Beach Barefoot Sandal
(fits ladies size 6-7) For a larger foot, just add rows of K or P.
Material:
US wt 3 yarn, acrylic and nylon (UK wt DK)
(Suggested yarn - Bernat Baby Jacquards Floral, 90% acrylic, 10% nylon. Sandals can be made with solid color sections or floral color sections for variations)
US #6 DP (4.0 mm) Needles for Anklet
US #8 DP (4.0 mm) Needles for Foot Triangle
Size H/8 (5.0 mm) Crochet Hook
12 Czech Glass E-Beads, 2/0 (optional if adding beads)
#8 (1.5 mm) Crochet Hook (optional if adding beads)
Terms used:
K2tog - Knit 2 together (decrease)
YO - Yarn over (increase)
Bd/K - Bead and knit (see note below)
Ch - Crochet chain stitch
Instructions for Bd/K - Place bead on hook, insert hook into middle of next stitch on left needle, purlwise. Hook that stitch and pull it off needle, keeping yarn taut so that the bead may be slid off hook and onto stitch. Replace stitch on left needle and knit it. If no bead will be added, just knit that stitch.
Instructions for knitting or purling pieces together - Because you may need to adjust the number of rows to fit the foot, you may end up on either the RS or WS. Whether you need to knit or purl does not matter. You want stretch, so sewing together does not work well. Just knit or purl from the needle and pick up stitches at the bottom of the anklet and knit/purl 3 together.
Anklet:
CO 52 sts with #6 needles
R1 - (K1, P1) repeat to end (26 times)
R2 - (K1, YO, K2tog), repeat 17 times, K1
R3 - (K1, P1) repeat to end (26 times)
R4 - BO
Connect ends securely. (Anklet can be knitted in the round.)
Foot triangle:
Starting with toe loop, use H/8 hook and Ch 11 sts loosely. Join loop and make 3 sts (crochet slip stitches) to be slipped onto#8 needle.
R1 - P3
R2 - K3
R3 - P3
R4 - K3
R5 - P3
R6 - K1, YO, Bd/K, YO, K1
R7 - P5
R8 - K5
R9 - P5
R10 - K1, YO, Bd/K, YO, K1, YO, Bd/K, YO, K1
R11 - P9
R12 - K9
R13 - P9
R14 - K2, (YO, Bd/K, YO, K1) rep. 3 times, K2
R15 - P15
R16 - K15
R17 - Line up bottom center of anklet and foot triangle, right sides together. Pickup the full stitch on anklet closest to your first stitch on triangle plus that first stitch. P3tog. Skip every 2 stitches on the anklet. (See instructions at top.)
Bind off.
Weave in ends.
CAL 15Aug2012