"Barefoot Beaded Sandals"
Skill-Level: Easy
MATERIALS:
Omega "Sinfonia", $100\%$ mercerized cotton yarn or: Red Heart “Luster Sheen", sport fine yarn Crochet hook B-1, $2.25\:\mathrm{mm}$ Beads your choice
Abbreviations used:
ch - chain; sl - slip stitch; sc - single crochet; tr- treble crochet; st(s)- stitch(es) [] - work directions in brackets the numbers of times specified
Pre string 4 beads for Sandals I, and 15 beads for Sandals Il, according to instructions: http://hookandneedledesigns.com/FreePatterns/PrestringBeads.pdf
INSTRUCTIONS:
Sandals I (make 2):
Step 1: Work appr. 29 chains to go around toe.
Step 2: Work 1 sc in $3^{\mathrm{rd}}$ worked ch from beg of chain, work 1 sc in each of next 2 ch.
Step3: [Push pre strung bead close to the hook yarn over behind bead, and draw through loop; ch4]3 times; push pre strung bead close to the hook, yarn over behind bead, and draw through loop.
Step 4: Work appr. 80 chains (optional, please measure around ankle!), then work 1 sc in $2^{\mathsf{n d}}$ chain after last bead, and work 1 sc in next ch.
Fasten off, weave in all ends!
Sandals Il (make 2):
Step 1: Work appr. 29 chains to go around toe. Step 2: Work 1 sc in $3^{\mathrm{rd}}$ worked ch from beginning of chain (see picture Sandals I, step 2). Step 3: Push pre strung bead close to the hook, yarn over behind bead, and draw through loop; sk next ch, work 1 sc in next chain.
Step 4: Ch6, [push pre strung bead close to the hook, yarn over behind bead, and draw through loop, ch 1] 2 times, work 1 tr in same st as last worked sc.
draw through loop, ch 1] 3 times; work 1 tr in $2^{\ n d}$ ch beside the bead from row before. Step 6: Ch 6, [push pre strung bead close to the hook, yarn over behind bead, and draw through loop, ch 1] 4 times; work 1 tr in $2^{\mathsf{n d}}$ ch beside the bead from row before. Step 7: Ch 6, [push pre strung bead close to the hook, yarn over behind bead, and draw through loop, ch 1] 5 times; work 1 tr in $2^{\mathsf{n d}}$ ch beside the bead from row before. Step8:Workarchains(optional, please measure anke),thenat opposite sief workjoin with slst .= $2^{\bar{n}\mathsf{d}}$ chain after last bead.
Fasten off, weave in all ends!
Optional:
Crochet the sandals without beads: Add 1 chain as a replacement for each bead!
