Crochet Baby Booties

One of my very few talents is crochet. I learned a basic stitch from my Grandmother a few years ago, and it took off from there. I feel like it's the ONE thing I do really well.

Anyway, here's my latest:

Ta-da! These are intended for a baby girl...hence the frilliness!

This is freehand. I didn't use a pattern. I'm still working on getting everything the way I want it before I write it up and save the pattern for other crochet lovers.

One notable new thing I did was this:

I used felt for the sole of the bootie, and I LOVE it!

Now, I've crocheted bootie soles before, but I'm just not a fan of doing it. It's hard for me to keep track of the stitches that I'm on and it seems like they always warp into a fold or a bubble when I start working up the sides of the bootie.

So I cut out these little soles (supposedly Newborn Size at around 3.5" long) and punched some holes around the edge which I crocheted into. I don't think I'll ever go back to crocheting the soles again!

Anyway, there are tons of babies coming in my social circle, so I may just be on a bootie-run (okay, that sounded a little weird, sorry!) for the next little while. I hope I can make enough to get them to everyone!