Faux Crochet Outdoor Boots

12/29/2014

Glamour4You - Faux Crochet Outdoor Boots

I saw some manufactured boots that were covered with yarn (very cheaply, I might add - they were not handmade with crochet!!)....
"OMG...I NEED THEM"
...but then I saw the price...
"almost $100...NO WAY!!!"
This did not make me sad...it made me DETERMINED to
MAKE MY OWN...for a LOT cheaper!!!
What a great way to show off your personality, uniqueness & create some one-of-a-kind pair of boots that
EVERYONE will LOVE!!!

Turn these....

into THESE!!!

Glamour4You - Faux Crochet Outdoor Boots

Let's get started!!

Materials:

Yarn - any weight will work.
Hook - choose a size that is slightly smaller than normal for the weight of yarn you choose - this will ensure your chains are nice & tight.
E6000 Glue - this glue is IMPORTANT - it is an industrial strength adhesive (to ensure the yarn will STAY on the boot in all weather conditions) AND it has a 7x stretch factor (that means it will stretch 7x its original length before breaking, which is VERY STRETCHY for a glue) which makes this glue very versatile. If you decide to use a fabric boot/shoe - it will allow the boot/shoe to still flex & stretch as the boot/shoe is worn.
Boot or Shoe

**Update: ppl have been asking where to get the glue - I got the glue at my local Walmart, but it is sold in most craft stores too. You can also do a google search for & find it online.

***Tip - keep the glue tube upright in a container or cup while using the glue - this will prevent the glue from oozing out of the tube & wasting a bunch.

Start by making a crochet chain. If you don't know how - watch my video below. You will be making a continuous chain, so when you are ready to start gluing, loosen your loop on your hook so you can begin to chain again later.

Start at the toe of the boot. You will glue one row at a time with a continuous zig-zag pattern. When you start to run out of chain, stop & chain some more to make your chain longer.

Continue working up the toe until you get to where the laces start.

Continue to the side of the boot. Glue the chains up the side of the laces, over the top to the zipper, & back down the side of the zipper.

Start filling in the area you just "outlined" working back towards the toe. You will end at where the toe left off & start again after the zipper.

Begin again after the zipper, starting at the bottom. Glue your chain up the other side of the zipper, along the top, & around the other side of the boot.

Continue gluing your chain around the top & back down the laces to the bottom of the boot where where you left off with the toe. You will work back towards the heel & where you began on the other side of the zipper.

When you get to the heel, you will need to make a couple of "short rows" to adjust for the roundness of the heel.

Continue gluing your chains to fill in from where you started at the zipper. End your chain.

You can begin another chain in a contrasting color to fill in along the bottom of the boot.

You can continue with gluing your yarn chain up the tongue of the boot to finish the look.

Once you have finished gluing your yarn chain to your boots (BE CREATIVE), it is VERY important to let the glue dry for at least 24-48 hours before you wear them. This will ensure all your hard work is not wasted & the glue has ample time to set & cure.

Also, it is a VERY good idea to spray some Scotchguard Fabric spray all over the yarn on the boots - this will protect the yarn from dirt, soil, stains, & prolong the life of your super GLAM boots when wearing them outdoors.

As always, I would LOVE to see pics of YOUR creations, so please feel free to comment below or swing by my FB page!!
LOVE Handmade!!

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Roxann Stetzer link

12/29/2014 02:07:37 am

Oh, I HAVE to make a pair of these!!!! Love them!!

Glamour4You link

12/29/2014 03:42:03 am

Thanks so much!!

Lisa w

5/31/2015 10:37:25 am

Do you glue the chain or the boot . Worried about being messy and do you use one chain throughtout

Laurel

12/29/2014 03:29:33 am

I love this!! Just gave an old pair of boots to Goodwill that would have been perfect. Now am going to have to buy a pair just for this project. I see so many beautiful possibilities!!! THank you so much for your creativity!

