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Baby Boat Booties Crochet Pattern

May 5, 2013 by Bethany 252 Comments

These darling crochet baby boat shoes look just like boat shoes or Sperry’s! Mama will love the trendy style and how soft and comfy they are for Baby. This post uses affiliate links, which means I earn a small commission from your purchase (click here for more info). Thanks for supporting Whistle and Ivy!

 

These baby boat shoes are perfect for a baby boy or girl.  I originally wrote the pattern as a boy’s shoe pattern, (there needs to be more boys stuff!) but if you make them in aqua or coral, they are girly and cute, too. 
 

Free Crochet Pattern - Baby Boat Booties | Your little one will be stylin’ in these adorable little boat shoes. {Free Pattern by Whistle and Ivy}

 

 

BABY BOAT SHOES – FREE CROCHET PATTERN 

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What you need: (affiliate links)
– F Hook
– Yarn (Knit Picks Brava in 2 Colors)
– Darning Needle


Gauge: 9 sc = 2″   (Gauge Pattern)

 

 

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3-6 Months (Approx. 4” long)

Work 2 (Worked in the round)
Start with 1st color.

Ch 11.
1. Work 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 4 chs, hdc in next ch, dc in next 3 chs, work 7 dc in last ch. Working across the opposite side: Dc in next 3 chs, hdc in next ch, sc in next 4 chs. Place marker and move up each round. (26 sts)

2. Beginning in the first sc: work 2 sc in next 3 sts.  Sc in next 9 sts. Work 2 sc in next 5 sts. Sc in next 9 sts. (34 sts)

3. *Sc in next st. Work 2 sc in next st* work 3 times. Sc in next 9 sts. *Sc in next st. Work 2 sc in next st* work 5 times. Sc in next 9 sts. (42 sts)

4. Sc in each st around (42 sts). Move up your marker. Join with sl st and finish off.

5. Start with your 2nd color at your st marker. Ch 1. Sc in same st. Hdc in next st. Dc in next 7 sts. Hdc in next st. Sc in next 32 sts. (42 sts)
Join with at sl st at the beginning of the round.

6. Ch 1. Sc in same st. Hdc in next st.  Dc2tog. Dc in next 3 sts.  Dc2tog.  Hdc in next st.  Sc in next 10 sts. Sc2tog 7 times. Sc in next 8 sts. (33 sts) Join with a sl st.

7. Ch 1. Sc in same st. Sc in next st. Hdc2tog 3 times. Sc in next 8 sts.  (13 sts)
{This is the start of your toe straps. To work them, you will go back and forth, turning twice to achieve the width of the strap}
– Ch 4. Sc into 1st ch. Sl st into next st on top of shoe. Turn so you are working from the back of the small strap you just made, from the inside of the shoe.

– Ch 1. Sc in next st. Sc 3 in the 3-ch-loop at top of strap. Work one sc – this won’t be worked in a real stitch; work it in the side to your strap is even. Sk 1 st and sl st into the next st on shoe. Turn.
 
– Starting in the next st, sl all around strap (6 sl st total). (the 6th sl st will be worked in the side of the stitch) Sl st onto the next worked st on the top of your shoe.

Sc in next 10 sts.

{Starting next strap}
–  Ch 4. Sc into 1st ch. Sl st into next st on top of shoe. Turn so you are working from the back of the small strap you just made, from the inside of the shoe.

 

–  Ch 1, sc 1 in next st. Sc 3 in the 3-ch-loop at top of strap. Sc (This won’t be worked in a real stitch; work it in the side to your strap is even.) Sl st into the next st on shoe.

– Turn.  Starting in the next st, sl all around strap (6 sl st total).

Sl st onto the next st on the top of your shoe. Sc in next 4 sts.  Join. Tie off.

 

Tongue:

Ch 5.
1. Sc 2nd ch from hook. Hdc in next 2 sts. Sc in last st.(4 sts) Turn.

2. Ch 1. Work 2 sc in same st. Hdc in next 2 sts. Work 2 sc in last st.  (6 sts) Turn.

3. – 7.  Ch 1.  Sc in same st. Hdc in next 4 sts. Sc in last st. (6 sts) Turn.
Finish off. Leave a long tail

 

CONSTRUCTION: 
Attach to shoe with yarn needle and the tail. Start about 2 sts above the strap, and go in and out with your needle, all around the toe and over to the other side. Make sure to secure the end very well.

To finish, using white yarn and a yarn needle, sew down through the hole in the left strap. Leave enough yarn to tie a bow. Continue around the shoe, just under the top loops, and sew around the shoe. Finish by going up and out through the right loop. Trim yarn if needed.

 

 

xoxo,

 

 

 

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Comments

  1. Mandy says

    March 2, 2021 at 2:25 am

    Hi, I’ve made this twice now and the wider part of the sole is at the back and the smaller at the front?
    Surely it should be round the other way? I’m flummoxed 🙃🤯🥴
    Pease help 😩

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      March 2, 2021 at 12:18 pm

      Are you thinking the dc decreases are around the toe? That is actually the heel, the toe is completed later when you sew the top in places.

      Reply
  2. akshay says

    December 15, 2017 at 4:05 am

    Awwww this is so cute!

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      December 15, 2017 at 10:53 am

      Thank you!

      Reply
      • Rose says

        February 7, 2018 at 7:37 am

        Love Sis,what a sweetie. I like the cowl,hat combo, what a neat idea.

