Barefoot Sandals

by Michele Milligan

If you want, this pattern can be worked with two different colored strands together to make wild and crazy looks. I've used blue and silver, burgundy and gold, and black and gold, for example.

Sizes: One size fits all.

Gauge: 1 shell = 1/2"; 2 SHELL ROWS = 1/2"

Materials:
200 yds any color you want to use in size 10 crochet cotton thread
30 assorted colored 8mm beads (match with the thread)
Beading or tapestry needles to thread beads
#5 steel hook (for toddlers)
D, E, and F hooks for larger sandals

Stitches:
Basic Stitches: Ch, sl st, sc, dc
Special Stitch For Shell: (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in next ch sp

Sandal Top: (make 2)

Row 1: Using beading needle, thread beads onto cotton thread, puching beads back along thread as you work, until needed. Ch 4, sl st in first ch to form a ring. (Ch 3, dc, ch 2, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ring, turn. (8 dc, 3 ch sps made).

Row 2: Ch 3, shell (see special stitch), ch 2 (dc, ch 2, dc) in next ch sp, ch 2, shell, turn. (2 shells, 3 dc, 3 ch sps made).

Row 3: Ch 3, shell, ch 2, skip next ch sp, 6 dc in next ch sp, ch 2, skip next ch sp, shell, turn.

Row 4: Ch 3, shell, ch 2, skip next ch sp, (sc in next st, pull up bead, ch 2) 5 times. Sc in next st, ch 2, skip next ch sp, shell, turn.

Row 5: Ch 3, shell, ch 2, skip next ch sp (sc in next ch sp, pull up bead, ch 2) 4 times, sc in next ch sp, ch 2, skip next ch sp, shell, turn.

Row 6: Ch 3, shell, ch 2, skip next ch sp (sc in next ch sp, pull up bead, ch 2) 3 times, sc in next ch sp, ch 2, skip next ch sp, shell, turn.

Row 7: Ch 3, shell, ch 2, skip next ch sp (sc in next ch sp, pull up bead, ch 2) 2 times, sc in next ch sp, ch 2, skip next ch sp, shell, turn.

Row 8: Ch 3, shell, ch 2, skip next ch sp, sc next ch sp, pull up bead, ch 2, sc in next ch sp, ch 2, skip next ch sp, shell, turn.

Row 9: Ch 3, shell, ch 2, skip next ch sp, sc in next ch sp, ch 2, skip next ch sp, shell, turn.

Row 10: Ch 3, shell, skip next 2 ch sps, shell. Fasten off!

Ankle Strap:

For ring, join with sc in space between shells on row 10. Ch 20, sc in 16th ch from hook (The easy way to know that you have counted right is to see if you hve four chains from the bottom.), sc in last 4 chains, sl st in top of joining sc. Fasten off!

Toe Ring:

For ring... ch 10, slip chain through ch 4 ring made on row 1 of top. Join with sl st in first sc. Fasten off.

Ankle Bracelet:

Ch 150 and fasten off. Slip through ankle ring at top. Here's something you can to to make the ankle bracelet match your creation is while chaining, every so often add a bead matching the ones in the creation, making the whole creation more cpectacular and custom made. Enjoy!

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