12/29/2014 03:43:44 am

Thanks so much Laurel!! I am already working on some other shoes with different colors!! I LOVE the ease & the endless possibilities too!!!

Melanie Thompson

12/29/2014 04:57:22 am

Holy wowness. Can't wait to go to the thrift store. I might even do a pair of sneakers. Oh me oh my. All you creative people keep me busy. Thanks.

12/29/2014 07:31:03 am

LOL!!! Fabulous!! That is my job to keep you all busy!!! LOVE IT!!

Cynthia

12/9/2017 12:26:27 pm

I love your idea of covering sneakers. Boots would not really work for me , but sneakers would.

Gail

11/23/2018 06:38:05 pm

What a great idea, Melanie! I've got sneakers that need a new, GLAM, recycled look! Definitely going to have to do boots & sneakers, but after Christmas! And thank you so much for sharing this on your blog Glamour4You!

Susan link

12/29/2014 05:54:39 am

You are the BEST, Ann! Seriously, I might end up covering ALL of my shoes this way! Thanks for sharing your talents, creativity and daring!

12/29/2014 07:33:15 am

Awww - you make me blush!! Thank you so much!! I seriously don't think there are enough shoes/boots out there for me to cover!!! I keep thinking of more styles & can't stop!!!

Cayty

12/29/2014 07:43:21 am

Those look great! What yarn did you use for those? I love how colorful they turned out!

12/29/2014 10:09:25 am

Thanks so much!! I used Deborah Norville Everyday Soft & the color is Northern Light.

Claire

12/29/2014 09:12:18 am

Oh My Goodness! Thank you so much for sharing. I'll be scouring the sales for a pair of boots to do this tomorrow 😁

12/29/2014 10:10:26 am

Fabulous!! Thanks so much!!

AnnLynn

12/29/2014 10:19:08 am

i have a really unattractive pair of black shoes...I am totally doing this on them!

12/31/2014 01:02:55 am

Fantastic!!

Jace

3/5/2016 11:16:42 am

AnnLynn must have the same ugly pair of black shoes I have. I am SO doing this! I just got a shipment of BonBon Party pack with the little metallic running through so I'll be very sparkly!LOL

Debra

12/29/2014 10:30:13 am

These are awesome! I'm going to do this!!! Thanks so much for the idea.

12/31/2014 01:04:07 am

Awesome!! Thanks so much!!

майя

1/19/2015 01:42:05 am

вау

Carol Aplaca

12/29/2014 10:38:13 am

Beyond Cool! I am going to make thes for my Granddaughter. Mahalo for the pattern! 😀

12/31/2014 01:05:09 am

So glad you like it!!

Lisa Diamond

12/29/2014 12:23:24 pm

Oooooo I can't wait to finish my funky mukaluks to try these!

12/31/2014 01:06:44 am

I originally wanted to do this with mukluks, but couldn't find any at my local stores. They will look FAB!!!

Deb

12/29/2014 01:06:00 pm

U can also do this to shoes, flip flops, even a jacket to match your boots..endless projects you can do, just use some imagination :)

12/31/2014 01:07:50 am

LOVE the creativity!!!

12/29/2014 01:16:26 pm

I have a pair of Keds that will be getting the yarn treatment. These boots are fantastic!

12/31/2014 01:12:16 am

Thanks so much!! Keds would be perfect!

Lori Bennett Kramer

12/29/2014 03:57:27 pm

Love it! What a great idea and awesome tutorial! Thanks so much! :)

12/31/2014 01:09:02 am

Your are welcome!! Thanks so much!!

Lynn Boyd link

12/30/2014 01:08:45 am

ok, these are awesome! I'm digging in my closet today! Thanks for sharing your creativity

12/31/2014 01:13:31 am

Very welcome!!

Nancy link

12/30/2014 01:24:11 am

This is an awesome project! I'm definitely going to try this soon!

12/31/2014 01:14:46 am

Fabulous!!

