Crocheted Newborn Slippers

I got an order a couple of days ago for some newborn slippers and hat.

Sounds pretty simple (and it eventually turned out to be).

After all, I have made plenty of slippers before,

but not newborn.

I was a little stumped on the sizing,

until I remembered that I had Ben's footprint from moments after he was born.

It's hard for me to believe that his feet were ever that small,

but there it is: proof.

From there, I was able to re size my pattern fairly easily to make these happen.

So small... sigh...

Anyway, scroll all the way down to find the pattern if you're interested,

and please let me know if anything is unclear

so I can correct it.

For those of you who don't crochet,

I'll be having these "take home" sets available in my Etsy shop in the coming weeks.

And Maria, if you're reading this:

thanks for the order

(and the motivation to figure these slippers out),

and more importantly, CONGRATULATIONS.

:)

Newborn Slippers Crochet Pattern:

Abbreviations:

CH- chain stitch

SL ST- slip stitch

SC- single crochet

HDCD- half double crochet decrease

For the Slippers:

I used a medium weight (4) 100% cotton yarn and a US H/8 (5 mm) crochet hook.
(please note that I reversed the colors for the pictures below, using pink for the slipper and white for hte flower)

*This has been edited and I've added pictures since the original post due to so many comments that y'all were having a difficult time. Thanks for letting me know!
And special shout out to my reader, Katelin, who helped me immesely by simplifying the pattern! I hope it helps!

CH 10
 

Row 1: Skip first chain, SC in next 8 chains, 3 SC in final chain.

 

turn,*you're now going to SC in next 7 st along the back side of the chain,

2 SC in last st. SL ST to join.

Row 2: CH1, SC in next 8 st

2 SC in next st, SC 1, 2 SC in next st

SC in next 8 st, 2 SC in last st, SL ST to join.

Row 3: CH1, SC in next 9 st, 2 SC in next st, SC in next st, 2 SC in next st, SC in next 9 st, 2 SC in next 2 sts, SL ST to join.
 

 

Row 4: CH 1, SC in the BACK of each st around (see pic below), SL ST to join (you will have 27 sts total).

See the two threads that you would normally stitch through?
You're just going to stitch through the back one.

See?

You'll now have the sole of the slipper with a little rim around the bottom.

Starting to take shape, yes?

Row 5: CH 1, SC in next 12 st, 2 HDCD (half double crochet decrease) over next 4 st
*this means you're going to be decreasing by 2,
over the four stitches at the "toe", yarn over, pull a loop through the first sc, yarn over, pull a loop through the second sc, yarn over and pull through ALL of the loops on your hook (then repeat once for the next 2 sc stitches),
SC in the next 11 sts, SL ST to join.

so now you should have a toe shape

 

Row 6: CH 1, SC in next 11 sts, 2 HDCD over next 4 st, SC in next 10 st, SL ST to join, tie off and weave in ends.
 

tah dah!

Repeat to make a second slipper.

For the Flower:

CH 4, join to make a large loop.

Within that loop, SC 1, CH 3, SC 1 into loop, CH 3, SC 1 into loop, CH 3, SC 1 into loop, CH 3, SC 1 into loop, CH 3, SL ST to first SC (five petals).

Tie off, using left over tails to attach the flower to the slipper where ever you want it. Weave in ends.

Again, I hope that's clear!

Let me know if you have questions. :)

***This just in: the pattern for the Flower Newborn Hat is up! To take a gander, click here!***