booties set. 
Once you have mastered the basic baby hat shape, you start to understand the increasing to make the hat shape, so how about the decreasing in order to make the booties, just as easy, honestly! Trust your crocheting abilities you have come this far already. Easy crochet pattern with photos to guide you.

I love playing around with adding different flowers, appliques and designs to the hats and booties, no matter if it is just a little something extra or as a gift for a new baby.

Go get creative today with your matching hat and booties set. 

Free Crochet Baby Hat Pattern


Hook Size: 4mm
Yarn Size: baby DK
gauge 5dc=1 inch

Abbreviations:
ch - chain
dc - double crochet
sl st - slip stitch
sp - space
special note (to alleviate the gap that can appear whilst working in rounds at the joining st...when starting the round change the ch2, to {ch1, dc into the base of the ch1}

INSTRUCTIONS to Crochet Baby Beanie
The instructions are written for smallest size. Changes for larger sizes instructions will be written in the ( )

Note: Ch 3 at beg of rnd counts as dc.
Ch 4.
1st rnd: 11 dc in 4th ch from hook. Join with sl st to top of ch 3. (12 dc.)
2nd rnd: Ch 3. 1 dc in same sp as last sl st. *2 dc in next dc. Rep from * around.
Join with sl st to top of ch 3. (24 dc).
3rd rnd: Ch 3. *2 dc in next dc. 1 dc in next dc. Rep from * to last dc. 2 dc in last dc. Join with sl st to top of ch 3. (36 dc).
4th rnd: Ch 3. *2 dc in next dc. 1 dc in each of next 2 dc. Rep from * to last 2 dc. 2 dc in next dc. 1 dc in last dc. Join with sl st to top of ch 3. (48 dc).
5th rnd: Ch 3. *2 dc in next dc. 1 dc in each of next 11 (3-2) dc*. Rep from * * to last 11 (3-2) dc. 2 dc in next dc. 1 dc in each of last 10 (2-1) dc. Join with sl st to top of ch 3. 52 (60-64) dc.
6th rnd: Ch 3. 1 dc in each dc around.
Join with sl st to top of ch 3.
Rep last rnd until work from beg measures 4½ (5½-5½) ins [11 (14.5- 14.5) cm].
Or until desired length is achieved.

Size 18 mos only: Next rnd: Ch 3. *1 dc in each of next 14 dc. (Yoh and draw up a loop in next dc. Yoh and draw through 2 loops on hook) twice.

Yoh and draw through all loops on hook – dc2tog made. Rep from * 3 times more. Join with sl st to top of ch 3. 60 dc.
Last round
Single crochet around.

Tie off and weave in ends.

How to Crochet Baby Booties  Shoe Pattern (Tutorial with Images)

  4.00mm crochet hook (for newborn use a 3.50mm)

DK Baby Yarn (I used Bella Yummy)

(finished bootie measures 3 1/2 inches (10 cm)  from toe to heel) for a smaller size drop a hook size. Or to make bootee slightly larger use a larger hook and 2 strands of yarn.

Special Stitches

dc2tog – *Yo, insert hook in next st, yo

& pull up a loop, yo, pull through 2 lps

on hook* x 2, yo, pull through all 3 lps

on hook.

hdc2tog – *Yo, insert hook in next st, yo

& pull up a loop* x 2, yo, pull through all

5 loops on hook.    
                                                                                                                        

Sole of shoe

Rnd 1.Ch 11, hdc in 2nd ch from hook,
hdc in next 8ch,
3hdc in last ch
Working along opposite side of row just worked, hdc in next 8 ch,
2 hdc in last st, slip stitch  into top of next stich.

 slip  
Rnd 2.
Ch 2, hdc in base of the chain 2,
hdc in next 8 sts,
2 hdc next  3st,
hdc in next 8 sts,
2hdc in last 2st,
sl st to top of beginning ch2


Rnd 3. Ch 2, hdc in base of Chain2,
2 hdc in next st,
hdc in next 9 sts,
2hdc in each of next 6sts,
hdc in each stitch until last 2 stitches,
2hdc in each of last 2 sts, sl st to top of ch2





Upper Sides of Shoe

Rnd 4.
Ch 2, hdc in base of chain 2,
hdc in each st around,
sl st to join top of ch-2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Rnd 5. Ch 2, hdc in next 10 sts, dc2tog 9 times, hdc in remaining sts, sl st to ch2












Rnd6: Ch2, hdc in base of chain 2,  hdc in next 10 sts, hdc2tog, 5 times, hdc in last  remaining sts sl st to ch2                                                                     Fasten off and weave in ends

(make 2)

(strap Optional)

Strap:
Start Sc in 5th (7th for right) st from weaving off st,
chain 14, Hdc in 4th chain from hook (this leaves a little loop for the button to slip through) then hdc along the chain and join strap to side of shoe....fasten off and weave in ends

Attach a button to the side of shoe for strap.

Or for cuteness factor add in a tiny flower button:

Free Crochet flower Pattern

chain 3, sl st to form a ring
*ch 1, dc, ch1, sl st* repeat **5 times to make 5 petal flower.

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