How to Knit Adorable Baby Booties With a Free Pattern and Tutorial
The booties are knitted in rounds on circular needles and are made without a single seam. These booties can be worn in at least three different ways. I-cord complements the colors of the booties and completes the work with a nice little bow.
Free detailed step-by-step video tutorial with the written pattern in the description is available on my YouTube channel Iuliia Craft - SimplyHandmade4EVERY1
Materials used:
- 100% Italian merino Wool 125m/50g (Two colors: white milk and pink)
- 100% cotton yarn 125m/50g
Merino wool that is used for these cute baby booties is very soft and not scratchy at all. Those qualities make it the perfect material for baby clothes. Knitting with this yarn is easy and fast. I regularly buy this yarn for different projects and one of my online orders arrived recently. You can take a closer glimpse at that yarn in different colors, prices, and delivery charges in my unpacking and review video.
I used circular knitting needles from Knitter's Pride Nova Platina for this project. However, straight needles in a set of 4 or 5 needles can be used too, as well, as short sock needles that are very popular these days.
Size of the sole of a bootie: 8*5cm Size for a newborn baby.
However, the size of the baby booties can be adjusted by knitting the longer sole of the bootie (extending the middle part of the sole). And adding additional loops from the sole to the heel part of the bootie.
Equipment:
- interchangeable knitting needles Knitter's Pride Nova Platina 2.5mm
- crochet hook 1.75mm
- yarn needle
- scissors
- 3 knit markers
Abbreviations:
Kn – Knit
P – Purl
Inc – Increase
Dec – Decrease
Rep – Repetition
… - Repetition from to
R – Row/Round
SOLE OF THE BOOTIE
White Milk Merino Wool
Cast on 5 loops
R 1: 5 Kn
R 2: 1 Kn, 1 Inc, 3 Kn 1 Inc, 1 Kn
R 3: 7 Kn
R 4: 1 Kn, 1 Inc, 5 Kn, 1 Inc, 1 Kn
R 5: 9 Kn
R 6: 1 Kn, 1 Inc, 7 Kn, 1 Inc, 1 Kn
R 7: 11 Kn
R 8: 1 Kn, 1 Inc, 9 Kn, 1 Inc, 1 Kn
R 9: 13 Kn
R 10: 1 Kn, 1 Inc, 11 Kn, 1 Inc, 1 Kn
R 11-46 (35 rows): 15Kn * 35 Rep
R 47: 1Kn, 1 Dec, 9 Kn, 1 Dec, 1 Kn
R 48: 13 Kn
R 49: 1 Kn, 1 Dec, 7 Kn, 1 Dec, 1 Kn
R 50: 11 Kn
Cast Off/Bind Off
Pick up 64 loops around the sole with white yarn.
Use one loop that was left from binding off
7 Rows/Rounds of Knits
Fold Knitting.
Bringing loops on the other side of the knitting
Placing markers
Heel Part – 35 loops (17+18) GARTER STITCH
Toe part – 29 loops (pattern: 1 knit, 1 purl*) *watch the video for details
Pink Merino Wool Yarn
Starting in the middle of the heel part
R 1: 64 Kn
R 2: 18 P, 1P, 1Kn14 Rep, 1 P, 17 P
R 3: 18 Kn, 1 P, 1 Kn(knits are knitted by the loops from the previous row/round) 14 Rep, 1 P, 17 Kn
R 4-16 (13 Rows/Rounds): Repeat Row 2 and Row 3 6 times, + 1 Row 2
R 17: 18 Kn, 1 P, 14 Dec, 17 Kn
R 18: 17 P, 1 Dec, 14 Kn, 17 P
R 19: 1 Dec, 14 Kn, 1 Dec, 14 Kn, 1 Dec, 13 Kn, 1
R 20: 1 P, 2 Kn, 2 P 3 Rep, 1 Kn, 1 Dec, 14 Kn, 2 Kn, 2 P 3 Rep, 2 Kn, 1 P
R 21: 1 P, 2 Kn, 2 P 3 Rep, 2 Kn, 7 Dec, 2Kn, 2P 3 Rep, 2 Kn, 1 P
R 22: 1 P, 2 Kn, 2 P 3 Rep, 2 Kn, 7 Kn, 2Kn, 2 P 3 Rep, 2 Kn, 1 P
R 23-31 (9 Rows): Repeat Row #22 nine times
White Merino Wool Yarn
R 32-56 (25 Rows): GARTER STITCH
Closing/Binding Off knitting
Pink Merino Wool Yarn
Reverse single crochet stitch
BEIGE YARN
Crochet an I-cord 44 cm long Insert an I-cord and hide ends of yarn inside
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