These darling crochet baby gladiator sandals are perfect for summer for your little non-walker! They go perfectly with darling shorts or a sweet summer dress. Make them for a thoughtful baby shower gift or for your own bundle of joy. This post uses affiliate links. For more information, click HERE.
Make sure to seal those buttons! Sew them on very well and put a dab of nail polish or super glue over the threads.
CROCHET BABY GLADIATOR SANDALS – FREE CROCHET PATTERN
What you need:
-Size F hook (my favorites hooks)
-Worsted Weight Yarn (KnitPicks Brava in Mint and Rouge, and Mighty Stitch in Blush and Silver)
-8 Small Buttons
-Needle and Thread
Abbreviations: (American Terms)
Ch – Chain
Dc – Double Crochet
Hdc – Half Double Crochet
Sc decrease – Sc2tog
Sl st – Slip Stitch
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Tip: If you like the strap to wrap around the ankle twice, you can work 40 chs instead of 20.
3-6 Months (approx. 4”)
Make 2 soles for each sandal, 4 total.
Ch 11
1. Work 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 4 ch, hdc in next ch, dc in next 3 ch, work 7 dc in last ch. Work across other side of chain: dc in next 3 ch, hdc in next ch, sc in next 4 ch. (26 sts) Place marker and move up each round.
2. Beginning in the first sc: work 2 sc in the next 3 sts. Sc in next 9 sts. Work 2 sc in each of the 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. Sl st and tie off. (42 sts)
Sandwich your two soles together, and using a sl st, stitch all around the two soles, going through both stiches, both layers. Sl st on each st around (42 sts).
Working through the sl sts, find the stitch in the middle of the heel. Count 4 to the right, and start your first st with a Ch.
Body:
Sc in same st. Sc in next 9 sts.*Ch 16. Sl st into 4th ch from hook. Sl st 12 down the ch. Sc into next sl st on the shoe*. Sc 2.
Repeat from * to *. Sc in next 22 sts.
Repeat * from *. Sc in next 2 sts.
Repeat * from *. Sc in next 2 sts. Join with sl st. Don’t tie off.
Heel:
Start right where you joined with sl st.
1. Ch 1. Hdc in same st. Hdc in next 7 sts. Turn. (8 sts)
2. Ch 1. Sc2tog. Sc in next 4 sts. Sc2tog. Turn. (6 sts)
3. Ch 1. Sc2tog. Sc in next 2 sts. Sc2tog. (4 sts)
4. Ch 20. Sl st into second chain from hook. Sl st 18. Sc 4 across the top of the heel. Ch 20. Sl st into second ch from hook. Sl st down your ch. Sl st into first st on heel. Finish off.
Construction:
To finish, sew four buttons directly across each strap, using a needle and thread. Be sure to sew them very carefully, and seal the threads with super glue or clear nail polish. Push the button through the 4 chain loop at the end of each strap. The ankle strap ties around your baby’s ankle.
You know these will be perfect for the baby shower you have coming up :)
xoxo,
I need to make a pair of these for my 12 month old great grandbaby….Do you have a bigger pattern I can purchase….ty so very much…Jacqueline Marchant … aka jackie
Hi Jacqueline! Sorry for the confusion, when I originally wrote this post I broke it up into two pages because I thought it was be easier to read, but I think it just causes confusion, so I have put all the pattern sizes onto one page. The pattern includes a 9-12month size, but I think if you go up a hook size or two, they will be perfect with a little room to grow :)
I bought the PDF of flip-flops. I can not find the tutorial
Oh no! The pdf includes a link. Do you see the link?
I need to make a pair for a toddler with a foot 7 in. Long.. And one for six in. Can u help please
Hi love your pattern, how do you make a bigger size, do I increase the chains at the beginning or just use a bigger hook
Thank you! How much bigger are you thinking?
I will be listing these in my Etsy shop, hopefully, by Tuesday. I just need to get some new buttons. I already sell your Baby Flip Flops and I just love making them. Can’t wait to make more of these!
http://www.Etsy.com/shop/MaryVaryCrafty
I am very fearful of any buttons on baby clothes. No matter how well they are attached, there is always a possibility of them coming loose and the baby getting on them.
