Knitted Bootees for a Special Baby
Well - it's so much talked about I could not let it pass without a little commemoration could I?
Just make sure you make them for your own special baby - I am sure the Palace is exploding with little woolly items (and in one of the hottest month's on record...).
This is the knitted set which is fairly plain with a discreet eyelet pattern, and should be quite simple to make.
Bootees (make 2)With No 10 needles, cast on 33 sts. and knit 1 row. 1st - 4th rows: Knit. Repeat the last 2 rows 4 times more. Next row: as 5th row. Work 14 rows in stocking stitch on these 13 sts. Rejoin yarn to inside edge of 10 sts, then knit up 10 sts along side
of foot; knit across 13 sts on needle, knit up 10 sts from other side
of foot, finally knit across remaining 10 sts. [53 sts] Shape toe: 1st row: (k1, k2tog, k21, k2tog)
twice; k1. Cast off. Make UpPress lightly on wrong side. Join seam. |
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