Crocodile Stitch Booties. Pattern Adaption. Free Booties.

Here are photos of completed Crocodile Stitch Booties made using the free pattern.

The first pair shown was made using Bernat Baby Coordinates in soft mauve. The second pair (the detail picture) was crocheted using Caron Simply Soft in white. **

I followed the pattern for the soft mauve pair and you'll see it has only three rows of the "crocodile stitch" even though most of the images on the net (the ones with the three little buttons on the side) have had five rows of the pattern.

Although the pattern gauge is correct, you can see from the photos that, in the newborn size anyway, three rows of the pattern looks "balanced" whereas four rows would make the booties seem a bit top-heavy. imho

They really are cute, but after making so many of the Galilee Booties I think my preference is for the booties with the defined footprint.

It's all a matter of personal preference really.
 
TIP for DIY: When you come to the second row of "V" stitches and are crocheting through the "chain stitch" AND the stitch behind it will give a more finished look to the project.

The take-away from this project so far is the confidence to adapt the pattern so that it combines the  Galilee Booties with upper crocodile stitch portion of the free pattern.

Would you like a pair of the booties shown in the photo (size 3-6 months)? Petunia Magpie is looking for volunteers to 'test' the pattern to make sure it fits. If you'd like to have a chance at being one of our volunteer product testers, hop over to our Facebook page and comment which color you'd like. If you are selected you'll need to provide us your mailing address and agree to take a picture of your baby wearing the item so we can share it with others (and learn from your feedback).

Y'all have a great day.

Blessed be.


* The Bernat and Caron links will take you over to see the products on the Mary Maxim website. They not only came up in the top of the results when I googled the product, I have long-standing personal experiences and good memories of this company. It's where my grandma [RIP, sweet lady] purchased patterns for afghans and sweaters she made so many in the family. Patterns I inherited from her. Classic designs never seem to go out of style, do they?

If you're a crafter while you're there you may want to check out their patterns. They even have some FREE patterns that are pretty awesome (tested and re-tested for accuracy and coherence). I forgot to turn on my pop-up blocker and was prompted to enter my email to receive their promotional emails for a chance at their WEEKLY $50 drawing. Eh - I'm feeling pretty lucky today so I entered. I can always opt-out at a later date, right?