Welcome brand new arrivals with Laura Eccleston’s suitably cute teddy bear crochet baby shoes. This unisex design will look just as sweet on little boys or girls and will keep tiny toes warm and snuggly.
Learning how to crochet baby shoes with this pattern will introduce you to some interesting techniques, such as creating the oval shape for the base and switching between continuous and joined rounds. But don’t worry, we’ve included some handy photos to help with those trickier parts.
If you're new to the world of crochet don't worry! We have a guide to crochet for beginners here on Gathered that will teach you all the tips and tricks you need to make these crochet shoes for babies.
How to crochet baby shoes
You will need
- Robin Chunky yarn, 100% acrylic, 100g/140m per ball, or alternative chunky yarn. 1 ball each in:
- Yarn A Russet (081)
- Yarn B Oatmeal (035)
- Yarn C Raven (044)
- 5mm (UK 6, US H/8) crochet hook
- Yarn needle
Note: only small quantities of Yarn B and C will be needed.
Tension
Tension is not important for this project – just ensure your stitches are suitably dense.
Notes
Rounds 1 and 2 are worked in a continuous spiral, rounds 3, 4 and 5 are completed rounds.
The basic crochet baby shoes are made first, then the individual eyes, nose, and ears are sewn to the booties.
Size
The booties are designed for ages 0 to 6 months, fitting tiny feet up to 10cm long.
Abbreviations
You can find a full list of all abbreviations we use in our abbreviations and conversions guide. This crochet baby shoes pattern is written in UK terminology but you can easily convert it to US terms using the guide.
Double crochet 2 together (dc2tog): (insert hook in next st, yrh and draw loop through) twice, yrh and draw through all 3 loops on hook.
Treble 2 together (tr2tog): (yrh, insert hook in next st, yrh and draw loop through, yrh and draw through first 2 loops on hook) twice, yrh and draw through all 3 loops on hook.
Baby bootie basics
If you’re after a slightly simpler design with a handy video guide you can also try our free baby booties crochet pattern.
Free teddy bear crochet baby shoes pattern
Shoe (make two)
Using Yarn A, ch9.
Round 1 3tr in 2nd st from hook, 1tr in each of next 6 sts, 3tr in last st, now work along the other side of your starting chain, 3tr in same st as last st (first ch), 1tr in each of next 6 chs, 3tr in next ch (you have formed an oval shape with 24 total sts around).
Round 2 Continue working in a spiral, so that the first st you work into is the first tr from the first round – 1dc in 1st st, 2dc in each of next 2 sts, 1dc in each of next 3 sts, 1htr in next st, 1tr in each of next 3 sts, 3tr in each of next 2 sts, 1tr in next st, 3tr in each of next 2 sts, 1tr in each of next 3 sts, 1htr in next st, 1dc in each of next 3 sts, 2dc in each of last 2 sts. (36sts)
Round 3 Ss in next st (1st dc from round 2), ch2 (counts as 1tr), 1tr in next st and in each st around, ss in top of 2ch to join. (36sts)
Round 4 Ch1 (counts as 1dc), 1dc in 1st st, dc2tog, 1dc in each of next 9 sts, tr2tog 6 times, 1dc in each of next 9 sts, dc2tog, ss in ch1 to join. (28sts)
Round 5 Ch1 (counts as 1dc), 1dc in each of next 9 sts, tr2tog 4 times, 1dc in each of last 10 sts, ss in ch1 to join. (24sts)
Fasten off and weave in all ends to finish.
Crochet cuddles
Fancy making an extra gift to go with your crochet baby shoes? Then look no further than our free crochet teddy bear pattern.
Nose (make two)
Using Yarn B ch4, ss in 1st ch to form a loop.
Round 1 Ch2 (counts as 1tr), 1tr into loop join Yarn C in last loop of tr....
...3tr in loop, join Yarn B on last loop of tr, 3tr in loop, join Yarn C on last loop of tr, 1tr in loop, join Yarn B on last loop of tr, 1tr in loop, ss to first tr (top of 2ch) to complete round.
Fasten off, sew onto shoe, using image as guide.
Eyes (make four)
Using Yarn B ch4, ss in 1st ch to form a loop, fasten off.
Using four short lengths of Yarn C (one for each eye), tie a double knot into each length and sew each end into the inner edge of the loop on opposite sides (so that the knots sit inside the centre of the loop), then tie together on the back of loop. Sew loop onto shoe, using image as guide for positioning.
Ears (make four)
Using Yarn B, ch4, ss in 1st ch to form a loop.
Row 1 Ch2 (counts as 1tr), 6tr into loop.
Row 2 Join Yarn A with ch1 (don’t count as st), turn, 1dc in 1st st and in each st along.
Fasten off and sew onto shoe, using image as guide.
Sew in all loose ends to finish.
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