THE LOULIE BOOTIES
Materials
Size: 3.25mm knitting needles Yarn: Fine/Sport weight yarn Suggested Yarn: Filatura di Crosa Zarina 1494 (330m/100g) Instructions Cast on 40 sts Row1: \*K2 ,P2. Rep from \* to end of row. Rep Row 1 for 5cm (approximately 24 rows). Row 1: \*K1, P1. Rep from \* for 26 sts. Turn. Leave rem 14 sts on a spare needle. Row 2: \*K1, P1. Rep from \* for 12 sts. Turn. Leave rem 14 sts on a spare needle. Row 3 & 4: \*P1, K1. Rep from \* for 12 sts. Row 5 & 6: \*K1, P1.Rep from \* for 12 sts. Row 7 & 8: \*P1, K1. Rep from \* for 12 sts. Row 9 & 10: \*K1, P1. Rep from \* for 12 sts. Break yarn. Leave these 12 sts on a spare needle.

Shape Foot:
Row 1: With RS of work facing, pick up 8 sts along right side of instep. \*P1, K1. Rep from \* for 12 sts. P2tog, K2tog, P1, K1, P1, K1 Pick up 8 sts along left side of instep. \*\*P1, K1. Rep from \*\* for 22 sts to end of row. Row 2: \*P1, K1. Rep from \* to end of row. Row 3 & 4: \*K1, P1. Rep from \* to end of row. Row 5 & 6: \*P1, K1. Rep from \* to end of row. Row 7: P1, K2tog, P1, \*K1, P1. Rep from \* for20 sts. K2tog, K1, P1, K2tog, K1, \*\*P1, K1. Rep from \*\* for 20 sts. P2tog, K1 (50 sts) Row 8: P1, \*K1, P1. Rep from \* for 22 sts. P1, K1, P1, \*\*P1, K1. Rep from \*\* for 24 sts to end of row. Row 9: P1, K2tog, P1, \*K1, P1. Rep from \* for18 sts. K2tog, P1, K1, P2tog, K1, \*\*P1, K1. Rep from \*\* for 18 sts. P2tog, K1. (46 sts) Row 10: \*P1, K1. Rep from \* to end of row. Row 11: P1, K2tog, P1, \*K1, P1. Rep from \* for16 sts. K2tog, K1, P1, P2tog, K1, \*\*P1, K1. Rep from \*\* for 16 sts. P2tog, K1 (42 sts) Row 12: \*P1, K1. Rep from \* for 20 sts. K1, P1, \*\*P1, K1. Rep from \*\* for 20 sts. Row 13: P1, K2tog, P1, \*K1, P1. Rep from \* for 14 sts. K2tog, P1, K1, P2tog, K1, \*\*P1, K1. Rep from \*\* for 14 sts. P2tog, K1. (38 sts) Row 14: \*P1, K1. Rep from \* to end of row. Row 15: P1, K2tog, P1, \*K1, P1. Rep from \* for 12 sts. K2tog, K1, P1, P2tog, K1,\*\*P1, K1. Rep from \*\* for 12 sts. P2tog, K1 (34 sts) Row 16: P1, \*K1, P1. Rep from \* for 16 sts. P1, \*\*P1, K1. Rep from \*\* to end of row. Row 17: P1, K2tog, P1, \*K1, P1. Rep from \* for 10 sts. K2tog, P1, K1 P2tog, K1, \*\*P1, K1. Rep from \*\* for 10 sts. P2tog, K1. (30 sts) Row 18: \*P1, K1. Rep from \* to end of row. Cast off. Sew sole and back seam.