Santa's Christmas Cowboy Boot
"A crocheted applique that can be used as an ornament, decorative present tag or even a piece of holiday jewelry. Made of cotton crochet thread from a simple written word pattern with a symbol diagram and photo of individual steps. Two inches tall in crochet thread, it would be larger in yarn and make a nice trivet, potholder or small throw rug. Use two with craft stuffing and create a cute pillow. It takes under an hour to make depending on your personal crochet speed."
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Estimated CostUnder $10
Time to CompleteIn an evening
Primary TechniqueCrochet
HolidayChristmas
Project TypeMake a Project
Materials List
- Cotton crochet thread size 10, small amounts of red, black and white
- Lamé crochet thread, small amount of gold color
- Steel crochet hook size 9 (1.75mm)
- Smaller size blunt end tapestry needle
- White craft glue
- Small plastic bristle craft paint brush
- Card stock, small piece of black or red (or your preference)
- Weighted non stick object
- Small, sharp scissors
- Click here for Santa boot chart
Instructions
Heel/Sole – Black
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chain (ch) 9
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skip the two stitches closest to hook, single crochet (sc) once in each of next 6 chains, ch2 turn
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sc in each of next 6 sc, ch11, end off, leave a length of tail approximately twice length of the entire sole for weaving in ends
Boot Body – Red
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Join new thread in last ch of black
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ch2, sc in each of next 3 chs, half double crochet (hdc) in each of next 2 chs, work hdc decrease (hdc dec) over next 2 chs , double crochet (dc) in each of next 3 chs, 2dc in next ch, dc in each of next 6 sc of previous row (black), ch3 turn
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dc in each of first 8 stitches (sts), hdc in each of next 2 sts, hdc dec over next 2 sts, sc in each of next 4 sts, slip stitch (slst) in last st, ch1 turn
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sl st in first sc, sc in each of next 3 sts, sc dec over next 2 sts, hdc in next st, hdc & dc in next st, 2 dc in next st, dc in each of next 7 sts, ch3 turn
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rows 7-9: dc in each of first 9 sts, ch3 turn
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dc in each of each of the 9 sts, end off, leave a length of tail approximately twice width of the entire boot for weaving in ends
Cuff – White
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Turn piece, join new thread in top ch of ch3 in step 9 of red boot body
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ch3, 2 dc in same st as joined thread, dc in each of next 8 sts, 3 dc in last st, ch3 turn
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dc in each of first 3 sts, hdc in next st, sc in next st, sl st in each of next 2 sts, sc in next st, dc in each of next 3sts , ch3, sl st to next st, end off, leave a length of tail approximately twice width of the entire boot for weaving in ends
Strap - Black
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Join new thread into last st at end of Row 6
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ch11, sl st to start of Row 6, turn
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slst in each of next 11 chs just worked, end off, leave a length of tail approximately twice length of the strap for weaving in ends
Buckle – Gold
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Join new thread in the 4th dc in Row 5
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sl st in a straight line in each of next rows across boot (see photo and chart) turn 90 degrees
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Rows 2-4: sl st in next 3 sts as row 1 forming a small open square around a section of the strap (see photo and chart), end off, leave a length of tail approximately twice length of the buckle for weaving in ends
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Using a smaller size tapestry needle weave in all loose tails
Finishing
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Using a smaller size tapestry needle weave in all loose tails
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With white craft glue, lightly paint the back side of appliqué with a small plastic bristled craft paint brush. Place the appliqué glue side down onto a piece of card stock in a color of your choosing ( I used black, but red would work well too). Lay the card onto a flat surface. Place a weighted object with a non stick surface such as a plastic notebook or dinner plate on the exposed, unglued face of appliqué. Allow to dry. Carefully trim away excess card with small, sharp scissors.
NotesFinished height: 2”
Altering size of hook or thickness of thread/yarn will affect size of finished piece, but not proportions.