Chic Aran Boot Cuffs/ Toppers - Free Crochet Pattern

If you follow along with my blog, you might already be familiar with my Chic Aran Crochet Series!
The Chic Aran Boot Cuffs are the 4th. free crochet pattern in this series featuring this beautiful aran pattern. I hope you'll enjoy crocheting them!

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The yarn was provided by Red Heart Yarns.

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These boot cuffs are worked sideways in one piece, so you don't need to make the ribbing separately! They are customizable to any cuff size and to any boot height also!

You can wear these boot cuffs the way you like; you can fold them over the boots as seen in the picture below- to get this look, you will put them on inside out and fold them over your boots.

SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate

GAUGE: 8 groups of crossed dc = 16 sts = 4 in (10 cm)
approx. 3 panels (12 rows in aran pattern) = 4 in (10 cm)

Note: You will find the term aran panel: this refers to a pattern repeat of 4 rows.

FINISHED SIZE:
Without stretching, the boot cuffs measure 24 cm around at widest point, 20 cm around at ribbing
and inches high= 14 cm

HOW TO CUSTOMIZE TO ANY CUFF SIZE AND BOOT HEIGHT:
The pattern is written for ankle boots (Chelsea boots) toppers, but you can easily customize them for any boot height and also for any cuff size!

Customize the width of the boot cuffs to any size, by working less/more rows in the aran pattern stitch.)

For a higher cuff, start with more chains multiple of 2 + 1 st to turn. Use exactly the same number of yo-slsts for top and bottom ribbing and make more pairs of crossed sts in between the ribbing.

For example here, I have used 26 sts + 1 st to turn = 27 chains to start.
26 sts in the row = 5 sts ribbing top + 16 sts for crossed sts + 5 sts ribbing bottom

SUPPLIES:

- 1 skein of Chic Sheep by Marly Bird yarn (Sterling colorway shown)
Finished project yardage (both cuffs) 62g.

Click on the yarns to buy Chic Sheep by Marly Bird on Yarnspirations site!

- 5 mm crochet hook

- tapestry needle to sew in the ends

- stitch markers/ yarn ends

- scissors

ABBREVIATIONS:
(US Terminology used)

- ch: chain

- back bump of chains: See my picture tutorial!

- st: stitch

RS = right side

WS= wrong side

Special Stitches:

1) Yo-slst = yarn over slip stitch: Yarn over (yo) and insert the hook into the indicated st. Yarn over and draw the yarn through the chain. Having the 3 loops on hook, pull/slip the first loop on hook through the next 2 loops on hook to complete a Yarn Over Slip Stitch (yo-slst).

Please see my PICTURE TUTORIAL HERE to learn how to crochet the yarn over slip stitch and the yarn over slip stitch back loops only! )

2) Yo-slst-blo: yarn over slip stitch back loops only: work the same as above, but inserting the hook in the back loops of sts.

3) Variations of the Crossed Double Crochet and Crossed Half Double Crochet
By working these variations of the cross stitch, you will get stitches, which although crossed, are not entangled with each other.

3.1) Back Crossed Double Crochet (bcr dc): sk 1 st, work 1 dc into the next st, 1 dc back into skipped st going behind the last dc just made, so as not to catch it.

Watch this video tutorial from Crochet Cabana to learn how to Back Crochet Double Crochet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnEqVMk6oTI

3.2) Front Crossed Double Crochet variation (fcr dc): sk 1 st, work 1 dc into the next st, 1 dc back into skipped st going in front of the last dc just made, but inserting the hook into the skipped stitch from back of the work to the front. This is an important step to obtain the arrow look of this aran pattern.

You can watch this Video of the Crochet Crowd on YouTube to see how to insert the hook for this kind of Front Crossed Double Crochet.

3.3) Back Crossed Half Double Crochet (bcr hdc): sk 1 st, work 1 hdc into the next st, 1 hdc back into skipped st going behind the last hdc just made, so as not to catch it.

3.4) Front Crossed Half Double Crochet (fcr hdc): sk 1 st, work 1 hdc into the next st, 1 hdc back into skipped st going in front of the last hdc just made, but inserting the hook into the skipped stitch from back of the work to the front.

NOTE: When written 1bcr dc or any of the crossed sts, it is meant 1 group of 2 sts; 1bcr dc = 2 dc sts crossed.

CHIC ARAN BOOT CUFFS

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INSTRUCTIONS:
Ch 27.

Row 1 (RS) : working into back bump of chains, yo-slst in 2nd ch from hook and yo-slst in each ch across, turn(26 st)

Row 2 (WS): ch1, 1 yo-slst-blo in each st across, turn (26 sts)

Row 3 (RS): ch1, 1 yo-slst-blo in each of next 5 sts, work 1 bcr hdc over next 2 sts, 6 bcr dc over next 12 sts, 1 bcr hdc over next 2 sts, yo-slst-blo in each of next 5 sts, turn (26 sts)

Row 4 (WS): ch1, 1 yo-slst-blo in each of next 5 sts, work 1 fcr hdc over next 2 sts, 6 fcr dc over next 12 sts, 1 fcr hdc over next 2 sts, yo-slst-blo in each of next 5 sts, turn (26 sts)

Row 5 (RS): ch 1, 1yo-slst-blo in each of next 5 sts, work 1 yo-slst ( inserting hook into both top loops) in each of next 16 sts, yo-slst-blo in each of next 5 sts, turn (26 sts)

Row 6 (WS): ch1, 1 yo-slst-blo in each st across, turn (26 sts)

Repeat rows 3-6 until desired width, ending with a row 4 repeat.
I have made 8 aran panels, as seen below:

Cut yarn living a yarn tail that will be used to sew the sides together. Fasten off.

FINISHING:
On the wrong side, fold the boot cuffs in half so that the endings are on top of each other. Thread yarn needle with the yarn tail and using the Mattress stitch sew along the sides.
Weave in all ends.

I hope you enjoy this pattern!

Check also all the other free crochet patterns from the Chic Aran Series here:

• Chic Aran Cardigan

• Chic Aran Headband

• Chic Aran Cowl

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Chic Aran Boot Cuffs/ Toppers
Written Instructions and Pictures Copyright © 2018 Kinga Erdem
This pattern is free for your personal use, you can sell the products of your work, a link back to my blog would be appreciated. Do not use my photos for selling purposes or modify them in any way.
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Thank you.
Kinga