These darling crochet baby flip flops are the perfect summer shoes/booties for baby! They are soft and comfy, but add a bit of classic style to any outfit. The toe strap and heel strap help keep these crochet flip flops in place on Baby’s soft feet! This post contains affiliate links, which means I get a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thanks for your support! For more information, click here.
Crochet in the summertime can get a bit tricky. It’s hard to work under a cozy blanket in the heat of the summer, but there seems to be few summer crochet patterns.
Enter Baby crochet flip flops!
These sweet little baby shoes only take about an hour to make and they are classically adorable.
Oh my goodness! Aren’t baby feet the cutest!? THOSE TOES.
Even though these crochet baby flip flops are adorable and pink, they would definitely work for a baby boy as well. And, these actually stay on quite well; my niece had them on her feet for several hours. This is so important when designing baby shoes. I have actually had to scrap several adorable patterns because they just didn’t stay on little baby feet. If they don’t stay on, what’s the point!?
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CROCHET BABY FLIP FLOPS – FREE CROCHET PATTERN
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– F Hook
– Medium Weight Yarn in 2
(I suggest Knit Picks Brava, Caron Simply Soft or Mighty Stitch)
– Darning Needle
Abbreviations: US Terms
Ch – chain
Sc – single crochet
Dc – Double Crochet
Hdc – Half Double Crochet
Sl st – Slip Stitch
St – stitch
Gauge: 9 sc = 2″ (alternately, you can use the small sole as the gauge, and adjust your hook accordingly to get the correct length.)
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The written pattern below is FREE and sized for 3-6 months. You can find a PDF that includes NINE sizes from Newborn – Toddler size 9 in my shops. The PDF is formatted for easy crocheting on-the-go or for easy printing, it doesn’t include ads or comments. Thanks for your support! Where would you like to shop today?
3-6 MONTHS SIZE (approx. 4″)
Sole: Make 2 (Worked in the round)
NEED HELP? VIEW THE VIDEO FOR THE 3-6 MONTH SIZE HERE.
1. Ch 11.
Work 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 4 ch, hdc in next ch, dc in next 3 ch, 7 dc in last ch. Working across the opposite side: dc in next 3 ch, hdc in next ch, sc in next 4 chs. Join with first sc. (26 sts)
2. Ch 1. 2 sc in next 3 sts. Sc in next 9 sts. Work 2 sc in next 5 sts. Sc in next 9 sts. Join. (34 sts)
3. Ch 1. *Sc in next st, work 2 sc in next st* work 3 times. Sc in next 9 sts. *Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st* work 5 times. Sc in next 9 sts. Join and tie off. (42 sts)
With second color use a loose tension and sl st all around your sole piece. (See Photo).
Tie off. Find the middle of the heel.
Body:
1. Counting the sl sts, count 8 to the right. Join your second color. Ch 1. Sc in same st. Sc in next 2 sts. Ch 8. Sk 9 sts, sc in next st. Sc in next 2 sts. Ch 16. Join with a sl st with the very first st of the round. (Make sure your chain isn’t twisted.)
2. Ch 1. Sc in same st. Sc in next 29 its (across the heel, up the side and all across your toe piece chain.). Join with sl st. Tie off.
Weave in all ends.
Toe Strap (Make 2):
Start with an 8” tail. This is a separate piece.
Ch 11
1. Sc in the 2nd ch from hook. Sc in next 9 chs. Turn. (10 sts)
2. Ch 1. Hdc in same st. Hdc in next 9 sts. (10 sts)
Leave a long tail.
BABY FLIP-FLOPS CONSTRUCTION:
Using either tail of your toe strap and a yarn needle, sew the strap in place, going in and out through both loops in the end of the strap and both loops on the side of the sole. You can place the strap up or down the shoe to suit yourself, but I placed mine directly in front of where the connector toe piece connects with the sole.
To attached the toe piece, put about 8” of yarn on your needle. For the right shoe, find 1 st to the left of the middle dc in the sole (for the left shoe, find 1 st to the right). Wrap the yarn over and under that dc st to give it a firm hold, (but keeping the yarn loose) going around that stitch with your needle and around the toe piece. I do it about 3 times so there are only 3 pieces of yarn between the toe. Tie firmly on the bottom to secure it in place. (you can even secure with a dab of hot glue)
Are you making flip-flops for a little walker? You might want to think about making them non-slip!
