Making Waves Booties by Kathie Popadin

Making Waves Booties

Knitting
July 2022
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
32 stitches = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 1 - 2.25 mm
60 - 120 yards (55 - 110 m)
2.5 (3, 3.25, 3.5, 4)” | 6.5 (7.5, 8, 9, 10) cm (sole length)
English
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Make a splash with this fun and easy pattern!

Making Waves are sweet little booties with a gorgeous (and easy!) all-over textured wave stitch pattern. Make these in your favourite ocean blue or blue-green, or make them in variegated leftovers from your stash – the wave stitch pattern is fabulous for breaking up even the craziest variegated yarn. They have an inside ribbed cuff that helps them stay snugly on busy baby feet. These fun little booties make perfect new baby, shower, or holiday gifts.


SIZE:
Extra small, (Small, Medium, Large, Extra Large)
Finished sole length approximately:
2.5, (3, 3.25, 3.5, 4)” | 6.5, (7.5, 8, 9, 10) cm
Size will vary according to yarn selection and personal gauge.

MATERIALS:
--Approx. 12-24g fingering weight yarn
--US #1 | 2.25 mm needles OR SIZE NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE
--Tapestry needle for weaving in ends

GAUGE | TENSION:
Gauge is not critical, but it will affect the finished size of the booties. You are aiming for a fairly dense, rather than a loose, knitted fabric.
Approx. 32 sts = 4” | 10 cm in stockinette stitch.

SKILLS NEEDED:
Techniques include knit, purl, increases and decreases, knitting in the round, slipped stitches, casting on, binding off.


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