Triangle Over-lay Loafers

Baby Boy Booties!

Hooks:

G Hook

F Hook

Yarn:

1. Lion Brand Heartland Yarn,Tweed, Joshua Tree
2. Caron,Simply Soft, Sand

Sole- worked in the round

Make 4 using yarn A and Hook G

Chain 9 (Chain 10)

Rnd 1:  Work 2 sc into 2nd chain from Hk. Sc 4 (5). Hdc 2. Work 8 Hdc into last chain. Working across other side of chain, Hdc 2. Sc 4 (5). Work 2 Sc into last chain. (24, 26)

Rnd 2:  Work 2 sc into the first sc from previous round. Work 2 sc into the next stitch. Sc 7 (8). Work 2 sc into each of the next 6 stitches. Sc 7 (8). Work 2 into the next two stitches. (34, 36)

Rnd 3: Sc 2. Work 2 sc into the next. Sc 10 (11). Work 2 sc into the next two stitches. Sc 4. Work 2 sc into the next 2 stitches. Sc 10 (11). Work 2 sc into the next stitch. Sc 2. Tie Off (40, 42)

Take two and place wrong sides together and slip stitch around with yarn B.

Body:

Attach yarn by pulling up a loop of your second color (yarn B) in the 12th stitch from the front-center stitch to the left.

Chain 8, sc in second chain from hook, sc 7 across, 2 slip stitches in sole, turn.

sc 8 across, ch1, sc 8 back, 2 ss into sole, turn.

sc 8 across, ch1, sc 8 back, 2 ss into sole, turn.

sc 8 across, ch1, sc 8 back, 2 ss into sole, turn.

skip first stitch, 7 sc, ch1, sc 7 back, 2ss into sole, turn

skip first stitch, 6 sc, ch1, sc 5 back, 1ss into sole, turn

skip first stitch, 3 sc, ch1, 3 ss back, slip stitch around to attach the right side to the sole using a slip stitch or by sewing. This will bring you to the 12th stitch from the front-center stitch to the right.

Continuing with yarn B, sc 18 (all the way around the back part of the shoe), ch1, turn,

sc 18, ch1, turn

sc 18, ch 1, turn

sc 18, ch 1, turn

Bind off

Triangle Overlay:

Work stitching into sole using Hook F

Attaching yarn B on the 6th stitch from the front-center stitch to the right. Ch1.

Skip 1 stitch and dc into next stitch, hdc, sc,, dc, hdc, sc, dc, hdc, sc, 2ss, turn.

ss into top of last triangle (top of dc stitch), chain 4, sc in 2nd chain from hook, hdc in next, dc in next, ss in top of next triangle,  chain 4, sc in 2nd chain from hook, hdc in next, dc in next, ss in top of next triangle, ss into sole of shoe (where you attached yarn A).

ss 2 stitches in sole, turn,  *chain 4, sc in 2nd chain from hook, hdc in next, dc in next, ss in top of next triangle* repeat two more times across, slip stitch the last into the sole,

ss 2, chain 2 and sc across the top picking up the tops of the triangles as you go across.

Continue sc around the back part of the shoe. Once finished with the round bind off and weave in ends.