Ellen

12/30/2014 01:53:50 am

Love, Love, love this. And so easy. Am teaching my special needs granddaughter to crochet. This would be a great project for her, mabe Tennis Shoes for summer.

12/31/2014 01:16:05 am

That is fantastic!! This would be the perfect project for anyone just learning to crochet!!

Kristin

12/30/2014 02:43:46 am

You are AMAZING and CREATIVE and all of your patterns spark my own creativity!!! I'm thinking of trying this with some hemp or jute!!! Yippee!!! Blessings and Happy New Year!!!!

12/31/2014 01:17:13 am

Thank you so much!!! Jute would look amazing!!!!! Happy New Year to you also!!!

cindy

12/30/2014 03:47:19 am

I love xoing crochet and im getting bored doing hats, scarves etc....i can't wait to try these! Thank u so much ;-)

12/31/2014 01:18:52 am

This is the perfect project for you!! It is a lot faster than normal crocheting, so it might bring your "spark" back!!! Thanks so much!

Sarah

12/30/2014 03:53:02 am

These are brilliant! I love them!

12/31/2014 01:19:53 am

Thanks so much!!! Glad you love them!!

Joanne

12/30/2014 02:47:18 pm

absolutely amazing! I paid so much for a pair of shoes similar and they were so expensive!

12/31/2014 01:23:24 am

Exactly!!! They are so expensive & I bet the quality is not worth it! Plus, you can customize them like you can with my tutorial!!

tjh

12/30/2014 03:02:44 pm

Where do you find the glue?

12/31/2014 01:25:22 am

I bought my glue at my local Walmart. Most any craft store or home improvement store will carry this glue. If not, then places online like Amazon will have it.

Tracie Cobby

12/30/2014 05:08:07 pm

Wow! Love this idea. Because I live in Dubai, boots won't be worth doing for me. So will use the same technique on a pair of wedges & possibly do a bag to match. Just hope I can find good enough glue. Thank you x

12/31/2014 01:26:51 am

Wedges would be wonderful, especially with a matching bag!!! Fabulous!!!

Whitney

12/31/2014 02:45:59 am

Getting ready to make some in simple slip on shoe... Don't really do boots... Excited to see how they come out !

1/1/2015 11:16:06 am

So great!! Thanks for commenting!!

Jess

12/31/2014 03:07:55 am

Thanks, I need to try this!
This glue is also sold at most Dollar General stores as well.

1/1/2015 11:17:16 am

Thanks so much! That is great to know!!

TONIA LEE link

12/31/2014 08:30:01 am

SO GLAD I RAN ACROSS THIS PATTERN, BEEN DYING TO CROCHET SOME SHOES/BOOTS BUT ALWAYS HAD A PROBLEM FINDING SOLES

1/1/2015 11:19:20 am

That was my problem too!! Then the light bulb just went on when I saw the boots I mentioned in the beginning of my post!! These are so durable too since you you a normal shoe or boot!!

LaDonna

12/31/2014 03:40:16 pm

This idea is awesome Im going to do this as soon as I can get to the store!! Thank U

1/1/2015 11:20:24 am

You are very welcome!! Thanks for commenting!!

12/31/2014 04:26:42 pm

I made my shoes!!! Love them!!!

1/1/2015 11:21:38 am

I am so happy!! Thanks so much for posting!!!

Kendra

1/1/2015 10:46:10 am

Can you use this glue on canvas tennis shoes or other fabric?

1/1/2015 11:27:30 am

Absolutely YES!! I am currently making a pair of the yarn boots but using a canvas slip on shoe & it is working wonderfully. The glue is my GO-TO glue for ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING & I am not even exaggerating. I use it for all my crafts: crochet, jewelry, wood, glass/ceramic. I also use it to fix any of my daughters toys that happen to break (like things that come off of her plastic dolls & figures). It really does work for absolutely everything & stays glued in ALL weather conditions (unlike hot glue that doesn't work well in cold weather & is NOT flexible or durable).

