Baby Booties to Match Berry Sweater
Booties:
Size: Small (3-6 months) and large (6-12 months). (Changes for large size are in brackets)
Materials:
1 pair 4mm (size 6) needles and 3.75 needles (for ribbed top)
1 ball Microspun, in Magenta or French Vanilla (leftovers from sweater will be more than sufficient)
tapestry needle
contrasting color ribbon (if desired), about 2 feet per bootie.
Pattern Notes:
•Worked starting from sole.
•Increases are worked by knitting into the front and back of the next stitch.
•Instructions are given for a lace top and a ribbed top.
•Leave a long yarn end after casting off for easier seam sewing.
•ssk is: slip next two stitches onto right needle knitwise, insert left hand needle back into stitches, and knit together.
Sole & Toe shaping:
Cast on 23(29) sts
Knit 2 rows
Row 3: k11(14), inc1, k1, inc1, k11(14)
Row 4: k1, inc1, k23(29), inc1, k1
Row 5: Knit
Row 6: K12(15), inc1, k3, inc1, k12(15)
Row 7: k1, inc1, k27(33), inc1, k1
Row 8: knit
Row 9: k13(16), inc1, k5, inc1, k13(16)
•small size: knit until piece measures 1.5 inches.•
•large size:
Row 10: Knit
Row 11: Knit
Row 12: k16, inc1, k7, inc1, k16.
Knit until piece measures 1.75 inches.•
Instep:
Row 1: k20(25), k2tog, sl 1, bring yarn to front (byf), turn work
Row 2: sl 1,k6(8), k2 tog, sl 1, byf, turn work
Repeat Row 2 until you have 23(29) sts left. Knit to end of row. (Large: increase one stitch at the end of this row.)
Lace top:
Row 1: k2, *k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k2* Repeat
Row 2: purl
Row 3: k1, *k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk* repeat to last st, k1
Row 4: Purl
Repeat these 4 rows, 4 times for small, 5 times for large. Cast off with a larger size needle.
Ribbed top:
Change to 3.75 mm needles and CC yarn.
Work a k1, p1 rib for 2.5(3) inches. Cast off with a larger size needle. For a seamless top which can be folded over (as shown), switch to double-pointed needles, inc 1 st, and work in the round.
Finishing:
Sew seams. Weave in yarn ends. Affix ribbon to bootie securely.
This pattern is for personal use only. If you would like to share it, send your friends to this site. Copyright 2007, Rachel Abrams
Labels: baby, knit pattern, microspun
posted by Tangle @ 9:53 AM
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Thanks so much - they are adorable!
they're simply adorable! thanks a lot for sharing
Thank you for the pattern! I recently made the booties for a friend due in September. I can't tell you how happy I am with them. I will post about them and show a photo when my friend receives the gift.
Thank you for sharing your pattern. I just finished the first bottie, with a ribbed cuff. My best friend is having a boy in less than two months, and I'm making a pair in mint green with a blue cuff. :)
I have just finished knitting a little outfit for my neighbours baby due in September and these will finish it off nicely.....thank you!!
Is there a gauge for this pattern?
I would just like to say a BIG thank you. I am left handed and a fairly experienced knitter, but knitting bootees have always proved a problem. This pattern works really well and I am very pleased with the finished result.
Ronnie :)
i am confused with the amount of stitches. i am making the smaller pair, which meant i needed to cast on 25, but it doesnt coincide with the stitches in row 3. please help!
On Row 3 you begin making increases, so your total number of stitches grows to 27, then row 4 has 29, etc until you have 33 total after row 9.
Then the instep is created by making the k2tog decreases which will bring you back down to 23 sts for the cuff. Happy knitting!
thanks so much for answering my question, but there still is a problem. in row three, including the increases there are only 26 stitches. am i missing something?
Hi, thanks for this pattern! I started out well, but seem to be stuck on the instep. If I follow the instructions on the pattern, I still have stitches left on my row! What am I doing wrong?
I would appreciate your help, my cousin is due in August!
i am having the same problem as sarah. i have a lot more stitches than i should. this pattern needs to be edited.
These are wonderful. They're my standby gift when people find out they're expecting. Thank you so much for the pattern
I just wanted to say these are the most adorable and EASY to follow instructions I've had the pleasure to knit, have forwarded the site to my daughter, thanks so much
You're supposed to have stitches left on your needles when you make a turn on the instep.
Thank you for this adorable ensemble. Any chance you might create a matching mitten pattern?
Stuck on row 3!? The number of stitches does not add up. If I start with 31 on row 1 and knit 14+1+14 on the row 3, I have stitches left on my needle. What do I do?
Oh dear! I have indeed made a mistake! The small booties should be cast on with 23 sts and the large with 29 stitches. So sorry for the confusion this has caused!
So I just finished the first row of the lace top on the small pattern...is it suppose to end on a knit? because I just ended on the ssk.......
If you had 23 sts total on your needles when you started the lace, then you will end with k2, not ssk. You may have made too many decreases, or not enough. The lace is a repeat of 7 stitches, so if you're only off by one stitch you can re-center it. You will need that knit stitch at the end as a selvage.
Thanks, I had 23 stitches but I think I might have knit to the wrong end from the instep-I did the slip and turn and knit the rest of the larger side to the end of the row. I did recenter on the 3rd repeat of the lace :).
Another question though for the ssk do you slip the two together or separate?
I slip them separately.
I am having a problem I tried both the smaller and larger pattern but by the time I got to the third row I didn' have enough stitches to do the last "knit 11 sts". In both cases I was short 2 stitches to make the 11 or 14 in the larger bootie. Help please?
What method are you using to make your increases? If you are knitting into the back and front of a stitch, then you'll have to do that on the 11th and 13th sts, not after them.
To Tangle: Yes I am knitting into the back and front of the stitch for my increases. Is that for the small or larger version of the bootie?
yes, that's for the small version. For the large, knit 13, make knit in front & back, k1, knit in front & back again, k 13.
Hope this helps.
Hi, I think I am being very stupid and need help. I have only just started to learn how to knit and this is my first project. I have made the sole and don't know how to do the instep. Is it a continuation of the sole or do I cast off the sole and cast on to make the instep? What does turn mean? Please help as they are such pretty booties.
To make the instep, you don't cast off anything. You will turn the work around in your hands and start knitting in the other direction on the other side of the work with the extra stitches left unworked. They will get their turn! bringing the yarn to the front before you turn will prevent a hole from forming when you do this.
I am about to proceed with these marvelous booties for my Great Grand Child who will be born in Oct. I am reading all the posts and hope that I can accomplish this task without much trouble.
It's been a long time since I was knitting and the term: ssk is not familiar. I guess I can find out but it would be nice if you tell me and wish me luck. I will try the lace tops for newborn.
SSK is a left-leaning decrease. You slip the next two stitches knitwise, separately, and then knit them together.
You can substitute sl 1, k1, psso.
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