        Reply
  3. beci says

    November 5, 2017 at 3:38 pm

    what size would you say the 9-12 month are? size 4?

    Reply
  4. Katie says

    May 31, 2017 at 5:58 pm

    Hi. I have a question regarding the heel of this slipper. It just seems like the decreases are pulling it in an awful lot. Someone has asked me to make a pair for them, but I’m afraid that the top edge is going to be cutting into the skin above the heel due to its shape. I had the same issue when I made the women’s size, so I did the sl sts extra loose, and they fit fine that way. I’d really like some advice on these.

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      May 31, 2017 at 10:19 pm

      Hi Katie! I have tested these on my own children and on my nieces and nephews. The decreases are to make them more functional so they stay on Baby’s feet. If you met the gauge, they should fit very well.

      Reply
  5. Lynda says

    April 2, 2017 at 6:53 am

    Finding this very difficult to follow, might help me if your pattern included which row corresponded to which part of the shoe – e.g. is row 5 the toe or the heel?? When I start row 5 I’m just slightly off centre the heel of the sole, so I’d end up with the decrease stitches just going down the side of the shoe. Did watch the video but doesn’t help me.

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      April 2, 2017 at 9:14 pm

      The row goes around the entire shoe. Are you getting off on step 5?

      Reply
  6. iris says

    November 30, 2016 at 8:17 am

    hello ……how are u doing .?
    i applied it .with 4.5 hook size …3-6months …. its too small….

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      November 30, 2016 at 9:56 pm

      Did you meet the gauge?

      Reply
  7. mawada says

    September 22, 2016 at 2:28 am

    hi, I’m making 9-12 months
    Ch 4. Sc into 1st ch. Sl st into next st on top of shoe. Turn so you are working from the back of the small strap you just made, from the inside of the shoe.

    can you please learn me what you mean about this how i make ( sl st into next st on the shoe ) ?
    thanks ♡

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      September 22, 2016 at 10:47 am

      Have you viewed the video? That might be most helpful to you. I am not sure how to better explain it.

      Reply
  8. Kayla Mackelprang says

    September 10, 2016 at 4:33 pm

    Hi, I’m making the 0-3 month shoes, & the little strap has me confused. On the last row (or turn) of the first strap it says “… Sk 1 st and sl st into the next st on shoe. Turn.” what does Sk mean? At first I thought it was a typo but I tried doing both a Sl & Sc but neither seemed to work. please help.

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      September 14, 2016 at 11:50 pm

      Sorry for the confusion! It means skip.

      Reply
  9. Jackie Liban says

    June 17, 2016 at 8:46 am

    The tongue part is confusing to me :| I hope you can elaborate further. It says “3-7” so I did the same instructions on row 3 all the way to row 7 but it doesnt’ look right. Mine turned out to be crooked and nowhere near how it’s supposed to look like.

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      June 17, 2016 at 11:09 am

      Yes, that is correct! I am not sure why it would look crooked though. Are you beginning in the same stitch each time?

      Reply
  10. Mandy says

    June 14, 2016 at 12:00 am

    I will be teaching a 5th and 6th grade girls crochet class and wanted to give this as a possible project. Would it be okay to use for that? I wasn’t sure since it said I couldn’t redistribute it. Of not that’s totally fine. They are so adorable. I will be making them either way myself. Thanks for making the pattern.

    Reply
  11. Jill Gobel says

    May 25, 2016 at 10:59 am

    How much yarn do these take. I need to order some more and don’t want to be left with loads left over. Thank you

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      May 25, 2016 at 1:46 pm

      Hardly any. You can make several pairs from one skein.

      Reply
  12. Nicole says

    May 4, 2016 at 3:12 am

    Step 3 is being really difficult for me, it seems there should be 2 sc in next st* work 7 times not 5 it’s the only way I can get it to end in the right place, everything is fine up till then. Please help

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      May 4, 2016 at 2:54 pm

      What is your stitch count? Did you watch the video?

      Reply
  13. Carolyn says

    April 2, 2016 at 9:17 pm

    I don’t understand what it means to move my marker up -up one stitch? I’m just starting to crochet and have done some baby booties please explain what that means. Thank you

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      April 2, 2016 at 9:27 pm

      You aren’t moving it up one stitch, you are moving it up with each round. The sole is worked like a spiral, not in joined rows, so it helps you know when you have reached the end of the row, and it helps catch a possible mistake within the row. It is optional, but I *highly* recommend it.

      Reply
  14. Jamie says

    February 29, 2016 at 9:26 am

    Those are adorable!! I so wish that I had the talent to do this! Thank you for sharing it with us at the #HomeMattersParty

    Reply
  15. Lacet says

    February 26, 2016 at 7:57 am

    Hi there thanks so much for the cute pattern! Just a quick question when You say slip stitch to the beginning of the round do you mean into the chain one or into the first sc? Because in round 6 the only way I can work the last 8 sc is if I do the last stitch I into the slip stitch. Unless that’s right? Some other patterns I’ve done say not to work the slip stitch as a stitch. Thanks for any help you can give :) I’m such a newbie!

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    • Bethany says

      February 26, 2016 at 8:51 am

      You are welcome! You are working into the first st, the ch 1 doesn’t count. Is your count for the row correct? The sl st, and the ch 1 from the previous row will look like a little corner, and you won’t be working into either of them, your last stitch should be in the last st of the previous round.

      Reply
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