Obsessed with barefoot sandals

Remember a couple weeks back I mentioned that I purchased a set of barefoot sandal patterns.  The design I really liked looked relatively  easy to make -- keep in mind that I have been crocheting for yeaaaaarrrrrs.  I'm not an expert, but I can read a pattern and work most stitches.  For some reason, I just could not get beyond row 3.  The design was not what was in the picture.

So....   I gave up on that pattern.  My newly designed barefoot sandal is one I pictured earlier.

 

I like them a lot, but they do take a long time to crochet.  The thread is DMC #5 which is not too fine, but does require a bit of care not to get the thread turned around.

So, I decided I needed to create a simpler design and I used DMC #3 (a little heavier and easier to work with).   I like this one, too.

 

Now I just need to rewrite my directions and hope that I can follow my notes which are full of crossed out lines and erasures!

If you are interested in the last pair of sandals or a grey pair of the first, they are available at CraftyPastimes.etsy.com

Next on my 'to do' list is a little boy's baseball cap.  I saw a pattern which is really cute, but not free.  However, a pattern picture -- I forget the correct word -- was available so I'm counting rows, double crochets, and single crochets ( X    and     ---X--- ). 

I'll post a picture when I finish the cap.

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Baby Barefoot Sandals

These are just the cutest things I've seen in ages.  Little girls love 'em, too. 

 

Next on my list of items to make is another pair of barefoot sandals for little girls, but these will be white, pink and coral with bead embellishments.  Some little girl will love them, too!

 

Barefoot Sandals

Well, I crocheted a few pair of barefoot sandals.  What are barefoot sandals?  You have seen them.  Little lacy triangles or circles of crocheted thread that cover the top of a foot and tie in the back around the ankle.  Brides who are getting married on the beach often wear barefoot sandals -- jewelry for your feet!

A customer asked if I could make them.  I'd never really thought about crocheting barefoot sandals, but I told her I would give a try. 

I love 'em!  Finding patterns was an issue.  Lion Brand yarn has a really easy pattern.  Though the pattern is simple, I like them especially in DMC Perle thread #5.  I'm going to try another pair in DMC Perle thread #3 -- not sure if the barefoot sandal will look as fine in a heavier thread.

Then I purchased a pattern and for some reason just could not get it right.  Don't know what I was doing wrong, but eventually wrote my own pattern.  Creating patterns is really quite a chore.  I think I am on my fourth revision and I'm still not sure about it.  But I did complete two pair of barefoot sandals - one in grey and the other in cream.  I like them both. 

I'm not sure which color I like best. 

Anyhow, I have several new ideas for barefoot sandals and will post them as I go along.

The sandals shown above are reserved for my customer, but I will be  posting others on Etsy so check the shop in a week or so.  (CraftyPastimes.etsy.com)