These are timeless baby booties adapted for the modern knitter from an antique (c. 1886) pattern. They are very easy to make, especially since I have taken all of the Victorian-era weirdness out of the instructions for your convenience!

Ribbed cuff and textured leg are worked in the round, then the instep is knitted flat (kind of like a sock heel flap). Stitches are picked up around the instep and the bootie is finished with a garter stitch foot and a grafted sole.

My prototypes are knitted with Knit Picks Palette on US 1 carbon fiber DPNs. These are VERY elastic, and therefore the size isn’t well-defined. The cuff section has a circumference of about 3″ unstretched, and the leg stretches to about 7″ circumference. The foot is about 4″ long. I would estimate that these booties are probably a newborn size. The doll modeling the booties in the photos wears a size 0-3 months usually, so these are a bit tight on it but still work fine.