Need to dress up a baby in a hurry?

Tuxedo Booties are quick and easy with the bead “buttons” knitted right in! With a smart little ribbon bow tie, they look like a million bucks! The booties are knitted in the round and have a textured instep that looks like a dress shirt front. Tuxedo 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:
--Main colour (black): approx. 5-10 g fingering weight yarn
--Contrast colour (white): approx. 7-14 g fingering weight yarn
--US #1 | 2.25 mm needles OR SIZE NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE
--US #0 | 2 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, casting on, binding off.

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Happy knitting!

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