Here is the second and final item for Keira’s custom order. I absolutely adore these Crochet Baby Ballet Booties!. Looking back through the blog, I realize it has been quite some time since I stitched this pattern. After making multiple pairs all at once a few years prior to this, orders halted and this one got pushed to a backburner. However I would say this was one of my favorite projects to stitch for baby girl gifts! I definitely recommend checking it out if you’re looking for something new to stitch.
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Baby Crochet Ballet Booties Project Info:
Craft: Crochet
Made For: Custom Order for Keira
Started: November 6, 2013
Completed: November 7, 2013
Pattern Info:
Crochet Ballet Flats by Crochet Dreamz
Yarn used for Keira’s Crochet Baby Ballet Booties:
Blue: Lion Brand’s Pound of Love in the pastel pink Colorway
White: Bernat Softee Baby in white
A good substitute I found for the Bernat Yarn would either be: Lion Brand Pound of love in White or Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice in White.
Great yarn websites to check out would be: LoveCrafts, Lion Brand, Knitpicks/We Crochet and Knitcrate.
You can use any worsted weight size 4 yarn to stitch something similar. Other good choices to use would be Caron’s Simply Soft and Red Heart Soft. I would recommend any of these. A good place to check out to see if you could find good sales on them are the Lion Brand Website or the Create For Less website. Knit Picks also has a variety of worsted weight yarns to choose from as well.
What hooks and tools are needed to make this crochet blanket?
For this project I used a U.S. Size 5.0 mm (H) and 3.75 mm (F) Hooks
My favorite brand of hooks to use are the Knit Picks brand, like the one pictured above. They are so beautiful and well made. I have a wood set that includes the crochet hook above as well as the padded handle set pictured below. I love them both! In addition to these We Crochet / Knit Picks sets, I also posted a few other options for complete sets you can find on Amazon a little further below.
Make it even more fun and get the whole beginner crochet kit.
As promised here are a few sets from Amazon that would be great too. I don’t think the light up set pictured below has the smallest hook sizes but I think that looks kind of awesome and it would work for the bigger flowers and other crochet projects you would make. I love that it’s rechargeable! Again, be sure to do your research and read the reviews. If you buy a good set of hooks it’s likely you will never need to buy another set again, or at least not for a very long time. Doing your homework to make sure you are making a sound purchase is always a good idea.
This is a great starter option as well.
This one is on my wish list.
I have this light up set and I LOVE IT!!
Additional Tools for when your wrists and/or hands ache
If you are like me and you knit and crochet a lot, something that I have found is useful at times is a pair of stress relief gloves. I own a few different kinds, but I do think any of them is better than not using anything at all if your hands and wrists are bothering you. I’ll include a few links for you to check out.
Need a little more help?
In conclusion, that should be about all you need if you want to try this one out. If you feel like you might need a little extra assistance and want online classes to help you, check out the link below for Annie’s and Crafty websites. I take online classes often to improve and advance my skills. You can always learn something new!
I taught myself to knit and crochet through kits that I found at my local craft store, so there is always that option as well. I’ll share links to kits similar to what I used that you can also find on Amazon if you can’t find at your local craft store or can’t get to one soon.
That should be about all you need if you want to try this one out. Please let me know if you have any questions or need any help.
Happy Stitching!
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~Mindy~
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