I Tangle Yarn: Groovy Flower Power Barefoot Sandals

This is a photo tuturial for my Groovy Flower Power Barefoot Sandals. Starting off is a quick and basic pattern for the barefoot sandal. Then a pattern for a retro flower you can sew on. Once you have the basic pattern down, you can always add your own embellishments! For the written pattern without pesky pictures, it's available for free on my Ravelry store HERE.

Basic Barefoot Sandal

Start by chaining for approx 26” (about 100 chs) with color A. (This will be one ankle tie)

30 sc in ch for toe loop

Put a stitch marker on last chain made, then chain 30 and sc into chain with marker and sc in the next. (this is the toe loop)

Chain for another 26” and finish off. (This is a very basic barefoot sandal)

Keep in mind you can add or delete chains to fit larger or smaller feet. Size shown will fit most adults.

toe loop

basic barefoot sandal

Flower Power Pattern

Rnd 1 Sc 6 into magic ring. Leave a long tail for sewing. Finish off. (I suggest you pull yarn through instead of knotting. You can work around your ends in next round. You can also ch 2, sc 12 in first ch, but your center hole will be larger. I highly recommend a magic ring.)

Rnd 2 Attach second color to any sc with slst. Ch 1, sc in same stitch. (I attached it to the first sc made in last round making sure to catch the ends in the sc and pulling to tighten.)

*Slst into next sc, ch 5, working back down chain, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in next 3 chs, slst in same sc, sc in next st*

Repeat from * to * 6 times, omitting last sc and slst to 1st sc in round. You should have 6 petals with a sc between each one.

ch 5, sc in 4, slst to same sc

Rnd 3 *Working up edge next petal, sc, hdc, dc, 2 dc. Working around to opposite side of stitches, 2 dc, dc, hdc, sc, slst in sc between petals.*

Repeat from * to * 6 times. (If you are having trouble finding the stitches to work in to, Pull at them until you can see them. You are working up the back of the scs from last round and then around the front. There are, therefore, 4 stitches on each side to work in to.)