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.

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!

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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!

Stitches/Terms Used (US Terminology):

• 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

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	Instruction	Stitch Count
	BOTTOM OF SHOE (SOLE)
	Ch 10.
R1	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.	24 hdc
R2	(Hdc-inc) x 2. Hdc 7. (Hdc-inc) x 5. Hdc 7. (Hdc-inc) x 3.	34 hdc
R3	(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.	44 hdc
	UPPER PART OF SHOE
R4	In BLO: ch 1. Insert hdc in same st as ch. Hdc 43 around. *Join with a sl st to the first stitch (hdc).	44 hdc
R5	Ch 1, and hdc into the same st. Hdc-dec. Hdc 38. Hdc-dec. Hdc. *Join.	42 hdc
R6	Ch 1 and hdc into the same st. Hdc 41. *Join.	42 hdc
R7	Ch 1, and sc into the same st. Sc 11. (Dec, sc) x 6. Sc 12. *Join.	36 sc
R8	Ch 1, and sc into the same st. Sc 9. Hdc-dec. (Dc-dec) x 6. Hdc-dec. Sc 10. *Join.	28 sts

	STRAPS
Right Shoe	Sl st in next 10 sts. Ch 20, sl st in same st. Fasten off and weave in the ends.
Left Shoe	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.
	BOW
R1	Fhdc 20. *Join with a sl st to the first hdc.Note: Video tutorial for the fhdc - https://youtu.be/ABpvMufusUA	20 fhdc
R2	Ch 1, hdc around. *Join.	20 hdc
R3-R4	Repeat R2.
	Fasten off with a long tail for wrapping around the center of the bow.