Honey Baby Booties

By Spotlight

Another beautiful Living with Yarn project for you.

Final Result

Materials

• 1 x 50g ball 'Bella Baby' Honey 4ply
• Set of 4 double-pointed 3.75mm knitting needles
• Scissors
• Yarn needle
• 2 x small buttons

Size 0-3 months 3-6 months
Length 8.5cm 10cm

Step 1

LEFT BOOTIE

Sole
Using 2 needles, cast on 7 (9) sts.
Work 24 (28) rows of stocking st, cut yarn and leave sts on needle.

Sides
Note: Working with 3 needles, halve the sts over 2 needles and knit with the 3rd.
Row 1: Cast on 4 (5) sts, then with the RS of stocking st facing, working from the cast on edge, knit up 14 (15) sts along the side of the sole, knit across 7 (9) st from the sole, knit up 14 (15) sts down along the other side of the sole.
Turn and cast on 4 (5) sts... 43 (49)sts.
Row 2: (K1, P1) to end.
Row 3: (K1, P1) to end
These 2 rows form the Moss stitch
patt.
Work 7 rows in total. Cut yarn.

Step 2

Shape Instep
Row 1: Slip first 17 (20) sts, K6, sl 1, K1, psso, turn.
Row 2: P6, P2tog, turn.
Row 3: K6, sl 1, K1, psso, turn.
Repeat rows 2 and 3, 4 (5) more times.
Cast off 5 (7) sts knitwise, K2tog, pass previous st over.
Cast off 1 st.

Step 3

Back
Slip 11 (13) sts from the end of the right needle onto another needle and continue to work across these sts as follows:

Moss st to end.
P2tog, Moss st to end, 21 (25) sts. **
Work a further 4 rows in Moss st.
Cast on 11(13) sts, starting with a K st, work 2 rows in Moss st, 33 (38) sts.

Buttonhole Row: K1, P1, ybk, P2tog, Moss st to end.
Work 1 row Moss st.
Cast off in Moss st patt.

Step 4

RIGHT BOOTIE
Work as for Left to **.
Work a further 3 rows in Moss st.
Cast on 11(13) sts, starting with a K st, work 2 rows in Moss st, 33 (38) sts.

Buttonhole Row: K1, P1, ybk, P2tog, Moss st to end.
Work 1 row Moss st.
Cast off in Moss st patt.

Step 5

FINISHING
Oversew back half seam, then across bottom, to attach the back to the sole.
Join Instep top to sides at beg of cast off to match opposite side.
Weave in loose ends and attach button.

Abbreviation

K = knit
K2tog = knit next 2 sts together
P = purl
patt = pattern
P2tog = purl next 2 sts together
psso = pass slipped sts over
RS = right side
st/s = stitch/es
tog = together
ybk = yarn back

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