Ballet Slippers for Babies by Louisa FeltSoapGood

Ballet Slippers for Babies

Knitting
May 2019
Lace ?
18 stitches and 22 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette
US 6 - 4.0 mm
40 - 60 yards (37 - 55 m)
Newborn - 12 Months
English
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Ballet Slippers Knitting pattern for babies from Newborn to 1 year old.
You will need:
Materials: Fine Lace weight mohair or angora blend.
For very airy and lace look use 2-ply yarn
For the solid look use combined 2 strands of the same yarn or 4 ply mohair blend yarn.
All sizes up to 1 year use 4 - 6 gr (less then 0.25 oz) of fine yarn for a pair.
Optional additional materials:
Yarn needle, Scissors, Crochet hook in medium size (optional) – for the crocheted ties, Crochet hook fine (optional) – for the pearl beads knitted with row.

Tools: A pair of US6/4.0 mm needles.
Yarn needle, Scissors, Crochet hook in medium size (optional) – for the crocheted ties, Crochet hook fine (optional) – for the pearl beads knitted with row.

Slippers to fit girls for sizes NB (3,6,9,12) months.
Size Newborn descriptions are given separately.
Sizes 3(6, 9, 12) months description are given together.

This is a simple Beginner level pattern.
You need to know basic Knit and Purl stitches, how to decrease, and how to cast on and cast (bind) off.
Possible difficulty: Optional decorative pearl beads are knitted with one of the final rows. Search Internet to find out how to do it, or use fine needle and yarn to stitch the beads on after the work is finished.