PREEMIE OPEN BACK BOOTIES

I FOUND A PATTERN ON PINTEREST THAT I LIKED BUT EVERY TIME I TRIED TO GO TO IT I ONLY SAW BAD STUFF. I BELIEVE IN GIVING CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE. NORMALLY I WOULD LINK TO THE PATTERN BUT I CAN'T THIS TIME. I HOPE I,M NOT DOING ANYTHING WRONG BY COMING UP WITH THIS PATTERN. IF I AM PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL TAKE IT DOWN.

OPEN BACK BOOTIES FOR BOYS

FOR GIRLS

PREEMIE OPEN BACK BOOTIES                                                     BY: KATHY

MATERIALS:                                                                           CH- CHAIN
HOOK:  F                                                                                 DC-DOUBLE CROCHET
SMALL AMOUNT OF BABY YARN                                           HDC-HALF DOUBLE CROCHET
SMALL AMOUNT OF CONTRASTING COLOR                         SL ST- SLIP STITCH
PLASTIC CANVAS NEEDLE                                                     FO- FINISH OFF                
                                                                                               SP-  SPACE
ABOUT 3 INCHES LONG

CH 3
ROW 1:  DC IN LAST CH FROM HOOK 7 TIMES JOIN WITH SL ST TO FIRST DC. (8DC COUNTING FIRST CH3) CH2  DON'T TURN
ROW 2:  DC IN SAME SP. 2DC IN EACH ST. JOIN WITH SL ST TO FIRST DC.  (16DC)  CH2 DON'T TURN
ROW 3:  DC IN EACH DC JOIN WITH SL ST TO CH2  (16DC) CH2 DON'T TURN
ROW 4:  DC IN EACH DC JOIN WITH SL ST TO CH2  (16DC)  DON'T TURN
ROW 5:  SL ST IN NEXT 3 DC. CH2 HDC IN NEXT 12 DC (13HDC) CH2 TURN
ROW 6: HDC IN EACH HDC  (13HDC) CH2 TURN
ROW 7:   HDC IN EACH HDC  (13HDC) CH2 TURN
ROW 8:  HDC IN EACH HDC  (13HDC)  FO.

I LIKE TO LEAVE A BOUT 9 OR 10 INCHES ON EACH END OF THE CH20 TO WEAVE ALL THE WAY UP TO THE BOOTIE SO THE ENDS DON'T SHOW.

WITH CONTRASTING COLOR CH 20. ATTACH ON OPPOSITE CONNER WITH A SC. CH1 SC IN NEXT SP UNTIL YOU GET TO THE END. CH 20 FO.
WEAVE IN ALL ENDS IF YOU DIDN'T CROCHET THEM END.
YOU MAY ATTACH A BOW OR FLOWER IF YOU LIKE.

ATTACH CONTRASTING COLOR

SC TO ATTACH 

SC CH I EVENLY AROUND IN SPACE BETWEEN HDC 

NOW WEAVE IN ENDS

GO ALL THE WAY TO THE BOOTIE