Dog Lovey

Materials:
Simply Soft Yarn
Size "G" Needle

Head (make 2 half circles, then stuff and whip stitch together): Tan yarn
Magic Circle
Round 1: 5 sc
Round 2: 2 sc in each. 10 sc
Round 3: (2 sc, sc 1) around15 sc
Round 4: (2 sc, sc 2) around. 20 sc
Round 5: (2 sc, sc 3) around. 25 sc
Round 6: (2 sc, sc 4) around. 30 sc
Round 7-10: sc around. 30 sc
Fasten off leaving long strings for sewing.


Ears: Brown yarn
Ch 4,
Row 1-4: Hdc across. Ch 1, turn. (3 hdc)

At end of row 4, continue by sc around ear (2 sc in the bottom corners). When you get to the top of the ear, skip 1 sc, slst in next stitch. Fasten off leaving a long string for sewing.

Eye Patch: (Either you can make the circle below, or you can find a heart pattern online and use a heart for the eye patch).
Magic circle,
Round 1: 6 sc.
Round 2: 2 sc in each sc around. (12 sc). Fasten off leaving long string.

Nose:  Magic circle,
6 sc. Fasten off leaving a long string to sew on nose and embroidery mouth and eyes.

Collar:
Slst around the head the row under the mouth.

Blanket: 
Make a granny square of your choosing, and make it as big as you want the lovey to be.


For the girl dog lovey, you can make a bow to sew on next to the ear. Once all of the pieces are made, sew them to the head; then, sew the head onto the center of the blanket. Enjoy!

Football Booties

Size: 0-3 months

Materials:
Simply Soft Yarn
Size "G" Needle

Front Part of Bootie:
Don't work in rounds. At the end of each row, join with a slst, then ch 1 to begin the next row. Also, do not turn, but continue working in the same direction.

With color A, ch 6,
Row 1: Sc in second ch from hook, sc 3, 3 sc, (working on opposite side of foundation ch) sc 3, 2 sc in last stitch. (12 sc)
Row 2: (2 sc, sc) around. (18 sc)
Row 3: (2 sc, sc 2) around. (24 sc)
Row 4: Sc around.
Row 5: Now with color B, sc around.
Rows 6-11: Switching back to color A, sc around. (24 sc)

Back Part of Bootie:
Row 12: Slst 4. Ch 1, turn. Sc in last slst made and in next 17 stitches. Ch 1, turn. (18 sc)
Row 13-18: Sc across. Ch 1, turn. (18 sc)

Slst back together. Fasten off.

Bootie Top:
Row 1: With color A, start in corner and sc around back of bootie. Slst next to front of tongue. Ch 1, sc 6 across tongue, slst next to beginning sc, slst in beginning sc. Fasten off.
Row 2: With color B, repeat row 1. Fasten off.

Ties:
Double up color B yarn for laces and threading. Start with laces and leave a long enough string at the beginning for tying shoe.

Baby Loafers

Size: 0-3 Months (3 1/2 inch long sole)

Materials:
Worsted weight yarn (I used yellow Red Heart yarn and pink Simply Soft yarn)
Two buttons
Size "F" Needle
Tapestry Needle

Sole (in yellow):
Ch 9,
Row 1: 2 sc in second ch from hook, sc 6, 3 sc, (now working on opposite side of foundation ch) sc 7. Join with slst at beginning of row now and throughout.
Row 2: Ch 1, sc, 2 sc, sc 4, 2 sc, 2 hdc, 2 dc, dc 2 dc, 2 hdc, 2 sc, sc 4, 2 sc.
Row 3: Ch 1, sc, 2 sc in next 2, sc 7, 2 sc in next 3, sc, 2 sc in next 3, sc 7, 2 sc in next 2.
Row 4: ch 1, sc 16, hdc 5, sc 15. Fasten off. (36 stitches)

Top of Loafer (in pink):
Row 5: Working in back loops only, join with a sc in middle back of sole. Sc around. (36 sc)
Row 6: Sc 14, dc dec in next 4, sc 14.
Row 7: Sc 11, dc dec in next 5, sc 11.
Row 8: Sc 12, dc dec in next 2, sc 11. Fasten off.

Toe Strap (in yellow):
(Leave a long string at beginning to sew onto shoe) Ch 15,
Row 1: Sc in second ch from hook and in each ch across. Ch 1, turn.
Rows 2-3: Sc in each stitch across. Fasten off leaving another long string for sewing.

Sew the toe strap onto the shoe. Evenly space 14 to 16 stitches in front of shoe and sew just to the sides of the shoe. You can add the flower button before sewing on the toe strap or after.

Enjoy!

Button Bookmarks

Size "G" needle
Simply Soft Yarn
Buttons, beads, and ribbon

Row 1: Ch 4, 2 dc in 4th ch from hook, ch 2, sc in same ch.

Rows 2-15: Ch 3, turn, 2 dc in ch 2 space, ch 2, sc in same space.

Fasten off leaving a long string for sewing on buttons and beads.

Sew on the buttons and beads where you want them on your bookmark.

Add ribbon. Use a lighter to melt the ends of the ribbon to keep it from fraying.

Enjoy!!!