Booties for the New Baby

I am about to finish the shoes I am making for my new nephew. He was born less than a week ago. I can't wait to see him personally (he is far away from me).

I got the pattern from Berroco.

I did not make with their yarn though (even though I wish I had it). I had to recalculate the whole pattern. I used this yarn.


Here is what you get, before sewing seams together. (The color in the picture is way off).



Here is the result.





I crochet the lace around the booties. Suede looks very tough, but my experience with the one I use is actually it is not very tough at all. The yarn broke easily. So, I decided to crochet the lace so it is less likely to break. I crochet ch 50.

The fringe was made according to the pattern, and I trimmed later to 1.5 inches. Now, I only need to sew the other side. What do you think?