Baby Moccasins

Baby Moccasins by Valery Lab

Project Overview

Baby Moccasins are a charming crochet footwear project designed for infants, created by independent designer Valery Lab. These soft, comfortable shoes combine practical construction with delightful styling, featuring a two-tone color palette in white and blue. The finished moccasins measure approximately 11 cm in length, 5 cm in width, and 4 cm in height, making them perfectly sized for tiny feet.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a pair of baby moccasins—soft, slip-on shoes ideal for infants and young toddlers. The design incorporates decorative button details (approximately 1 cm each) and uses a structured sole with an upright upper portion. The two-tone construction in white and blue creates visual interest while maintaining a classic, versatile aesthetic suitable for various baby wardrobes.

Materials Required

The Baby Moccasins pattern calls for 100% cotton or fingering weight wool in white and blue colorways. A 2.5 mm crochet hook is used for construction, paired with a tapestry needle for finishing and weaving in ends. The pattern also requires 2 buttons, each approximately 1 cm in diameter, to complete the decorative elements of the finished shoes.

Crochet Techniques and Construction Method

The Baby Moccasins are constructed using circular row crochet, a technique that creates seamless, dimensional fabric perfect for footwear. The construction begins with the sole, which is worked in circular rows starting from a foundation chain. This method allows the crocheter to build the shoe from the bottom up, creating a structured base before increasing stitches to form the upper portion of the moccasin.

A specialized stitch technique featured in this pattern is the Back Post Double Crochet, which adds textural depth and structure. This stitch is worked by inserting the hook from back to front between the posts of consecutive stitches in the row below, then from front to back, creating a raised effect that enhances the shoe's dimensional quality and provides additional support.

The pattern uses increases and decreases strategically to shape the moccasin. Increases are achieved by working multiple stitches into a single stitch, while decreases are created using the 2 single crochet together (2 sc tog) technique, which reduces stitch count while maintaining fabric integrity.

Stitches Used

• Chain (ch) — the foundation stitch used to begin the sole construction
• Single Crochet (sc) — a short, tight stitch used throughout for structure and shaping
• Half Double Crochet (hdc) — a medium-height stitch used in transitional areas of the pattern
• Double Crochet (dc) — a taller stitch used to create height and volume in the moccasin upper
• Slip Stitch (slst) — used to join rounds and create seamless transitions between rows
• 2 Single Crochet Together (2 sc tog) — a decrease technique that reduces stitch count for shaping
• Back Post Double Crochet — a textured stitch variation that adds dimension and structural support

Skill Level and Pattern Structure

This project is rated as intermediate difficulty, making it suitable for crocheters with foundational knowledge of basic stitches and comfortable working in the round. The pattern requires understanding of stitch increases and decreases, as well as the ability to follow circular row construction. The specialized Back Post Double Crochet technique adds complexity but is well-defined in the pattern instructions, allowing intermediate crafters to expand their technical skills while creating a practical, wearable finished object.

An important note for pattern followers: at the end of each round, chain stitches are not calculated into the total stitch count, which is a common convention in circular crochet patterns that helps maintain accurate stitch counts for proper shaping.