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Piglet Booties

Looking for the perfect baby gift for a friend, I looked to Pinterest for inspiration. Having pinned loads of knitting and crochet goodies in the past, I went through my past pins for inspiration. There it was, the cutest little pink piglet baby booties! Enthusiastically gathering my supplies and starting to crocheting away, I realized that the pattern on my board was rubbish. Back to the drawing board.

With a little searching, I found a sweet little baby boot pattern on Red Heart’s web site. The boots weren’t exactly what I was looking for, but with a little modification, it could be just the right fit! I also swapped the yarn I was planning to use for Red Heart Super Saver that was in my stash. Red Heart yarn is great for baby and children’s projects because it’s so easy to care for. In the washing machine it goes!

Realizing that I’d need to make serious modifications, I thought about slippers I’ve made over the years and other baby booties that I’ve created and got to work.

Thankfully, the Warm Baby Boots pattern was the perfect base for my Piglet Booties. Following the instructions through round 6 gave me the perfect base to add ears, snout and eyes.

If you’re interested in the original pattern, you can check it out here. It’s really great and offers more coverage than the Piglet Booties below.

To make the Piglet Booties, grab your supplies and get crocheting!

Materials

Piglet Booties Too

Worsted Weight Yarn (Red Heart Super Saver shown)

6-9mm Safety eyes or buttons

Size H Crochet Hook

Pattern

Red Heart Warm Baby Boots Pattern, make through Round 6:

Bootie (make 2)

Ch 9

Round 1: Work 2 dc in 3rd ch from hook, dc in next 5 ch, 6 dc in last ch, turn to work along opposite side of beginning ch, dc in next 5 ch, 3 dc in last ch, slip st in top of beginning ch to join. – 22sts

Round 2: Ch 2, hdc in same st as slip st, 2 hdc in each of next 2 dc, hdc in next 5 dc, 2 hdc in each of next 6 dc, hdc in next 5 dc, 2 hdc in each of next 3 dc, slip st in top of beginning ch to join. – 34sts.

Round 3: Ch 2, hdc through back loop in each st around, slip st to top of beginning ch to join. – 34sts

Round 4: Ch 2, hdc in next 8 sts, [dc2tog] 8 times, hdc in next 9 sts, slip st to top of beginning ch to join. – 26sts

Round 5: Ch 2, hdc in next 8 sts, [dc2tog] 4 times, hdc in next 9 sts, slip st to top of beginning ch to join. – 22sts

Round 6: Ch 2, hdc in next 8 sts, [dc2tog] 2 times, hdc in next 9 sts, slip st to top of beginning ch to join. – 20sts

Begin boot modifications:

Round 7: slip stitch along the top of the bootie

Snout: (make 2)

Set-up: Using the magic loop method, single crochet 6 stitches into the loop and pull tight. Join with a slip stitch, chain 1.

Round 1: 2 dc in each stitch, slip stitch

Ears: (make 4)

Ch 2.

In second chain from hook: sc, hdc, dc, ch 2, dc, hdc, sc

Fasten off

Finishing:

Sew the snout onto the middle front of the bootie.

Place safety eyes or sew in buttons.

Sew ears in place.