OZ Booties by Kathie Popadin

OZ Booties

Knitting
March 2023
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
30 stitches = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 1 - 2.25 mm
60 - 120 yards (55 - 110 m)
2.75 (3.25, 3.5, 4, 4.25)” | 7 [8, 9, 10, 11) cm (sole length)
English
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We’re off to see the wizard!

Inspired by my daughter’s favourite movie when she was a wee little thing, OZ Booties show off the vibrant green of the Emerald City and the yellow brick road taken by Dorothy and her friends to get there. These are easier than they look! They’re worked entirely in the round and the colourwork on the cuff is done with simple slipped stitches, so you’re only working with one colour at a time. They have an inside ribbed cuff that helps them stay on snugly. OZ Booties make perfect new baby, shower, birthday, 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. 18-36g fingering weight yarn in green, gray, and golden yellow (or your choice of colours!)
--US #1 | 2.25 mm needles or size needed for 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, working in the round, casting on, binding off, slipped stitches.


I love to see your finished booties, so tag me @KniftyPatterns on Instagram, Pinterest, or Facebook. Use #ozbooties so I can see your projects … happy knitting!


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