Materials: Clark's O.N.T. Knitting and Crochet Cotton or J. & P. Coats Crochet Cord. Size 5 Pearl Cotton can also be used. 1 ball each of 3 colors—Yellow, Lavender and Green; or Red, Blue and White. Milward's steel crochet hook No. 3. 1 pair soles No. 5.
With main color, ch 9, skip 1 st, 1 s c in each of next 8 sts, ch 1, turn. * 2 s c in 1st st (to make an increase), 1 s c over s c across, 2 s c in last st. Ch 1, turn. Repeat from * until there are 20 sts in row, then increase 1 st only at beginning of each row until there are 32 sts, break thread. Join thread to 1st ch, and work second half to correspond. With the second color, work 1 row of s c around with 3 s c at each corner, then 1 row with the third color, and finish off with a row of main color. With main color, buttonhole around soles.