FINISHED MEASUREMENTS Length: 60 inches/153 cm Width: 10 inches/25cm GAUGE 10 cm/4 in. = 22 sts x 30 rows. MATERIALS 25g worsted weight yarn 5 dpns size 3.5mm 1 tapestry needle This is a garter stitch bootie with a ruffled top, worked on double pointed needles. It's constructed from the top down, first with the cuff, then the instep, the sides and finally the sole. This project is perfect for using up oddments and has the added bonus of no sewing required. You have to weave it ends, but it does get you away from traditional bootie patterns where you spend more time sewing than knitting. ABBREVIATIONS
| K | Knit |
| P | Purl |
| Ssk | SSK-slipstitchfromleftneedletorightasiftoknit,repeatfornextsts.Insertleftneedleintothe2 slipped sts, so that left needle in front of right needle. Knit these 2 sts tog. |
STITCHES
Garter Stitch In the round - alternate Knit and Purl Rounds Flat - knit every row
INSTRUCTIONS
Top of bootie (worked in the round): Work this section using 4 dpns, 3 with live stitches and using the 4th to work sts. Cast on 60 sts, dividing onto 3 dpns so that there are 20 stitches on each needle. Join carefully so as not to twist. \*k2, cast off 2 \*, repeat \* to \* until all stitches worked. You should have 30 sts remaining. P1 round \*\*k3, 2 tog\*\* repeat from \*\* to \* untillsts in this round has been worked. You should have 24 sts remaining. Work in garter stitch for 1 inch, ending with a purl row. (K2tog, yo) repeat 12 times P 1 round Work in garter stitch for 2 rows, ending with a purl row.
Instep (worked flat, i.e. back and forth)
Work this section using 4 dpns, 2 to work the instep, 2 to hold the heel sts. Instep is worked, back and forth on 8 sts. So you will work across one of the 3 needles, continuing in garter sts.
Work this section using 5 dpns, 4 with live stitches and using the 5th to work sts. With spare dpn, pick up 11 sts across the instep stitches. Work across heel sts, pick up 11 sts across the other side of step sts. You should have a total of 46 sts. Arrange these sts so that there are 8 for the toes (which is the starting point for new round), 11 across one side of instep, 16 across heel, 11 across other side of instep. Work 9 rounds garter sts, ending at the start of the 8 toe sts. (NB: the last round is a purl round Sole (worked flat, i.e. back and forth) The sole is worked flat in garter stitch and attached to the side sts as you go along by using ssk and p2 tog. This forms a chain of sts down the edge of the sole. Work this section using 5 dpns, 4 with live stitches and using the 5th to work sts. K across 7 toe sts, ssk, turn \*\*s1, kacross 6 sts, p2togturn\*\*\* Continue working \*\* to \*\* until there 8 heel sts remain. Turnbootieinsideout and doa 3needlebind-off to attach the 8 sole sts to the 8 heel sts. Sew in yarn ends from cast-on and cast-off.
Repeat for second bootie. Thread some Louise Harding Sari ribbon through the yarn-over part of the bootie so that you can tie this around the baby's ankle to avoid having the bootie kicked off.
