Team Hooker - One pointy thing is better than two

[SoupDragon]

Quiche-tastic.

Very cute, very easy once you get the hang of where the seams go, but at 9m i assume dc will spend at least some time on their feet so i'd go for something flat soled:

In English

Ch 10, dc in 2nd from hook and across, ch 1 turn (9sts)

Work dc rows for 3" (16 rows)

2dc, 2htc, tc, 2htc, 2dc across.

Dc around edge of sole. Sl st to join, ch 1.

Dc in back loop only around. Sl st ch 1. Finish off and restart in corner of heel. Change colour here if you like - i like to change to Sirdar Snowflake :)

3 rows of dc.

Mark centre of toe. Count 10 sts each side and mark. Dc around until you reach the first marker. dc3tog, dc2tog 7 times. Dc to end of row, sl st ch 1.

Mark centre. Count 7 sts each side and mark. Dc to first marker. Dc3tog 5 times. Dc to end of row, sl st ch 1

Dc around. Either finish here or carry on to get a cuff

Sorry if i've x posted, had to make one to pattern it!

If that's too small, just make the sole bigger and rejig how many decreases you do - might need a third row in a bigger size :)

Thanks Pidj. You might be right about the flat sole though, still i am going to give them a go. The baby they are for is not crawling or standing yet. I've tried a few different bootie patterns but I just can't seem to get them right [cross] They seem to come out funny shapes or odd sizes, I tried these yesterday but they came out all squishy and too small
I wonder now if they were uk dc or US. I find that so confusing. I did hook through stitch, yo, pull through, yo, pull through two. That is uk double I think? I did them in RICO creative cotton.

Is that pattern for different booties?

The Ravelry mary janes are in US - that's the same stitch you use for granny squares. Yo, through, yo, back, yo, through 2 loops, yo, through 2 loops.

Yes, i wrote you a version of the pattern i use that'll work in dk - there's a pic on my profile of the ones i do in chunky/snowflake :)

Try this one for the 10 minute bootees

PATTERN:
-CH 56
-DC IN THE 3RD CH FROM THE HOOK AND IN EVERY CH, CH 2, TURN
-HDC EVERY DC, CH 2, TURN
-HDC EVERY HDC, CH 2, TURN x4 rows
-HDC THE FIRST 13 HDC, DC2TOG THE NEXT 28 STITCHES, HDC LAST 13 HDC, CH 1, TURN
-SS THE FIRST 12 HDC, DC2TOG THE NEXT 16 STITCHES, SS THE LAST 12 HDC

• FASTEN OFF

Well if you'd only said they were prize winning booties...

Thanks Pidj, you are a star

I made a 10 minute one, and tbh the best thing that can be said is it's quick. It ain't staying on baby, that's for sure, not past the static newborn stage - once baby can reach their toes, that thing's going flying! The pattern i use can have a cuff or strap added - gives you time to catch it before it gets flung, at least

You folks are wonderful and so clever!

I made a cube last night. But it's quite round. Never mind, Ds loves it and I managed to have fairly consistent tension and to sew it together without too much swearing

Piccies, Jolly, it's The Law

Well done JHS.

Has anyone used Debbie Bliss Amalfi?It's on sale on The Black Sheep site, there are some lovely colours

Cube has been uploaded :)

Nice cube :)

I think it's difficult to stuff a cube and keep it square unless the sides are really firm.

It's vair cool :o

Afaik the only way to make a crochet cube stay cuboid is to use it as a cover for a fabric cube

PurplePidjin - I hate to disagree but I think another way to make a crochet cube stay cuboid would be to use it as a cover for a cube made out of plastic canvas!

I thought of another one - use a cube of foam instead of toy stuffing :o

I might try that, actually, my local fabric shop does cut-to-size foam and i need a little project to take abroad with me

DH actually suggested using a square of foam before I did it. He's clearly a natural.

Thank you all for your feedback. I'm going to make at least one more in a different colour but I may just stuff it too, so it matches the one I've made already.

www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-plush-toy-blocks

Is the pattern. I seem to have sewn mine together differently somehow.

Have a look at a tennis ball next time you get the chance

Also, I sewed mine with thread. Am I supposed to use the yarn?

I would use dc to join the two parts, and it looks like that's how they've made the ridges on the ones in the photos. Or you can whipstitch it.

Yes, you use the yarn :)

Ah, that's why their one is different. Very clever! Thank you :)

I reckon yellow ones hooked together with white would be pretty cool though

Gratuitous beach shot with incidental crochet.

Looks lovely Soupey, both the crochet and the view

Oooh a rainbow ripple. Soupy that's lovely.