Bootie: With color A, ch 2,
Rnd 1 - 12 hdc in 2nd
ch from hook, join to 1st hdc with a slst. (12 hdc).
Rnd 2 - Ch 2, (counts as 1st hdc now and throughout), work a hdc in same st as ch 2, 2 hdc in each st around, join with slst to top of beg ch 2. (24 hdc).
Rnds 3 thru 10 - Ch 2, *hdc in next st*, repeat around, join with slst to top of beg ch 2.. (24 hdc).
Heel Shaping - NOTE: 1 and 2 are worked in rows; 3, and 4, are worked in rnds; 5 and 6 are worked in rows, 7 and 8 are worked in rnds.
Row 1 - Ch 1, sc in 1st st, hdc in next 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc in next st, increase made, dc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, sc in next st, ch 1, turn. (12 sts) - remaining 13 sts are left unworked for now
Row 2 - Sc in 1st st, hdc in next 2 sts, dc in next 6 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, sc in next st, ch 1, turn. (12 sts).
Rnd 3 - Sc in 1st st, hdc in next 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts, dc next 2 sts tog, decrease made, dc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, sc in next st, (now continue on to sts left unworked from Row 1), sc in next 13 sts, join with slst to 1st sc of this rnd. Do not turn. (24 sts)
Rnd 4 - Ch 2, hdc in each st around, join with slst to top of beg ch 2. Do not turn. (24 sts)
Row 5 - Ch 2, hdc in next 11 sts (12 hdc), ch 1, turn. Remaining 12 sts are left unworked for now.
Row 6 - Sc in each of next 11 sts, sc in top of ch 2 (from beg of Row 5), ch 1, turn. (12 sts)
Rnd 7 - Sc in each of next 12 sc, (now continue on to sts left unworked from row 5), sc in each of next 12 hdc, join with slst to 1st sc of this rnd. Do not turn (24 sts)
Rnd 8 - Ch 2, hdc in next 11 sts, sc in next 12 sts, join with slst to top of beg ch 2. (24 sts). End off.
Cuff Ribbing: With color B, ch 10,
Row 1 - Sc in 2nd ch from
hook and each ch across, ch 1, turn. (9 sc)
Rows 2 thru 20 - Working in back loop only, sc in each st across, do NOT
end off.
Fold cuff in half - slst last row worked to free loops of starting ch,
do not end off.
Attach Cuff To Bootie: Insert cuff all the way into bootie with ribbing
seam at center back of bootie, and last st worked on ribbing even with center back
st of bootie, ch 1.
Working through bootie and cuff at same time, work 1 sc
in each st around, stretching cuff to fit, join with a slst to 1st sc. (24 sts),
do not end off.
Cuff Trim
For Little Girls' Bootie
Ch 1, turn, sc in same st as slst,
sk 1 st, *5 dc in next st, sk 1 st, sc in next st, sk 1 st*, repeat around, end with
slst to 1st sc of rnd. End off. Pull cuff out of bootie. Work in all ends.
For
Little Boys' Bootie
Edging: Ch 1, turn, sc in same st as slst, ch 2, sc in next
st, repeat around, end with slst to 1st sc of rnd. End off. Pull cuff out of bootie.
Work in all ends.