how to crochet baby shoe

 

Do you have a new baby on the way? This is the perfect project for anyone who wants to crochet a gift for a newborn or toddler. 

 

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These simple bunny shoes are easy enough for even beginners to make, but extra special because they're cute. The pattern is just knit in basic stitches and uses super bulky yarn, so all you need to buy is the contrasting colors (including some buttons).

 

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Ready? Here's how!

Step 1: Using your first color of yarn, cast on 12 stitches by making a slip knot and placing it on your needle. From there work 2 rows of K1 P1 ribbing across the bottom of both needles as shown below.

 

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Step 2: Turn your work and begin to increase as shown below. Work in stockinette until one stitch remains on the right needle.

 

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Step 3: Insert that last stitch on the right needle into the next stitch down, then K2tog. Repeat this step until only two stitches remain on the right needle.

 

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Step 4: Now : *K1 P1* across to finish with a K1 P1 ribbing – which covers one inch of your yarn. Fasten off and weave in ends.

 

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Step 5: Now you are going to double the second color of yarn as shown below. Knit one row of KC, then K1 P1 for one inch. Leave yarn attached.

 

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Step 6: Repeat step 5 but with your third color. You will now have two rows of KC, followed by a K1P1 ribbing that covers 1" in its entirety. Leave the third color attached and put it aside for now.

 

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Step 7: It's time to knit! Cast on 12 stitches with the second color of yarn, then work two rows of K1 P1 ribbing as shown above in step 2 using MC2 and MC3 (the second and third colors).

 

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Step 8: Turn your work and begin to increase as shown below. Work in stockinette until one stitch remains on the right needle.

 

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Step 9: Insert that last stitch on the right needle into the next stitch down, then K2tog. Repeat this step until only two stitches remain on the right needle.

 

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Step 10: Now : *K1 P1* across to finish with a K1 P1 ribbing – which covers one inch of your yarn. Fasten off and weave in ends.

Step 11: Now you are going to double your fourth color of yarn as shown below. Knit one row of KR, then K1 P1 for one inch. Leave the fourth color attached and put it aside for now.

 

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Step 12: Repeat step 11 but with your fifth color. You will now have two rows of KR, followed by a K1P1 ribbing that covers 1" in its entirety. Leave the fourth color attached and put it aside for now.

 

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Step 13: It's time to knit! Cast on 12 stitches with your fourth color of yarn, then work two rows of KR as shown above in step 10 using MC2 and MC3 (the second and third colors). 

 

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Note how the top row is doubled to create a thicker fabric than the bottom row.

Step 14: Turn your work and begin to increase as shown below.