Crochet Crocodile Stitch Booties

Crochet Crocodile Stitch Booties are not only adorable but also a fun and creative project to work on! The intricate scale-like texture created by the crocodile stitch adds a unique touch to these cute booties. Whether you are making them for a baby shower gift or just to treat your own little one, these booties are sure to be a hit. With a variety of yarn colors to choose from, you can easily customize them to match any outfit or nursery decor. Get your crochet hook ready and indulge in the joy of creating these charming crocodile stitch booties; your precious little toes will thank you!

Abbre­vi­a­tions:

ch=chain
sl st=slip stitch
sc=single cro­chet
hdc=half dou­ble cro­chet

ch=chain

Sup­plies:

K hook

Pink yarn

yarn nee­dle

K hook

Toe: Chain 2, work 8 hdc in the 2nd chain from the hook. sl st ‑8 hdc

Rnd 2: *Work 2 hdc in the next stitch, hdc in the next, *Repeat around, sl st

Rnd 3- cont.: Hdc in each hdc around (work in con­tin­u­al rounds with­out a slip stitch; use a marker)*Repeat this round until the toe Reach­es 3.5 inch­es long, about 1/2 inch away from the ankle, that was about 6 rounds

Next Rounds: This is the open­ing of the Slip­per where the foot goes in: Now Chain 1, and Turn, *hdc in each hdc around until you reach the mark­er from the last round. Chain 1 and Turn, *Repeat this until your slip­per reach­es 7.5–8 inch­es long, (7 more rounds) But at the last round, work a hdc in the next 4 hdc, slip stitch in the next 6 hdc, hdc in the rest of the hdc, (this will round off the end)

Once your slip­per reach­es the length to fit your child, take the ends of the last round and slip stitch across to close it for the heel. Then, at the end, I turn it inside out so the heel won’t show. Now, fas­ten off and weave in the ends.

Now For the Croc­o­dile Stitch Part:

With your yarn, attach the yarn to the mid­dle of the top part of the heel.

Sin­gle cro­chet around the open­ing of the bootie once. sl st. ‑20 sc (make that sc an odd num­ber, your num­ber may vary for each child) Make you end with 20 sc around.

v‑stitch= (hdc, ch 1, hdc)

Rnd 1: Ch 3, hdc in same stitch,* skip a sc, v‑st in next ch, rep from * around, join with sl st on top of first hdc. – 10 v‑stitches

Rnd 2: Ch 2 (counts as a hdc), work­ing from top to bot­tom around post of first hdc of first V‑st, work 3 fphdc, turn work so v‑st is side­ways, ch 1, work­ing from bot­tom to top around post of sec­ond hdc of v‑st, work 4

fphdc, *skip next v st, work­ing from top to bot­tom work 4 fphdc around post of first hdc of next v st, ch 1, turn work so v‑st is side­ways, work­ing from bot­tom to top around post of sec­ond hdc of v st, work 4 fphdc, rep from * around; join with sl st in top of first hdc. ‑5 croc­o­dile stitch­es in total.

Rnd 3: Ch 3, hdc in same st, insert hook in space in the cen­ter of the croc­o­dile stitch and com­plete a v- st, *v‑st in next ch 1 sp, insert hook in the space in the cen­ter of the croc­o­dile stitch and com­plete a v‑st, repeat from * to * around; join with sl st in top of first hdc

Rnd 4: Repeat rnd 2 into alter­nate v‑st
Rnd 5: Repeat rnd 3
Rnd 6: Repeat rnd 2 into alter­nate v‑st
Fas­ten off and Weave in the ends.