Children love to play with dolls. It is especially important for girls to dress their favorites in different clothes. Modern girls dream of receiving a baby doll baby Bon as a gift. Accordingly, they will ask their mothers to make them clothes like a baby. And so that baby Born's feet "do not freeze", you need to crochet booties for the doll. What is needed for this and how to do it, you can find out from the article, where a master class in handicrafts will be shown.
What yarn and tools are needed for knitting
Shoes for a doll can be knitted by mothers with their own hands, using mk. To do this, it is necessary to correctly select not only yarn, but also tools.
Please note! Threads are selected with the mark "for babies". They are made of high-quality material and undergo special safety testing.
If there is no such yarn in stores, then you can choose cotton, wool or acrylic. Booties made of such threads will not emit static discharges when in contact with the child's skin while playing with the doll.
When choosing threads, pay attention to the dye that was used for coloring. It should not contain toxic substances that are harmful to the body of a small child. But you should not make things just white, it is recommended to choose pastel colors. You can also use yarn of yellow, orange or green color.
The yarn for doll booties should be thin and soft to the touch. This way, the child will enjoy holding them in his hands. In addition, the yarn should be from well-known manufacturers, which will ensure that the products look good and retain their shape even after long-term use.
Before knitting shoes for a baby born doll, you need to take care of the tools. You will need to buy a hook or knitting needles for the job. To make the product beautiful and neat, the tools are selected in accordance with the thickness of the threads. Hooks can be from 0.5 mm to 1 cm thick. The length can vary from 12 to 16 cm. Before buying, you need to take the hook in your hand and determine how convenient it is to use.
Please note! For knitting, choose a hook so that it is one and a half times thinner than the working thread.
The head of the tool should be rounded, which will prevent finger injuries during work. The entire length of the tool must have a smooth surface, without any defects. This way, the yarn will not break and the product will be smooth, neat and beautiful.
Booties for baby born dolls
Even a beginner can crochet doll shoes, the main thing is to be able to read the pattern. To do this, you will need to learn the abbreviated notations for loops:
- Sc (or sc) – single crochet;
- St. with nak. (or st. s/n) – a column with a yarn over;
- V/p (or ch) – air loop;
- R. – row.
You need to start knitting baby doll booties with a crochet hook by casting on 1 ch. loop. You will need 10 of them. After that, knit a dc yarn over to the 9 ch. loop, and make as many as 5 of them in the last one. The same knitting is done in a circle of the chain, only at the base, 2 dc yarn overs are knitted in 1 ch. loop.
In the next row, make 4 dc in each chain stitch, after that 4 dc with yarn over and at the base of the sole of the booties, knit 3 dc at a time in 5 chain stitches. The circle continues with 4 dc with yarn over and ends with 4 dc with yarn over. In this way, the sole will take the correct shape, where it will be narrower at the heel and wider at the toes.
The third row should be knitted with regular ch. loops without using st. and nak. The knitting of the sole of the booties is finished according to the following pattern. From the heel side, you need to knit one column b. nak., reaching the front part of the sole, in every third st. with nak. knit 2 similar columns. At the same time, in the remaining 2 columns, knit 1 column column with nak.
At the end of the sole, you need to lift the product up the doll's leg. To do this, you need to make a side, tying a row to the back walls of the loops. Thus, 4 rows need to be knitted with regular knitting for the entire loop completely.
The next row begins with 11 double crochet stitches. Then you need to knit 4 double crochet stitches. In the next 8 loops, you need to knit 2 double crochet stitches, connected by one vertex. Until the end of the row, make the same stitches as before the double stitches, only in reverse order.
In the next row, the knitting will be the same as the previous one, only this time only 4 double crochet stitches are made. In the new row, the number of double crochet stitches is reduced to 2. The last row is knitted entirely from b. crochet stitches. The booties are ready.
Please note! They can be decorated with braid, beads or flowers.
Knitting doll shoes
In order to knit sandals for a doll, you need to dial 13 air loops. Then knit the first row of sc, rounding it with 8 dc, the base of which should be in one upper loop. Such rows for the sole need to be made 3 or even 4, adding columns in the area of the toes.
From the next row, the shoe needs to be raised up the foot. To do this, knit a dc and make increases, putting the leading thread behind the back wall of the loop. The next row is knitted in this way.
The shoe blank is folded in half lengthwise and the toe is started to be knitted. From the top of the middle of the shoe, a row is knitted, not reaching the end of 3 loops. Returning back, 3 loops are knitted together. The last row is knitted in such a way that the loops remain on the hook and at the end of the toe, a thread is pulled through them. All the loops are pulled together and the knitting is finished completely.
Please note! The strap for the shoe should be knitted separately from 2 rows of columns and sewn to the shoe. The place where the rise was made from the sole is tied with a "comb", making the shoe more aesthetically pleasing. A clasp is sewn to the belt, and the surface of the booties is decorated with beads.
