Another silly question (booties)

21 years ago

I am trying to make a pair of booties and I am having a hard time following the directions for several different ones. My problem is understanding which piece is which. For example, when it talks about the 'instep', I am not sure what part it means. When I think of instep, I think of the arched bit of your foot. Also, the directions called for doing a sc2tog, and it had an abbreviation I have not seen before which was 'YOH'. I know that YO is yarn over, but wasn't sure what YOH was. I would up with a bootie that is very long more like a boot, and had a gap where you would normally have the shoelaces or tongue of a shoe. Here is the pattern I followed:(or tried to)

INSTRUCTIONS: With MC, ch 21. Join with ss to first ch to form a ring.

1st rnd: Ch 3 (counts as first dc). Miss first ch. 1 dc in each ch around. Join with

ss to top of ch 3. 22 dc. 2nd rnd: Ch 3 (counts as first dc). Miss first dc. 1 dc in

each dc around. Join with ss to top of ch 3. Rep last rnd once more.

To form instep: 1st row: Ch 1. 1 sc in same sp as ss. 1 sc in each of next 6 dc.

Turn. 7 sc. 2nd row: Ch 1. 1 sc in each of next 7 sc. Turn. 3rd row: Ch 1.

Draw up a loop in each of next 2 sc. Yoh and draw through all 3 loops on hook -

sc2tog made. 1 sc in each sc to last 2 sc. Sc2tog. 4th and 5th rows: Ch 1. 1 sc

in each of next 5 sts. 6th row: Ch 1. Sc2tog. 1 sc in next sc. Sc2tog. Turn.

7th row: Ch 1. 1 sc in each of next 3 sts. Do not turn. Working to side of

instep, proceed as follows: Work 6 sc in left side of instep. 1 sc in each of next

15 dc. 6 sc in right side of instep. 1 sc in each of next 3 sc. Join with ss to first

sc. 30 sc. Next rnd: Ch 1. 1 sc in each sc around. Rep last rnd 3 times more,

ending with join A. Next rnd: With A, ch 1. 1 sc in each sc around. Next rnd:

Ch 1. (Sc2tog) twice. 1 sc in each of next 11 sc. (Sc2tog) twice. 1 sc in each of

next 11 sc. 26 sts. Join with ss to first st. Next rnd: Ss in next st. Ch 1. Sc2tog.

1 sc in each of next 9 sc. (Sc2tog) twice. 1 sc in each of next 9 sc. Sc2tog. 22 sts.

Join with ss to first st. Fasten off.

With RS of work facing, join A with ss to any top ch. Working between dc,

proceed as follows: 1st rnd: Ch 1. 1 sc in first sp between dc. 1 sc in each sp

around. Join with ss to first sc. 18 sc. 2nd rnd: Ch 1. *1 sc in each of next 3 sc.

Ch 3. Ss to top of last sc Â Picot made. Rep from * around. Join with ss to first sc.

Fasten off. Sew bottom seam.

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Comments (3)

jjknitter
21 years ago
5-5-05
The instep is the top of the foot.
YOH - Yarn over hook same as yarn over
I don't crochet that much so maybe someone else will be
able to help.
Good luck.
sheilajoyce_gw
21 years ago
It looks like you make the toe first, then you crochet along the top 7 stitches to make the part that goes over the top of the toes, the instep. You decrease as you finish the instep. Next, you crochet down the side of the instep, picking up stitches along the ends of the rows, continue around the bottom and up the other side of the instep. Does that answer your question? Also, did you check your gauge? If your gauge is off, you can end up with the wrong size.
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wombat
21 years ago
YOH tends to be a European abbreviation, whereas YO is the American equivalent. In European patterns, there are differences in the meanings of the terms. For example, the American dc (double crochet) is equivalent to the European tr (treble).

Your pattern is obviously American (where the sc/single crochet is used, rather than the European equivalent of dc/double crochet) but it is a point worth keeping in mind for future reference.