Baby Shoes Ivelle in Hoooked Somen - Downloadable PDF

Baby Shoes Ivelle – Free Crochet Pattern in Hoooked Somen (Downloadable PDF)

The Baby Shoes Ivelle is a charming beginner-friendly crochet pattern designed by Eucalyps and published by Hoooked. This free downloadable PDF guides crafters through making a pair of adorable crocheted baby shoes, complete with a shaped sole and a colour-contrast upper. The pattern is written in multiple languages, making it accessible to a wide international audience.

What Is Being Made

The project produces a matching pair of small baby shoes, each constructed in two distinct colour sections. The shoe is worked in the round from the sole upward, shaping the toe and heel organically through increases and decreases. Instructions explicitly remind the crafter to make a second shoe after completing the first, ensuring a complete pair.

Construction and Techniques

• Worked in the round: Each shoe begins with a foundation chain and is crocheted in continuous or joined rounds, building the sole from the centre outward before transitioning to the upper.
• Shaped sole: Rounds 1 through 3 use strategic increases — working two stitches into the same stitch at toe and heel — to create an oval sole shape. By Round 3 the sole reaches 48 stitches.
• Toe shaping with decreases: Rounds 9 and 10 introduce paired decreases (2 stitches crocheted together) to narrow the toe area and give the shoe its realistic foot shape. The decrease technique used is a half double crochet two together (hdc2tog), where two half-completed stitches are left on the hook before drawing through all loops at once.
• Colour change: Round 15 introduces a second colour for the sole edge or upper, worked in the opposite direction and fastened off, adding a neat decorative contrast.
• Joining rounds: Each round is closed with a slip stitch into the first stitch, and every round begins with a turning/starting chain that does not count as a stitch.

Stitches Used

• Slip knot (opzetlus / Anfangsschlinge) – to begin the work
• Chain stitch (losse / ch / Luftmasche / cadeneta / maille en l'air) – for the foundation chain and starting chains
• Slip stitch (hv / ss / Kettmasche / maille coulée / punto falso) – to close each round
• Half double crochet (hst / hdc / halve vaste) – the primary stitch used throughout the sole and upper
• Half double crochet two together (2 hst samen afhaken / hdc2tog) – the decrease stitch used to shape the toe
• Double crochet / Trebles (v / dc / feste Masche / vaste / punto bajo; stokjes / tr / Stäbchen / brides / punto alto) – referenced in the multilingual stitch index included in the pattern

Materials – Yarn and Hook

• Yarn: Hoooked Somen – 2 × 100 g balls, used in at least two colours (a main colour for the upper and a contrast colour for the sole edge). Somen is a DK weight yarn from the Hoooked brand.
• Hook: A 4 mm crochet hook is specified for this project.

Difficulty and Format

Rated as a beginner level pattern, Baby Shoes Ivelle is an excellent first foray into crocheted baby accessories. The stitch count is clearly noted at the end of each round, and the multilingual instructions — covering Dutch, German, French, Spanish, and English — make it straightforward to follow regardless of the crafter's preferred language. The pattern is available as a free downloadable PDF, making it instantly accessible after download.

Pattern Tips

• Pay close attention to the hdc2tog decrease technique explained at the top of the pattern — mastering this stitch is key