Dear fellow crocheters,
I'm pleased to share with you my newest free crochet pattern for baby! This is the Baby Mary Jane Shoes with Bow!
The Baby Mary Janes with Bow pattern provides instructions for crocheting a classic and feminine pair of soft booties for infants, newborns, and babies from 0 to 3 months of age. These Mary Jane shoes are quick and easy to work up, yet it maintains a very sweet and elegant look.
While this is a beginner-friendly crochet pattern, there are many ways to customize this footwear, such as using different yarn colors or adding embellishments (e.g., buttons, flowers) to make it unique!
This cute stash buster project goes hand-in-hand with Sweet Softies’ free Baby Turban hat patterns, which also feature cute bows. There are two variations below to check out!
Together, the beanie and shoes make the perfect, handmade gift set for expecting mothers, baby showers, and newborn babies.
I'm pleased to share with you my newest free crochet pattern for baby! This is the Baby Mary Jane Shoes with Bow!
The Baby Mary Janes with Bow pattern provides instructions for crocheting a classic and feminine pair of soft booties for infants, newborns, and babies from 0 to 3 months of age. These Mary Jane shoes are quick and easy to work up, yet it maintains a very sweet and elegant look.
The shoe itself, with its sole, upper part, and straps, is crocheted all in one piece. The bow is made separately and attached at the end.
This cute stash buster project goes hand-in-hand with Sweet Softies’ free Baby Turban hat patterns, which also feature cute bows. There are two variations below to check out!
Together, the beanie and shoes make the perfect, handmade gift set for expecting mothers, baby showers, and newborn babies.
If you like this design of mine, you can check out the other Baby & Kid Patterns on my blog, or my entire collection of Free Crochet Patterns!
You can also PIN it for later!
Scroll down for the free, written pattern instructions and video tutorial. If you would like to download the beautifully-formatted, ad-free, and easy-to-read PDF version with photo references (see preview below), click here to purchase it for a small fee in my shop. This pattern, along with most of my other designs, is also available in my Etsy shop. Thank you for supporting Sweet Softies designs!
Baby Mary Janes with Bow
Free Crochet Pattern
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Introduction:
The Baby Mary Janes with Bow pattern provides instructions for crocheting a classic and feminine pair of soft booties for infants, newborns, and babies from 0 to 3 months of age. These Mary Jane shoes are quick and easy to work up, yet it maintains a very sweet and elegant look. While this is a beginner-friendly crochet pattern, there are many ways to customize this footwear, such as using different yarn colors or adding embellishments (e.g., buttons, flowers) to make it unique!
The Baby Mary Janes with Bow pattern provides instructions for crocheting a classic and feminine pair of soft booties for infants, newborns, and babies from 0 to 3 months of age. These Mary Jane shoes are quick and easy to work up, yet it maintains a very sweet and elegant look. While this is a beginner-friendly crochet pattern, there are many ways to customize this footwear, such as using different yarn colors or adding embellishments (e.g., buttons, flowers) to make it unique!
Size:
- Newborn 0-3 months
Level:
- ★★☆☆☆ Easy / Familiar Beginner
- Requires stitches used (below).
- Ch: chain
- Sl st: slip stitch
- Sc: single crochet
- Inc: increase
- Dec: decrease
- Hdc: half dc
- Hdc-inc: insert 2 hdc in same st
- Hdc-dec: hdc 2 sts together
- Fhdc: chainless foundation hdc
- Dc: double crochet
- Dc-dec: dc 2 sts together
- BLO: back loops only
Materials:
- Medium weight 4 yarn
- 3.75 mm crochet hook
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
- Two small buttons for shoe straps
~ CROCHET INSTRUCTIONS ~
Notes (Read Before Beginning):
- The shoe portion (sole, upper part, and straps) is worked in one piece. The bow is crocheted separately and sewn on after.
- If you prefer to follow along with a video, a full video tutorial is available below!
Row
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Instruction
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Stitch Count
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BOTTOM OF SHOE (SOLE)
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Ch 10.
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R1
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Hdc-inc in 2nd ch from hook. Hdc 7. Insert 5 hdc in last ch from hook, bringing you to the other side of the chain. Hdc 7. Insert 3 hdc in last ch. Do not join.
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24 hdc
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R2
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(Hdc-inc) x 2. Hdc 7. (Hdc-inc) x 5. Hdc 7. (Hdc-inc) x 3.
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34 hdc
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R3
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(Hdc-inc, hdc) x 2. Hdc 7. (Hdc-inc, hdc) x 5. Hdc 7. (Hdc-inc, hdc) x 2. Insert a hdc and sc in next st. Insert a sc in last st. Join with a sl st.
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44 hdc
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UPPER PART OF SHOE
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R4
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In BLO: ch 1. Insert hdc in same st as ch. Hdc 43 around. *Join with a sl st to the first stitch (hdc).
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44 hdc
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R5
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Ch 1, and hdc into the same st. Hdc-dec. Hdc 38. Hdc-dec. Hdc. *Join.
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42 hdc
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R6
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Ch 1 and hdc into the same st. Hdc 41. *Join.
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42 hdc
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R7
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Ch 1, and sc into the same st. Sc 11. (Dec, sc) x 6. Sc 12. *Join.
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36 sc
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R8
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Ch 1, and sc into the same st. Sc 9. Hdc-dec. (Dc-dec) x 6. Hdc-dec. Sc 10. *Join.
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28 sts
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STRAPS
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Right Shoe
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Sl st in next 10 sts. Ch 20, sl st in same st. Fasten off and weave in the ends.
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Left Shoe
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Work in the opposite direction as the right shoe. Sl st in next 10 sts. Ch 20, sl st in same st. Fasten off and weave in the ends.
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BOW
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R1
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Fhdc 20. *Join with a sl st to the first hdc.Note: Video tutorial for the fhdc - https://youtu.be/ABpvMufusUA
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20 fhdc
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R2
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Ch 1, hdc around. *Join.
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20 hdc
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R3-R4
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Repeat R2.
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Fasten off with a long tail for wrapping around the center of the bow.
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~ FINISHING INSTRUCTIONS ~
- Attach the bow to the center of the shoe straps. You may find it helpful to use your hook to pull the bow’s yarn tail through.
- Sew a small button to the side of the shoe where the straps can loop around.
- Repeat these steps with the other shoe to finish the pair.
And that's it! Congratulations on finishing these baby shoes!!
~ VIDEO TUTORIAL ~
Prefer to follow along with a video? Check out the full, step-by-step video tutorial below!
If you enjoyed this free project, you can make a donation to support my work! Any amount is greatly appreciated and will go directly towards the yarn and supplies I use to keep creating new designs!
Also, if you would like to download the beautifully-formatted, ad-free, and easy-to-read PDF version with photo references (see preview below), click here to purchase it for a small fee in my shop. This pattern, along with most of my other designs, is also available in my Etsy shop. Thank you for supporting Sweet Softies designs!
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