Strawberry Booties by Kathie Popadin

Strawberry Booties

Knitting
May 2010
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
32 stitches = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 1 - 2.25 mm
75 - 150 yards (69 - 137 m)
2.5 (3, 3.25, 3.5, 4)” | 6.5 (7.5, 8, 9, 10) cm (sole length)
English
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Sweet little Strawberry Booties for sweet babies!

The booties are knitted in the round and can be tied with ribbon or knitted i-cord ties to help them stay snugly on busy baby feet. The seeds are knitted right in and the booties are topped with a lacy, leafy cuff.

Strawberry Booties make perfect 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. 18-33g fingering weight yarn; MC (red) approx. 10 (12, 14, 16, 20)g; CC (green) approx. 8 (9, 10, 11, 13)g
--US #1 | 2.25 mm needles or size needed to obtain gauge
--Tapestry needle for weaving in ends
--Optional: 1 yard | 1 meter of 1/4” | 6mm ribbon

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, casting on, binding off.


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Happy knitting!


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