THE PATTERN:
Gauge - 6 stitches = 1 inch in stockinette stitch with larger needle
Finished Size - 3 1/2 inches from heel to toe (to fit infant)
CUFF:With US #2 double pointed needles and the Contrast Color (CC), loosely cast on 30 stitches.
Join for working in the round, being careful to not twist the stitches.Round 1: *K1, p1, repeat from * to end of round.
Repeat Round 1 four more times.
Changing to US #4 double pointed needles and the Main Color (MC), knit 7 rounds.
INSTEP:Round 1: K20, bind off 9. (21 stitches)
Round 2: Bind off 1 and place a removable marker (or scrap of yarn) on that stitch, bind off 8 more, k11. (12 stitches)
Put the remaining 12 stitches onto one needle and working just those stitches back and forth...
Work 9 rows in stockinette stitch (ie purl 1 row, knit 1 row), starting and ending with a purl row.
Row 10: K1, ssk, knit to the last 3 stitches, k2tog, k1. (10 stitches)
Row 11: Purl
Rows 12 and 13: Repeat Rows 10 and 11. (8 stitches)
Row 14: Repeat Row 10. (6 stitches)
Bind off (in purl) the remaining 6 stitches.
SOLE:With the US #4 needles and the CC and starting with the marked stitch at center of the heel, pick up the 9 bound off stitches of the side of the heel...
...pick up 9 stitches along the instep...
...pick up 5 of the bound off stitches across the end of the toe, 9 stitches along the other side of the instep, and the 9 bound off stitches of the other side of the heel. (41 stitches)
If you haven't already, distribute the stitches evenly on three needles. You can also remove the marker or scrap yarn and just allow the tail to remind you of where the end of the round is.
Purl 1 round.
Knit 1 round.
Purl 1 round.
Next Round: K3, place a marker, k2tog, k11, ssk, place a marker, k5, place a marker, k2tog, k11, ssk, place a marker, k3. (37 stitches)
Purl 1 round.
Next Round: K3, slip marker, k2tog, knit to 2 stitches before next marker, ssk, slip marker, k5, slip marker, k2tog, knit to 2 stitches before next marker, ssk, slip marker, k3. (4 stitches decreased)
Repeat the last two rounds 2 more times. (25 stitches)
Purl 1 round, removing the markers.
Next Round: K3, k2tog, k3, ssk, k1, slip 1, k2tog, pass the slipped stitch over, k1, k2tog, k3, ssk, k3. (19 stitches)
Next Round: Purl to the last stitch, purl the last stitch together with the first stitch of the round. (18 stitches)
Slip the next 9 stitches onto one needle and the last 9 stitches onto another needle.
Use the Kitchener Stitch to graft the bottom of the sole together. (Or if you're more comfortable with a three needle bind off [the end of the 70's Ski Hat pattern shows the steps for a three needle bind off], you can turn the booties inside out and use that.) I used the Kitchener Stitch...
Weave in the ends and you're finished with the basic bootie!
EMBELLISHING:
Use the Duplicate Stitch or basic embroidery to decorate the booties.I used the Duplicate Stitch on the toes...
...and sometimes on the cuff too.
Here's what this bootie ended up looking like:
Make the other bootie to match.
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hey're so fun and fast to make, that I made a couple of other pairs. Copy these, be inspired by them, or totally make up your own patterns!
ENJOY, MAKE A WHOLE SET!
Join for working in the round, being careful to not twist the stitches.Round 1: *K1, p1, repeat from * to end of round.
Repeat Round 1 four more times.
Changing to US #4 double pointed needles and the Main Color (MC), knit 7 rounds.
INSTEP:Round 1: K20, bind off 9. (21 stitches)
Round 2: Bind off 1 and place a removable marker (or scrap of yarn) on that stitch, bind off 8 more, k11. (12 stitches)
Put the remaining 12 stitches onto one needle and working just those stitches back and forth...
Work 9 rows in stockinette stitch (ie purl 1 row, knit 1 row), starting and ending with a purl row.
Row 10: K1, ssk, knit to the last 3 stitches, k2tog, k1. (10 stitches)
Row 11: Purl
Rows 12 and 13: Repeat Rows 10 and 11. (8 stitches)
Row 14: Repeat Row 10. (6 stitches)
Bind off (in purl) the remaining 6 stitches.
SOLE:With the US #4 needles and the CC and starting with the marked stitch at center of the heel, pick up the 9 bound off stitches of the side of the heel...
...pick up 9 stitches along the instep...
...pick up 5 of the bound off stitches across the end of the toe, 9 stitches along the other side of the instep, and the 9 bound off stitches of the other side of the heel. (41 stitches)
If you haven't already, distribute the stitches evenly on three needles. You can also remove the marker or scrap yarn and just allow the tail to remind you of where the end of the round is.
Purl 1 round.
Knit 1 round.
Purl 1 round.
Next Round: K3, place a marker, k2tog, k11, ssk, place a marker, k5, place a marker, k2tog, k11, ssk, place a marker, k3. (37 stitches)
Purl 1 round.
Next Round: K3, slip marker, k2tog, knit to 2 stitches before next marker, ssk, slip marker, k5, slip marker, k2tog, knit to 2 stitches before next marker, ssk, slip marker, k3. (4 stitches decreased)
Repeat the last two rounds 2 more times. (25 stitches)
Purl 1 round, removing the markers.
Next Round: K3, k2tog, k3, ssk, k1, slip 1, k2tog, pass the slipped stitch over, k1, k2tog, k3, ssk, k3. (19 stitches)
Next Round: Purl to the last stitch, purl the last stitch together with the first stitch of the round. (18 stitches)
Slip the next 9 stitches onto one needle and the last 9 stitches onto another needle.
Use the Kitchener Stitch to graft the bottom of the sole together. (Or if you're more comfortable with a three needle bind off [the end of the 70's Ski Hat pattern shows the steps for a three needle bind off], you can turn the booties inside out and use that.) I used the Kitchener Stitch...
Weave in the ends and you're finished with the basic bootie!
EMBELLISHING:
Use the Duplicate Stitch or basic embroidery to decorate the booties.I used the Duplicate Stitch on the toes...
...and sometimes on the cuff too.
Here's what this bootie ended up looking like:
Make the other bootie to match.
They're so fun and fast to make, that I made a couple of other pairs. Copy these, be inspired by them, or totally make up your own patterns!
ENJOY, MAKE A WHOLE SET!