You may not be able to find the same yarn (I bought it a while ago) - I pulled it out of my considerable stash. I would suggest using any ribbon type of yarn because my yarn is in a shape of a ribbon.
Material:
- 7+ balls (depending on the size of the shoe) of ARTFUL YARNS, Palace, Super Bulky Weight; 48% wool,45% acrylic, 7% nylon; 50g; approx. 27 yards. OR any ribbon-like yarn.
- Hooks: 2 mm stainless steel (for the foundation around the rubber sole's perimeter) and 6 mm to crochet the boot
- Rubber soles (I bought mine from Etsy, which was shipped to me from Spain)
- Scissors
- Yarn Needle (for weaving in the tails)
Women's shoe EU 35 (US size 5; 22 cm foot length)
Gouge:
2" = 8 sts
1.5" = 3 double crochet rows
Abbreviations:
RS - right side
WS - wrong side
ch - chain
sl st - slip stitch
sc - single crochet
hdc - half double crochet
2 sctog - two single crochet together
st, sts - stitch, stitches
prev - previous
Step-by-Step Directions:
Make 2 of each: Sole Inserts, Instep Pieces, and Boots.
SOLE INSERTS - Make 2 identical, but use one on the right side and the other on wrong side.
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| I used my sole as a template for my increases and decreases |
I made my sole inserts a little bigger than the rubber soles so I could connect them together with the first row while crocheting the boot.
I used my rubber soles as my template in order to crochet the shape of the sole, which means I increased or decreased according to the shape, checking in each row. In order to make an identical sole I penned down all my rows - this is how I proceeded:
Foundation - ch5
Row 1 (RS) insert hook into 2nd ch from hook - make 1 sc, then 1 sc in each stitch to end (total 4 sc), turn
Row 2 (WS) 2 sc in first st, then 1 sc in each stitch to end (5 sc), turn
Row 3 2 sc in first st, then 1 sc in each stitch to end (6 sc), turn
Row 4 1 sc in each of 3 stitches, in next st 2 sc, 1 sc in each of 2 stitches, turn
Row 5 1 sc in each of 3 stitches, in next st 2 sc, 1 sc in each of 3 stitches (8 sc), turn
Row 6 1 sc in each of 4 stitches, in next st 2 sc, 1 sc in each of 3 stitches (9 sc), turn
Row 7-9 1 sc in each of 9 stitches (9 sc), turn
Row 10 1 sc in each of 4 stitches, next 2 sc tog, 1 sc in each of 3 stitches (8 sc), turn
Row 11 1 sc in each of 8 stitches (8 sc), turn
Row 12 1 sc in each of 3 stitches, next 2 sc tog, 1 sc in each of 3 stitches (7 sc), turn
Row 13-19 1 sc in each of 7 stitches (7 sc), turn
Row 20 1 sc in each of 2 stitches, next 2 sc tog, 1 sc in each of 3 stitches (6 sc), turn
Row 21-22 1 sc in each of 6 stitches (6 sc), turn
Row 23 *[1 sc, next 2 sctog]* - 2x, (4 sc), fasten off
INSTEP - TOP OF THE BOOT
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| The bottom piece is my INSTEP piece (top of the boot) |
Foundation - ch5
Row 1 1 sc into 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc in each ch st to end, turn (total 4 sts)
Row 2 2 sc into 1st st, 1 sc in each of the next 2 sts, 2 sc into last st to, turn (6 sts)
Row 3 1 sc in each of the next 6 sts, turn (6 sts)
Row 4 2 sc in 1st st, 1 sc in each of the next 4 sts, 2 sc in last st, turn (8 sts)
Row 5-8 1 sc in each of the next 8 sts, turn (8 sts)
Row 9 1 sc into in each of the next 3 sts, 2 sc in next, 1 sc into in each of the next 4 sts, turn (9 sts)
Row 10 1 sc in each of the next 9 sts, turn (9 sts)
Row 11 1 sc into in each of the next 4 sts, 2 sc in next, 1 sc into in each of the next 4 sts, turn (10 sts)
Row 12 1 sc in each of the next 10 sts, turn (10 sts)
Fasten off your yarn
BOOT
Note: My starting point was at the back (heel) of the rubber sole.
Prep your rubber sole by crocheting slip stitches around the entire perimeter of the sole. For this hard job I used a 1.65 mm hook, which I inserted under each thread (on the side of the rubber sole) and pulled a loop big enough to make a slip stitch, I skipped the next thread, and then I made another slip stitch. I continued this way around, which means each time I skipped one thread and made a slip stitch in the next one.
I was able to make 51 stitches slip stitches around. Place your SOLE INSERT inside the rubber sole - you will crochet both together. Make sure the SOLE INSERT is placed correctly
The Foot Area
Rnd 1 1 hdc into each slip st and to the side of the crocheted SOLE INSERT (to end)
Note: don't use slip st, just continue crocheting in a spiral pattern
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| This is how finished Rnd 1 looks like |
Rnd 2 1 sc into each hdc (to end)
Rnd 3 1 sc into each sc from prev row (to end)
Place the INSTEP (see above) over the front part of the shoe and pin it so it doesn't shift. Make sure it is not crooked. Make sure that you will place the second INSTEP on the other boot exactly the same way.
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| Instep before & after crocheted together with the boot |
Rnd 4 1 sc into each sc from prev row until you reach the INSTEP part, then crochet around 1 sc into sc and the side of the crocheted INSTEP, then continue with 1 sc into each sc from prev row to last st before the row ends
The Ankle Area
Rnd 5 Decrease by crocheting the last sc and 1st sc stitches together (= 2 sctog), then 1 sc into each stitch until you have one stitch before the INSTEP part (corner), decrease again by crocheting last sc st on the side and the first sc Instep stitch together, then crochet across to last Instep sc st and decrease in that corner again with 2 sctog, finish the row with 1 sc into each sc from prev row (to end)
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| The green arrows represent the ankle ("tube") part, the yellow arrows point to the 2 sctog in Rnd 5 |
Rnd 6-11 1 sc into each sc from prev row (I ended up with 26 ankle stitches)
Rnd 12 2 sc in first st, then 1 sc into each sc from prev row (27 sts)
Rnd 13 1 sc into each sc from prev row (27 sts)
Rnd 14 2 sc in first st, then 1 sc into each sc from prev row (28 sts)
Rnd 15-17 1 sc into each sc from prev row (28 sts)
Rnd 18 1 sc into each sc from prev row until 5 sts from end, then do 1 sl st into each sc from prev row, fasten off (23 sts + 5 sl sts), weave in all tails
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