My feet are always cold during the winter-months!
And as layering is the key to extra warmth I worked the Pine Forest Booties to be relaxed, comfortable and roomy enough to be worn over regular socks, or allow a nice lining in fabric to be set in.
And of course I wanted to please mye eyes as much as my feet, when working these “winter survivors”, and added all the wintery, rustic attributes I could think of . Lots of cables, ribbing, pompoms will make both my feet and eyes happy this winter!

The construction of the booties differs a bit from traditional sock-making. They are worked top-down and in the round to start of heel where stiches for mid-cable is put on hold while heel-flap is worked back and forth. Mid-stiches of heel are worked back and forth, integrating side-stiches from heel-flap, until all stiches are integrated. Stiches are picked up along the short sides of heel-flap and work is continued in the round, making instep, cable and sole in the same time. Toe is shaped by decreases in the sides. There are no seaming!!! Instructions guide you through the booties from top to toe in five clearly explained steps. There are row-by-row instructions as well as a chart for the cable-pattern.

You can choose from 2 sizes. As the cable-pattern is very elastic each size will cover several sizes between them. You might also modify by changing the gauge.
Size 1 Width of calf 30cm/11.8” Length of foot 26cm/10.2
Size 2 Width of calf 37cm/14” Length of foot 27.5cm/10,8”

I used the number one yarn at Ravelry: “Cascade 220” to work the booties. You will need 3 skeins for size 1, 4 skeins for size 4.
If you know in advance that you will be using the booties a lot it is a good idea to work the foot of bootie with a reinforcement tread along with the wool.