Lacy Shells Crochet Boot Cuffs

These crochet boot cuffs can be used to accessorize as well as to add an extra layer of warmth to your winter outfit. They feature an open stitch pattern, so you can wear them even when the weather isn’t crazy cold outside.

They are great for those with an open gap at the top of their boots to keep the cold drafts out.

You can also wear them with ankle boots, either under the pant legs or using them to keep the bottom of your pants neatly tucked in.

Either way, the stitch pattern will match just about any style and anything in your closet. Plus, you can also get the crochet cowl and the crochet hat pattern to match these.

Lacy Shells Crochet Boot Cuffs Pattern Information

The boot cuffs are started with the crochet ribbing with single crochets worked into the back loops of the previous row, You can adjust the size by doing more or less repeats of the ribbing rows in the multiple provided in the pattern.

For the body, we have the split shell stitch worked in a repeat pattern with two other rounds of chains, single crochets, and the bead stitch.

Skill Level: Easy

Materials

• Yarn: Lion Brand Yarns – Pound Of Love (Medium, #4; 100% Premium Acrylic; 1020yds/932m; 16oz./454g) Color: Oxford Grey, 1 ball
• Crochet Hook: J/6.00mm
• Tools: Measuring Tape, Scissors, Yarn Needle.

Measurements/Size Chart

• Gauge: 3 shells = 4″.
• Finished Measurement: Laying flat they measure 5.5″ across by 5.5″ from top to bottom.

In a multiple of four, you can easily increase or decrease the size to fit everyone from toddler to adult sizes.

Simply take measurements and do a gauge swatch, and you’ll be set to make gifts for everyone.

You could even make a pair of leg warmers by adding another ribbing at the top. This article on crochet ribbing shows you how to do that.

And if you can’t take measurements, refer to this boot cuffs size chart.

Abbreviations

• Bead St = Bead Stitch
• Beg Shell = Beginning Shell
• Blsc = Back Loop Single Crochet
• Ch/Chs = Chain/Chains
• Dc = Double Crochet
• Hk = Hook
• Lp/Lps = Loop/Loops
• Rep = Repeat
• RS = Right Side
• Sc = Single Crochet
• Sk = Skip
• Sl St = Slip Stitch
• Sp/Sps = Space/Spaces
• WS = Wrong Side
• See the Crochet Abbreviations chart for more details.

Special Stitch Instructions

• Beg Shell: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), (dc, ch 1, 2 dc) into the same st/ch as where the ch-3 was made.
• Shell: (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) into designated st or ch.
• Bead St: Insert hk into indicated st/sp, yo and pull through, (yo and pull through one lp on hk) twice, yo and pull through both lps on hk. When you work into the next stitch make sure the bobble is facing the right side.

Notes

• Each end of ribbing row equals 1 st.
• Note the Turns in the pattern after several rounds.
• This pattern is written in American Crochet Terms

Helpful Links

• Crochet Ribbing

Crochet Boot Cuffs Pattern Instructions

Ribbing Rows

Row 1: Ch 10, sc in 2nd ch from hk and into each ch across. Turn. [9 sc]

Rows 2-32: Ch 1, blsc in first st and into each st across. Turn. [9 sts]. Continue with this row until you have reached a desired circumference making sure to end with a multiple of 4 for the row count.

Ch 1 and join the ribbing rows by slip stitching the last row to the free loops of starting chains.

Working in the Round (Body)

Rnd 1 (RS): Working along the ribbing edge, ch 1, sc in first st and into each st around; join with sl st in first sc. [32 sts]

Rnd 2 (RS): Work beg shell st in same st as join, *sk next 3 sts, shell in next st; rep from * around to last 3 sts; sk last 3 sts; join with sl st in first dc (3rd ch) of first shell. [8 shells]

Rnd 3 (RS): Sl st into next st and into ch-1 sp of first shell, ch 1, (sc, bead st, sc) into same ch-1 sp, ch 2, *(sc, bead st, sc) into next ch-1 sp, ch 2; rep from * around; join with sl st in first sc. Turn. [8 ch-2 sps]

Rnd 4 (WS): Ch 1, 2 sc in first ch-2 sp, ch 3, *2 sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 3; rep from * around; join with sl st in first sc. Turn. [8 ch-3 sps]

Rnd 5 (RS): Sl st into first ch and into center ch of ch-3 sp, work beg shell in same ch, *shell in center ch of next ch-3; rep from * around; join with sl st in first dc (3rd ch) of first shell. [8 shells]

Rnds 6-7: Rep Rnds 3 and 4.

Rnd 8 (RS): Ch 1, 2 sc into first ch-3 sp, sc into next 2 sc, *2 sc into next ch-3 sp, sc into next 2 sc; rep from * around; join with sl st in first sc. [32 sts]

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