Jane

1/2/2015 03:51:01 pm

Hi- are you able to tell us how much yarn you used for both boots please - either the total weight and/or the total meterage thanks!

1/3/2015 01:10:26 am

I used Deborah Norville Everyday Soft yarn in Norther Lights - which are 4 oz skeins. I used about 1/2 of the skein on these particular boots which are a size 8. So approx 2 oz were used. The skeins are about 200 yarns, so about 100 yards were used.

Chell

1/3/2015 06:47:21 am

My 19 Year old came across your pattern and currently has me revamping my old docs for her ! It's great she's really unique these are just the job :) thanks for the tutorial

WILLIAMS judy link

1/3/2015 08:06:40 am

awesome!!

1/14/2015 09:52:19 am

Thank you so much Judy!!

Vickie Howell

1/14/2015 07:13:24 am

LOVE THIS IDEA!!! I need some new shoes or boots so now I can check at Goodwill and make them how ever I want!!! Great thinking outside the box!!! <3

1/14/2015 09:51:09 am

Thank you so much Vickie!! I would LOVE to see a pic if you ever make a pair of your own!!
Ann

Carrey

1/21/2015 11:29:59 am

I just wanted to say i LOOOOVE these boots. i didn't have a pair of old boots laying around so i used an old pair of KEDS i picked up at a yard sale last year and have been laying in my closet since then. how do i send you pics?

1/21/2015 11:56:09 am

Can't wait to see them!!! You can post pics on my FB page - links are on the top & bottom of all pages on my website!
Thanks so much!!
Ann

Debbie Carmichael

2/20/2015 10:25:53 am

I so love this for my granddaughter! She's 12 & wears unmatched socks daily!

Tammy Ridgeway Stella

2/23/2015 03:57:24 am

love these will the glue work and hold on any boots and fabric.i do have this glue and use it for making jewelry and hair barrettes.

2/24/2015 04:49:59 am

YES!! I use this glue on pretty much EVERYTHING!! The reason I chose this glue for the boots, is because it has a 7x stretch factor. Which means it will stretch 7x is length before breaking with is a LOT. So when you use the glue on shoes/boots, they still need to flex & this glue allows that to happen! It really is a magical product!

Jennifer Reichenberger

3/5/2015 04:21:00 pm

I now have all my 'ingredients' for making these boots! But I am first going to make a test drive on a cheap wallet I bought, so I can play with the chain! Thanks so much for your creative genius in coming up with this idea. In fact, I have a jeans jacket that I may try this on, only sewing it with clear nylon thread, but practice on scrap material first!

Diana Aguilar

3/11/2015 05:29:08 am

These are amazing! Love all your patterns! My youngest will be 18 on Saturday she is gonna love these! <3

Diane

3/16/2015 02:18:30 pm

OMG!! I have to make a pair, I would proudly wear these on my motorcycle!!

Ghexia link

5/10/2015 03:27:09 am

What a brilliant idea ! I have to make my own ! Thanks for sharing it. :)

Lisa

5/31/2015 02:07:12 am

These are awesome. Can't wait to try them. So very creative! God bless.

Maggie in Canada

5/31/2015 03:34:32 am

Ohhhhhh... these made my croheart flutter! I am in my sixties, and have a dear friend (same age!) who has her own retro band. The members dress in tie dye T-shirts. My friend marches to the beat of her own drum LOL, and don't you just KNOW that I am going to do a pair of boots for her upcoming July birthday!

I love your style!

Kristie

6/4/2015 06:17:23 am

I cannot believe how easy these are to make! You blew me away when I began to read the pattern and then looking at the photo again, made perfect sense. These are so adorable! I wish my old feet could still handle wearing boots. As others have mentioned, your pattern is so very adaptable, I'm hoping to be able to come across something for me. May not grab me like your boots, though. I would LOVE to see everyone's projects with this!! <pondering> Sweet hubby may walk in some day to see everything chained and glued in our home. Ummmmm.....too much?