Just like any baby item, nothing is safe enough to leave a baby unattended. Use discretion and common sense. I think sealing the threads with super glue or nail polish (as indicated in the pattern) makes them pretty secure. Babies don’t have super-human strength!
Wish you had an etsy chop to purchase these. I am unable to make these
I no longer make and sell these because I simply don’t have time. I am working on getting a list together of crafters who do make them.
I also would love to buy some already made as I don’t know how to crochet and am very busy.
I’m sorry! I don’t have time to make orders, but I think several people on Etsy make them.
I am trying to sell some of my creations. I will definitely be trying these. So sweet.
Bethany, Do you have a free pattern for the gladiator slippers? I am looking for a pattern for a child size 7 or 8. Thank You Georgiana
Hi Georgiana,
I don’t have that size, I am sorry! I have plans, though :)
I have a disease that is similar to Multiple Sclerosis except it only affects the spine. it is called Transverse Myelitis. Crocheting is the one of my favorite things that I am able to do during long periods of tie when I am mostly bedbound. It helps to gives me a feeling that my life is not worthless and that I am still a useful human being that has something to contribute to the world.
So, would you please keep me in mind when someone asks to have anything made FOR them. Please contact me by email but do it by your personal name so that it doesn’t end up in a spam or special promotions folders. I would be most happy to either send you some pictures of the inside look of some of my pieces or make up up something of yours creative design and send it to you so that you will be assured of the anal quality of my work before you recommend me to anyone else. I would be most grateful for the chance to do something for another rather than just lay here and feel every awful moment of pain!
Thank you.
With Honor and Respect,
Laura Lanter
Hi Laura do you make Button Gladiator Sandels for babies
Thank you for these cute patterns! When I make the soles on any size slipper, I leave a beginning tail of yarn long enough to equal the length of the beg chain. I stitch through two lps of the beg chs and then when I’m working on the opposite side of the beg ch, I crochet over the unworked lps of the beg chs and the beg tail. If there is a little bit of the beg tail left, I just cut it close to my work. By crocheting over that beg tail it makes the sole a little stronger. When I’m making the soles double, I just tuck the ending tail between the two sole pieces after I tuck it in just a few stitches. (aka My Crochet Cellar)
Great idea!
I really wish there was a video for these. I absolutely love them, but have trouble following the pattern. A video wud be great for the visual learners.
There is one! Click the link under the pattern link. It will take you to the Youtube video.
Sorry I completely missed that last time I was one here. I ❤ your videos tho. You make great tutorials!
Thanks Kali!
Your items are just absolutely gorgeous!
Thank you so much Corinna!
I am really having a problem making the straps come out right. Have you made a video of the gladiator sandals?
I haven’t. Can I help talk you through it?
I am having trouble seeing the instructions for the straps. I just finished the heel and then I see some asterisks and no additional instructions for the rest of the straps. I tried to make it up on my own by looking at pictures but would love to see the correct method. Thanks
The straps just dangle until you sew the buttons onto the sandals. They only attach when you push the buttons through the holes on the end of the strap. (instructions are at very bottom)
Love your pattern ideas.
Thank you so much!
Thanks so much for you patterns. I looked every where for crochet baby sandals. Yours are the cutest! I made several of them and love hem all!!! Thanks again, I will refer all my friends to your site! Sammi
Thanks so much Sammi!! :) And you are very welcome!!
I love the pattern it is so cute! I seem to be having a problem with the st. count on the heel where you are doing the ties. It says to ch.20, then sl. st. into second ch. from hook. then sl. st. (31) . I cannot seem to make that a reality. Same on the other tie ch. 20 , and then there are 23 sl.sts. Am I reading this wrong?
Thank you! I haven’t made these in a while, and the st count may very well be off. I wouldn’t know for sure without working up a pair, but don’t focus on the exact count, just chain 20, sl st down the chain. Sl st across the top of the shoe, ch 20 for the other tie and sl st back down and tie it off. I will see if I can make a pair and double check the counts, and fix any mistakes. Sorry for your confusion!