Mickey Mouse booties

I looked all over the internet for a pair of booties that look like Mickey mouse shoes and could not find any. So to match the Mickey Mouse set I made for my nephew, I worked hours to come up with my own. So many attempts and and undoing to get the perfect look for what I wanted.

Well here is the pattern so enjoy!

Abbreviation:
Ch- chain
Sc- single crochet
Hdc- half double crochet
Dc- double crochet
Sc 2 tog- single crochet 2 together
Hdc 2 tog- half double crochet 2 together
Dc 2 tog- double crochet 2 together
Nxt- next
St- stitch
Rnd- round

Materials:
Worsted weight yarn (I used Red Heart yellow)
G hook
Yarn needle to weave in ends
Scissors

These fit a chubby 4 inch foot

Sole:

With G hook ch 13
Begin each round in same stitch as join.
Do not turn after each join, continue on to next round.

Rnd 1: sc in second ch from hook and in next 10 ch, 3 sc in last ch, working opposite side of ch, sc in nxt 11 ch, join.

Rnd 2: ch 1, 2 sc in same st as join, sc in nxt 3 sts, hdc in nxt 4 sts, dc in nxt 3 sts, 2 dc in next 3 sts, dc in nxt 3 sts, hdc in nxt 4 sts, sc in nxt 3 sts, 2 sc in last st, join.

Rnd 3: ch 1, sc in same st as join, 2 sc in nxt st, sc in nxt 5 sts, hdc in nxt 5 sts, 2 dc in nxt 6 sts, hdc in next 5 sts, sc in nxt 5 sts, 2 sc in nxt st, sc in last st, join.

Rnd 4: ch 1, sc in nxt 2 sts, 2 sc in nxt st, sc in nxt 9 sts, hdc in nxt 3 sts, 2 hdc in nxt 3 sts, hdc in nxt 2 sts, 2 hdc in nxt 3 sts, hdc in nxt 3 sts, sc in nxt 9 sts, 2 sc in nxt st, sc in nxt 2 sts, join.

Sides of shoe

Rnd 5: ch 1, in back loops only, sc around, join.

Rnd 6: ch 1, sc around, join.

Rnd 7: sc in nxt 21 sts, hdc in nxt st, dc 2 tog, dc in nxt 3 sts, dc 2 tog, hdc in nxt st, sc in nxt 16 sts, join.

Rnd 8: ch 1, sc in nxt 18 sts, sk nxt st, dc 2 tog twice, dc in nxt 3 sts, dc 2 tog twice, sk nxt st, sc in nxt 13 sts, join.

Rnd 9: ch 1, sc in nxt 15 sts, sk nxt st, dc 2 tog twice, dc in nxt 3 sts, dc 2 tog twice, sk nxt st, sc in nxt 10 sts, join.

Rnd 10: ch 1, sc in nxt st, sc 2 tog, sc in nxt 9 sts, sk nxt st, dc 2 tog twice, dc in nxt 3 sts, dc 2 tog twice, sk nxt st, sc in nxt 7 sts, join.

Rnd 11&12: hdc around fasten off and weave in ends.

How To Flavor Plain Yogurt

Okay so I had a plain 4 lb. tub of plain yougurt that was given to me. The only thing I could think of was to use it in place of sour cream. It works and taste great as a sour cream substitute. But 4 lbs is a lot and with only a 2 month expiration date. I was thinking how can I make it taste good so my children will eat it. I thought about making chocolate flavor but no one wanted that since it has a sour/tart flavor. So I dug through my cabinets and found a box of flavored gelatin. Oh yea I use it to make whipped cream pies so it should work. I sprinkled a packet into the tub  of yogurt a little at a time mixing with a wire wisk. I used a rubber spatula to get all the yogurt around the side and bottom to mix in well, and continued to mix. When I was finished hmmm this is good and it taste a lot like those kids gogurts. And what do you know my children are eating it! No wasted healthy yogurt. This still had a little sour taste which my children love. But if your children or yourself don't like sour slowly add another packet of gelatin to taste. I used sugar free gelatin since my husband is diabetic. And I stay away from sugar to help offset ggetting diabetes when my Mother's whole family has it. It will work with either sugar or artificial sweetened gelatin. You can use what ever flavor you want. Play around with different flavors and enjoy.

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