Here are 7 tried and tested methods!
You repeat the sequence inside the parentheses 3 times (and 5 times). NOT the whole step, just the parentheses.
Oh my! I’m not good at all on crochet, I go as far as doing chains, but with this project and a baby niece of almost 2 m.o. I’m willing to learn!
Thank you! This are the cutest thing ever! I’m trying tomorrow, and if I succeed, I’ll share with you… I’m already imagining my niece’s little feet on this! :)
Wish me luck and thanks again for being an inspiration!
Thank you! Good luck! I will try to help if I can, just let me know.
Bethany, these are adorable. I have a cousin who always asks “can you make this” which give me challenges, I usually make blankets. I’m almost done but don’t understand how to/where to put the toe piece, does it attach through the 18 chain (6-9 month pattern) or does it just go over the chain? Also, does the toe strap go right next to the 3 sc or a few stitches between. Thanks for the pattern and thanks for your help.
Thank you! The strap goes over the chain (thong piece), and I place it a couple sts above the 3 sc on the side. Sew it on with a yarn needle, on the sides.
I have a women’s loafer pattern, and use the same sole base for all my patterns, you can use it as a guide!
http://www.whistleandivy.com/2013/02/women-loafer-slippers-crochet-pattern.html
Good luck, happy crocheting!
0-3 is about 3 1/2″, 3-6 is about 4″, and 6-9 is about 4 1/4″
Hi, i was hoping to try and make these for a friends baby, when i was looking at the pattern, in step 5 it says Sk 9 stitches. I was wondering if this means skip 9 sts?
Yes, sk is a crochet abbreviation for skip.
Thank you, Meg!
I really love your pattern. I’m work if on the 3-6 month size and I’m having difficulty with direction #6. Am I somehow meant to attach the back strap to the heal as I sc? I may be a bit dim but this part is really throwing me off.
Thanks! No you are just working sc in each st, the sc and chain sts you have already made. Did you look at the photos?
I did look at the photos and the heel and strap look attached to each other. I’ll try again. Thanks.
You’re right, it does kinda look like it’s attached. But it’s just sitting on it. The strap is separate so you can pull it over the heel and keep the shoe on baby’s foot. Let me know if you have more questions!
Those sandals are so adorable, I wanted to thank you for sharing this. My mom is great at making things like that. I am sharing this information with her because I have a four year old daughter that my mom wants to make a pair for. And when she is finished with making them, I’ll send you a picture. Thank you again.
You are so welcome! I would love to see :)
Thanks Sheri!
I already have one flip flop made! So, so cute and fun to make!
Just a couple of things…..the pattern for the 0-3 months, step #3 does not include the finished instructions as the other sizes do, “Sl st and tie off”. Not too much of a big deal, but I didn’t find this until I read the other sizes.
Also, on this step, I am having difficulty with tying off after the 7 sc in the 7 sts. Any way that I try, it doesn’t appear to blend in ….. it still looks like Iittle lump on the side of the sole. Can you give some detail on how and in what stitch to you do the sl in?
Do you have a picture of what the bottom of your flip flop looks like?
Thanks!
Hi Sheri,
Are you talking about the finished the sole piece? I sl st into the next st and it blends nicely for me. Is that what you mean?
Yes, I was just curious to see if the bottom sole looks the same as mine.
When I sl st after the sc in the last 7 sts (step #3), I get a little hump on the side. It’s just not blending like yours does. I will have to fiddle again.
It’s definitely a great pattern and cute little flip flop! Thanks for sharing!
Hm. It should look smooth. Why don’t you take a quick picture and send it to me, maybe I can see what the problem is.
I am posting your picture on my blog this Tuesday, with a link over to you. I hope you don’t mind me doing so. Please contact me before then if you would NOT like me to share. My readership likes crafty stuff, so I thought it would interest them. Thank you so much, the flip flops are just super adorable!
Thank you! Yes, that is fine :) Thanks for the link love!