LoL!!!

Sonja Birch link

7/23/2015 09:22:38 am

I have only just found these boots and your blog, will be following your crafts from now on, these boots will bring such joy to my daughter when she get them on Christmas morning, she is a grown woman now and wears her Doc Martins in many colours and some with pretty flowers. she will adore these. thank you for the gift of sharing your gifted hands. many thanks. a happy Mum an Nana, will be busy making these. Sonja <3

Shannon

11/18/2015 05:59:42 am

I noticed a comment at the beginning of the posts but never saw an answer.
So I will ask, do you apply the glue to the boot or the yarn? Also, how fast drying is this if you end up with it all over your fingers and what do you use to remove it?
Looking forward to your reply, love the way these look and I have 2 pair of boots just ready to try this our. Thanks so much.

11/18/2015 06:16:22 am

Hi Shannon!!
I apply the glue to the boot & lay the yarn/chain in the glue. The glue is very slow drying - this is purposely so you can reposition things if you need to. If you get the glue on your fingers, it feels a lot like rubber cement when it is wet, so you can easily rub/wipe it off right away. It is definitely works & feels opposite than crazy glue, which dries instantly & is hard to get off your fingers.

Let me know if you have any other questions!
Thanks so much!
Ann

crimilda ferrer

12/29/2015 11:04:18 am

thank you great idea

Doris Jaffe link

1/6/2016 05:31:07 pm

Just came across this. What a keen idea. I have trouble finding shoes/boots in my width (WW is sometimes too narrow) so crocheting and covering up my existing shoes will give them new life. Thanks for sharing this.

Lynn Neering

3/5/2016 12:59:17 pm

This pattern came to me in my email today. I am so awed by this! I need to have my daughters ( that live on the mainland) send me their boots so I can do this for them!! Unfortunately I have no use for boots or even shoes here in Hawaii! 🌺
Mahalo!!!

HOLLY Magleby

3/5/2016 06:19:45 pm

Those boots are so fan dang tastic.I have a pair of boots similar to the ones in the pattern pics and they are so getting this super cute make-over.

Meeza link

3/6/2016 04:16:14 pm

They actually look EZ enough to make, really! I am confident I could make them!
And they are so unique and cute!
Thanks for sharing this - a work of art!!!
You're a genius!

Barbra anne

3/26/2016 10:56:52 pm

So I bought a pair of cheap boots for my 13 year old off wish, and of course they started to fall apart right away, grommets falling off ect.. so basically shes never going to wear them again. shes all upset bc shes wasting her saturday night on some silly science test and I just showed her these and at least shes excited for that!

Judy H

3/28/2016 07:36:20 pm

I can't wait to try this, what a great idea!

DeeAnn Pfund

5/10/2016 09:03:14 am

I made these to a pair of cheap canvas shoes...hoping they dry fast so I can wear them!

Gladys Nieves

8/8/2016 04:16:53 pm

Love them!!!

Jennifer Winchester link

8/14/2016 12:00:03 pm

So incredibly cute! Thank you for sharing how to do it.

Michelle

11/17/2016 10:38:49 pm

ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!!!!

MamanTresDebordee link

4/10/2017 04:13:22 pm

je suis francaise! bravo c'est une superbe idee ;)

lauriejo

6/25/2017 06:43:33 pm

Bravo! This is a project that will actually make me want to wear shoes, instead of flip flops. I have a pair of canvas shoes that don'e come clean anymore . . .

Brigette fahey

12/12/2017 03:57:59 am

Oh how fun! Im going to get some of that glue and re-vamp shoes i never wear! I will send pics when im done! Please people, post your pictures!!! Im so excited about seeing all the different looks and ideas!

Rae-Leta

3/13/2019 05:34:35 pm

I just wanted you to know that I really adore your style and creativity. My next project will be these boots.

Thank you so much,

Love,
Rae-Leta - From Penticton, British Columbia, Canada

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