Size : 0-3 months
Requirements
UK double knitting, USA Light Worsted, AU 8ply
White 20g
Yellow 10g
36”(1mtr) of ¼ ”(1cm) wide ribbon
Knitting needles USA 5, UK 3.75mm
Gauge: using light worsted (3) and size 5/3.75mm needles over stockinette stitch, 11sts x 15 rows to 2”(5cm)
Abbreviations
k – knit, p – purl, st – stitch, k2tog – knit 2 together, p2tog – purl 2 together, st st – stockinette stitch,
g st – garter stitch, alt – alternate, beg – beginning, inc – increase, dec – decrease, rep – repeat,
tog – together, sl – slip, sl1 – slip one, yon – yarn over needle, m1 – make one, (by knitting into the front and then the back of the stitch)
Picot- there are 2 ways of joining the picot row, using the spare needle go to back of work and pick up every
second loop of the picot first row, knit 1st of main needle together with one stitch of the spare needle, then
knit one stitch of the main needle, continue like this to the end of the row, the other way is to sew it together,
catching a loop of the first row and a loop of the last row.
Bootees
Using white yarn cast on 28sts
Knit 5 rows
Row 6: (k3, p1) x 7
Row 7: purl
Row 8: k1, (p1, k3) x 6, p1, k2
Row 9: purl
Rep last 4 rows 1 more times
Row 18: ribbon row, * k3, yon, k2tog, rep from * to last 3sts, k3
Row 19: purl
Row 20: knit
Row 21: purl
Divide for foot
K19, turn, p10, work on these 10sts
Work 10 rows st st on these sts, break yarn
Rejoin yarn, pick up and k8sts evenly from side of instep, k10sts on needle, pick up and k8sts evenly down other instep then knit sts from needle, (44sts)
Change to yellow yarn
Picot (see note above)
Next row: purl
Next row: knit
Next row: purl
Next row: k1,* k2tog, yon, rep from * to last st, k1
Next row: purl
Next row: knit
Next row: purl
Change to white yarn
If you are going to knit together the picot row, use the row following
Next row: knit
Next row: purl
Next row: knit
Next row: purl
Next row: knit
Change to yellow yarn
Picot (see note above)
Next row: purl
Next row: knit
Next row: purl
Next row: k1,* k2tog, yon, rep from * to last st, k1
Next row: purl
Next row: knit
Next row: purl
Change to white yarn
If you are going to knit together the picot row, use the row following
Row 1: knit
Row 2: k1, k2tog, k12, k2tog, k10, k2tog, k12, k2tog, k1 (40sts)
Row 3: knit
Row 4: k1, k2tog, k11, k2tog, k8, k2tog, k11, k2tog, k1 (36sts)
Row 5: knit
Row 6: k1, k2tog, k10, k2tog, k6, k2tog, k10, k2tog, k1 (32sts)
Row 7: knit
Cast off
Sew up bootee seam, sew in threads, thread half of the 36”(1mtr) of ¼ ”(1cm) wide ribbon through the ribbon row on each bootie