Knitting shoes for a doll
You can knit doll shoes in just one hour of work. First, you need to make a chain of 8 air loops. Then knit according to the following instructions:
- 1 row: skip 1 ch, then knit 7 sc with the top in one loop, 5 loops with one sc, 5 sc in with the top in one loop, turn the chain and repeat the knitting, starting in reverse order from 5 sc in one loop;
- 2 rows: 1 sc, 2 increases, 8 sc, 2 increases, 7 sc;
- 3 rows: 1 sc, 3 increases, 9 sc, 3 increases, 8 sc;
- 4th row: 2 sc, 3 increases, 12 sc, 3 increases, 10 sc.
Thus, for one boot, you need to knit 2 sole blanks and install a hard material between them to ensure stability of the product. The pattern for the sole is made by attaching a knitted part to the cardboard. After this, you should start knitting the boot itself, connecting the 2 sole parts together with single crochets.
Please note! In order for the product to rise from the sole along the leg, one row should be knitted with sc, catching the loop from the inside. The center is determined, focusing on the back edge, and 35 sc are knitted in 3 rows.
From the center of the back edge, 10 single crochet stitches are knitted in one direction and the same number in the other direction, and 3 of the same stitches, capturing the loops from the outside. No less than 6 such rows must be made. After this, all loops are closed.
The tongue should be started with 3 outer loops, knitted for the outer walls of the loops. Make 9 rows and close. The shoe also needs a lace, which can also be crocheted. It is threaded through the sides of the shoe, making a double interception. The product is ready.
How to knit doll boots
You can knit boots for a doll in just an hour. Acrylic yarn is suitable for this. In addition to it, you need to prepare the following tools and materials:
- hook number 3;
- scissors;
- cardboard.
The sole of the booties is knitted similarly to the shoes and consists of 2 parts, between which cardboard is placed for stability. Both parts are connected to each other with a row of sc. The side of the shoe is knitted from 4 rows of sc and without addition.
The toe of the booties should be made on the 10th row, gradually decreasing the number of columns. In this row, knit 9 sc, decreasing 3 times so that only 6 columns remain. Then make 13 sc, decreasing only twice, and then you need to make another 6 sc.
For the boot shaft, knitting is done in different directions. This will help to make a strip to which the fastener will be attached. Row 11 is done as follows: knit 7 sc, decrease 7 loops and knit 5 sc, and begin knitting in reverse order.
- Row 12 begins with a ch, followed by 5 sc, decrease, 2 sc and decrease, another 27 sc and knitting is repeated in the opposite direction.
- Row 13 again starts with ch, then 3 sc, 22 dc, decrease, 2 dc, decrease, 3 dc, 1 sc and a new row.
- Row 14: knit sc to the end of the row.
The last two rows are repeated as many times as necessary until the full height of the shaft. The placket is knitted along the edge of the shaft with sc. On the other placket, holes for buttons are made, for which 4 sc are made, 3 ch are attached to the 3rd loop, skipping the 2 previous ones. And so knit to the end of the placket.
The next row of the strip is knitted with sc, then follows an arch on air loops and so on to the end of the row. The last row is made of sc only. This is how buttonholes are obtained.
Please note! The left boot is knitted in mirror image.
How to knit booties for a doll with knitting needles
To work, you will need to prepare acrylic yarn and knitting needles number 2.5. At the beginning of the work, you need to dial 21 loops. You need to knit with face loops, which in the diagram will be designated as face loops, periodically adding 4 yarn overs (nak) per row.
A step-by-step description of the diagram is as follows:
- 1 row: knit all front loops.
- 2nd row: the first loop is removed without knitting, yarn over, 9 front loops, yarn over, again the same number of front loops, yarn over and the final front loop.
- Row 3 repeats the first.
- Row 4 is knitted like 2, only after the second yarn over, 3 front loops are knitted and another yarn over. Then the row continues similarly to the first half.
- Rows 7 and 9 knit stitches.
- Row 8 is similar to row 4, after the second yarn over, knit 7 front loops and continue according to the pattern.
The next 2 rows are knitted without adding loops.
Next, you need to take an additional knitting needle and remove the loops for the toe onto it. There should be 13 loops left on the outer knitting needles. Knit the middle loops to the end and knit the last one together with the first one from the outer knitting needle. And do this until there are only 33 loops left. Then knit 4 rows with face loops. After this, knit 2 rows in a different color as decoration, 2 rows in the main color. Alternate 8 rows in this way and close the knitting.
Having learned the basics of working on booties for a doll, you can then model any footwear, such as sandals, slippers. These can even be knitted sneakers or felt boots. The child will be delighted with such new things and will happily play with them.
