Get ready for an absolute overdose of cuteness, because these tiny ballerina booties are about to steal your heart! Perfect for the newest little dancer in your life, this pattern whips up the most precious, dainty newborn slippers you ever did see.
With a beautifully shaped toe and a clever back-loop detail that gives them that classic, tailored slipper look, they look like they came straight out of a high-end baby boutique. But the real showstopper? A silky pink satin ribbon woven through the top and tied into a perfect little bow. (Warning: extreme squealing may occur when you put these on a newborn for the first time.)
But the best part isn’t just how adorable they are—it’s how incredibly easy they are to make. Rated for beginners and requiring a mere 25 yards of worsted-weight yarn, this is the ultimate guilt-free, stash-busting project. You can easily crochet a whole pair in a single Netflix sitting, making them the absolute perfect last-minute baby shower gift that still looks incredibly thoughtful and handmade.
So grab your Size G hook, channel your inner choreographer, and let’s make some magic. Tutus not included, but highly recommended!
Newborn Ballerina Booties
Stitch a pair of ballet shoes for your new little ballerina.
Quick Details
- Skill Level: Easy
- Finished Size: Newborn
- Gauge: 4 sc = 1 inch; 4 sc rows = 1 inch
Materials
- Yarn: Medium (worsted) weight yarn — 1.5 oz / 25 yds / 14g in pink
- Hook: Size G/6 (4mm) crochet hook, or size needed to obtain gauge
- Notions: 1 yard of 1-inch-wide pink satin ribbon
Pattern Notes
- Join with a slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
- Abbreviations: ch (chain), sc (single crochet), hdc (half double crochet), sc dec (single crochet decrease), lps (loops), rnd (round), st(s) (stitch/stitches), rem (remaining), beg (beginning).
BOOTIE
Make 2.
Rnd 1: Ch 11, sc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in each of next 8 chs, 3 hdc in last ch; working in rem lps on opposite side of ch, hdc in each of next 8 chs, 2 sc in last ch, join (see Pattern Note) in beg sc. (19 hdc, 3 sc)
Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in each of first 10 sts, 3 sc in next st (toe), sc in each of last 11 sts, join in beg sc. (24 sc)
Rnd 3: Working this rnd in back lps (see Stitch Guide), ch 1, sc in each st around, join in beg sc.
Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc in each of first 9 sts, [sc dec (see Stitch Guide) in next 2 sts] 3 times, sc in each of last 9 sts, join in beg sc. (21 sc)
Rnd 5: Ch 1, sc in each of first 10 sts, sc dec in next 2 sts, sc in each of last 9 sts, join in beg sc. (20 sc)
Rnd 6: Ch 1, sc in each of first 9 sts, sc dec in next 2 sts, sc in each of last 9 sts, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (19 sc)
FINISHING
- Cut the satin ribbon in half.
- Starting at the front, weave 1 piece of ribbon through the sts on the last rnd.
- Tie into a bow at the front.
- Repeat with the remaining piece of ribbon on the second Bootie.