Pattern to knit shoes for an 18 inch doll


Shoes for an 18 inch doll, using scraps of yarn. 




These little shoes are easy to make and use up small amounts of scrap yarns.




Material required: DK yarn, 3.5mm needles


Shoes: Sole: 
Cast on 5 stitches (heel). 

K 1 row. 

Increase 1 stitch at each end of next and following alternate row. (9 sts). 

Work 20 rows without decreasing. 

Decrease 1 stitch at each end of next 2 rows. (5 sts). 

Cast off.

Top: Cast on 44sts. 

Knit 1 row.

Next row: Purl 12, p2tog (purl two stitches together) x 10 times, purl 12

Next row: Knit 12, k2tog  (knit two stitches together) x 5 times, knit 12

Knit  1 row. Cast off.


Sew back seam and sew top onto sole of shoe. Thread in loose ends.

Your little shoes are finished. 


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