Create a pair of thick boot cuffs to wear over the tops of your boots to prevent downward draft. Protect your feet and look more casual. This is the Crochet Boot Cuff pattern.
The button shown in the example is nonfunctional. It's there for aesthetic purposes, and Mikey created his own buttons using a laser cutter.
This uses Red Heart Super Easy yarn with a single ball to make the pair. The fancy stitch seen is called the crochet feather stitch.
FYI: The boots people are asking me about were from a Facebook Ad in 2020, and I cannot recall who I purchased them from.
Yarn Details
Red Heart Super Easy. 250 g / 8.8 oz, 218 meters / 238 yards
- A - Slate - 1 Ball
Hook: 6 mm / J/10
Gauge: 10 sc and 11 rows = 4” [10 cm]
Size: Average Adult (each boot cuff is 77 grams)
Button: Non-functioning button. The buttons shown were made by Mikey using a laser cutter. Vintage 1950s atomic era style. Buttons are oversized at 2” across the widest spans.
Abbreviations
- Beg = Begin(ning)
- Ch(s) = Chain(s)
- Ext hdc = Extended Half Double Crochet.s
- Hdc = Half Double Crochet
- Rep = Repeat
- Rnd: Round
- RS = Right Side
- St(s) = Stitch(es)
Technically, the feather stitch is a half double crochet 3 together stitch, but the legs of the stitch for each of the three are in distinct positions.
Beg Feather St = Starting feather stitch row or round. (shown in row 3 below)
- Yoh and insert hook into ch-1 space directly below. Yoh and pull loop through. (3 loops on hook) - First Leg
- Yoh and insert hook into skipped half double crochet 2 rows below. Yoh and pull loop through and extend it to the height of the current row being made. (5 loops on hook) - Second Leg
- Yoh and insert hook into next ch-1 space. Yoh and pull loop through. (7 loops on hook) - Third Leg
- Yoh and pull loop through all loops on hook. Beginning feather stitch made.
Feather St = Feather Stitch rows or rounds when there are feather stitches already below. (shown in row 4 below)
- Yoh and insert hook into ch-1 space directly below. Yoh and pull loop through. (3 loops on hook) - First Leg
- Yoh and insert hook into ch-1 space 2 rows below. Yoh and pull loop through and extend it to the height of the current row being made. (5 loops on hook) - Second Leg
- Yoh and insert hook into next ch-1 space. Yoh and pull loop through. (7 loops on hook) - Third Leg
- Yoh and pull loop through all loops on hook. Feather stitch made.
The feather stitch is executed by going back and forth. In rounds, you will need to turn the project at the end of each round to keep the feathers lined up.
Instructions
The example is 12” in circumference at the top.
Ch 34. Join with sl st to beg ch to form ring. Careful not to twist the chain.
This stitch only works if you are going back and forth. At the end of a round, we need to turn around to keep the feathers lined up.
1st rnd: RS. Ch 1. 1 hdc in each ch around. Join with sl st to beg hdc. 34 hdc. Turn.
2nd rnd: Ch 1. 1 hdcfp around first hdc, 1 hdcbp around next hdc. *1 hdcfp around next hdc, 1 hdcbp around next hdc. Rep from * around. Join with sl st to beg hdc. 34 hdc. Turn.
3rd rnd: Ch 1. 1 hdcfp around first hdcfp, 1 hdcbp around next hdcbp. *1 hdcfp around next hdcfp, 1 hdcbp around next hdcbp. Join with sl st to beg hdc. Rep from * around. 34 hdc. Turn.
Rep 3rd row - twice more.
6th rnd: Ch 1. 1 hdcfp around first hdc, 1 hdcbp around next hdc. *1 hdcfp around next st, 1 hdcbp around next st. Rep from * around. PLACE 1 EXTRA HDCBP AROUND THE LAST ST. Join with sl st to beg hdc. 35 hdc. Turn.
7th rnd: Ch 1. 1 hdc in first hdc. Ch 1. *Sk next hdc, 1 hdc in next st, ch 1. Rep from * around. Join with sl st to first hdc. 35 sts. Turn. Shown on row 2 of the crochet diagram.
8th rnd: Ch 1. 1 hdc in first hdc. Ch 1. Beg feather st. Ch 1. *Beg feather st using same ch-1 sp as the third leg of the last feather stitch. Ch 1. Rep from * around. Join with sl st to beg hdc. Turn. Shown on row 3 of the crochet diagram.
9th rnd: Ch 1. 1 hdc in first hdc. Ch 1. Feather st. Ch 1. *Feather st using same ch-1 sp as the third leg of the last feather stitch. Ch 1. Rep from * around. Join with sl st to beg hdc. Turn. Shown on row 4 of the crochet diagram.
10th rnd: Ch 1. 1 hdc in first hdc. Ch 1. Feather st. Ch 1. *Feather st using same ch-1 sp as the third leg of the last feather stitch. Ch 1. Rep from * around. Join with sl st to beg hdc. Turn. Shown on row 5 of the crochet diagram.
Rep 9th and 10th rnd once more.
If you would like the cuffs to be longer. Repeat 9th and 10th rounds as many times you need and then proceed to 13th below.
13th rnd: Ch 1. 1 hdc in each st, 1 ext hdc in the ch-1 sp 2 rows below. *1 hdc in next feather st, 1 ext hdc in next ch-1 sp 2 rows below. Rep from * around. Join with sl st to beg st. Fasten off. Shown on row B of the crochet diagram.
Tutorial
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