Daisy Stars Baby Booties by Christy Hills

Daisy Stars Baby Booties

Knitting
August 2014
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
6 stitches and 8 rows = 1 inch
in Stocking Sts
US 4 - 3.5 mm
92 - 122 yards (84 - 112 m)
(0-3, 3-6, 6-12, 12-18) months
English
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Skill Level: Easy

Skill needed: Knit & purl sts, increasing, decreasing, knitted cast on, working flat and seaming

Size: (0-3, 3-6, 6-12, 12-18) months

Booties Sole Length: Approx. (3.25, 3.6, 4, 4.7) in or (8, 9, 10, 12) cm

Gauge: 6 sts x 8 rows = 1”x 1” in Stocking sts

Needles and Materials: US # 4 (3.5 mm) needles, yarn needle, 4 buttons

Yarn: Category 4 medium worsted weight yarn approx. (92, 100, 110, 122) yds. Approx. (32, 35, 40, 47) yards for color A and approx. (60, 65, 70, 75) yards for color B. (You can also use any yarn or a needle size that give you the right gauge.)

Yarn I used in pictures: 100% Acrylic Caron Simply Soft and 100% Acrylic Lion Brand Heartland

Abbreviations & Methods:
K = Knit
P = Purl
Kfb = Knit in the front and knit in the back of the same stitch
SSK = Slip the first and second stitches one at a time as if to knit. Then insert point of left-hand needle into the fronts of these 2 stitches and knit them together
K2tog = Knit two stitches together
P3tog = Purl three stitches together
DSS (Daisy Star Stitch) = P3tog, do not drop these 3 sts and YO, then Purl the same 3 sts together again, drop off all 3 sts together

I also supported how-to knit YouTube video for Daisy Star stitch. The link is here. Take a look!

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