How do I increase to make a larger size. My grand daughter is 6 months old therefor I would like to make a 6 to 9 month shoe. These are precious and I know my daughter would love all your shoe patterns. Also ad one who loves to crochet I started my own eyes shop but had no luck. Didn’t sell a single item. What is your secret. How do you advertise. I make things on a made to order basis right now but I would love to sell more. Thanks for any advise you could give me.
The pattern already includes a 6-9 month size. And I don’t sell much either! I think it just takes time, the market is rather saturated, unfortunately. You can market locally, and set up a Facebook page, but I don’t have much advice in that arena. Happy crocheting!
Hi, I would like to try and make these too. I do not crochet, so can you please tell me what each of the codes stand for, like sc, hdc, sts, sl sts, ….. Sorry I’ve never done this.
Thanks, Pat
Super cute!! How would you change this for 12 months? I’d like to make them for my granddaughter but she’s almost a year. I tried to figure out the changes but couldn’t. I didn’t see a clear pattern as the sizes changed.
You would need to make them longer, so maybe make the foundation chain 2 sts longer. Then, you would need to make each round 4 sts more (2 sts for each side). It would be a bit of trial and error, but definitely doable. Or, you could just use a bit bulkier yarn, go up a hook size and work the 6-9 month size. Good luck, thanks for visiting :)
The picture shows the slip stitches all around the sole however I am not seeing in the 0-3 month pattern where you use the contrasting color to do the slip stitches. I read that you use the first color for the slip stitches and then fasten off and continue. Can you clarify this for me?? Thank You.
No, you use your second color for the sl sts.
I am going to learn how to crochet just so I can make these adorable flip flops.
Haha! You should! I love to crochet, it’s so much fun :) Thanks!
can I make one small suggestion?
making two soles for one sandal is a great idea because it gives a neat and tidy hiding spot for weaving in the ends :o)
My other sandals are double-soled, but since this one doesn’t tie around the ankle like my other ones, they stay on baby’s feet better with one layer. Thanks for the suggestion, though!
I love this pattern and thank you for sharing it! I plan to make a ton of these for my little girlie on the way. However, I struggled with the toe piece – Direction number 4. I was able to do the first part – on size 6-9 months to chain 8. But then I am not sure where I should be Skipping stitches or or single crocheting in before chaining another 18? Where is this referring to? Because from what I can see I should not attach to the toe part until the end when doing the construction steps. Can you help me at all with this?
Thank you so much!!!
Thanks and you’re welcome!. So for the body, you will be crocheting through the slip stitches you made. So if you look at the gray ones, I made the soles in gray, and then I sl stitched around the whole sole with purple. From here, you will be joining a second piece of yarn, and working through the sl sts. So you join through the sl st at the 8th st to the right of the heel, then you sc 2 through the sl st, working your way around the shoe. The back strap is not connected to the sole, it is a strap across the heel, so you will sk 10 sl sts, and then sc in the next sl st, thus making the strap around the heel. Same thing for the toe piece. It won’t be connected yet, but work your chains (just like the heel), and attach them where you begun, it will just loop around and not look like much, but when you connect it after the shoe is finished, it will look like a flip-flop. Does that make sense?
For the sl st, you can join anywhere. After you have worked your row of sl sts and tied off the yarn, find the center of the heel (I like to lay my hook so it lies across the line in the middle of the sole) and find the middle sl st. Then, found 8 sl st to the right and join there. Yes, you are sl st around the sole in your second color. I will try to get pics up soon.
Thank you! I followed it much better when you explained it here and it worked! YAY!
Thanks!!
Wonderful! I am glad :)
Oh Bethany, I see where I went wrong now….I committed the first sin in reading a pattern….I did not read it through to the end….I kept trying to attach the chain in Round 5 to the center of the sandal (to make the toe piece connection). I sincerely apologize for my ignorance, and appreciate your prompt, and more detailed instructions with photos! Thank you so much!
You are welcome! I am glad you were able to finish them :)
I’ve seen a TON of baby flip flop patterns and I have to say this pattern is one of the absolute cutest out there!!! I LOVE EM! :) Ty for sharing ur awesomeness with the rest of us lol
Thank you so much!! And you are very welcome :) Thanks for taking the time to leave such a nice comment!