Easy Make, Easy On, BootiesBy Aunt B. Copyright 2005 - All Rights Reserved. Please make these for charity
I'm afraid I can't take credit for this concept, however, I did design the construction.
Red Heart Baby Soft Sport Yarn
Size
H hook
Finished
length of foot (my sample) = 2 1/2 inches (Preemie sized)
(size of hook and weight of yarn will change size)
(size of hook and weight of yarn will change size)
This
part is
worked in rounds, do not join, just keep working around. The pattern is
written in segments, not rounds.
Instep
Ch
2, 6scs
in 2nd ch from hook,
2scs
in next
6 sts,
sc
in next
st,
Bootie
ch
15, skip
1 st of instep, be careful not to twist ch,
sc
in next
11 sts,
sc
in each
ch,
(sc
in next
26 sts) 2 times,
sc
in next 3
sts,
(skip
1 st,
sc in next st) 3 times,
sc
in next 8
sts,
(skip
1 st,
sc in next st) 2 times,
sc
in next
10 sts,
fasten
off, leaving a 10 inch piece of yarn for sewing sole. Turn wrong side
out and stitch in both loops of each sc . Weave in ends
Top
(worked
in
rows)
R1..attach
yarn with a sc in stitch next to the skiped one in the instep, sc in
rem loop of next 15 chs, sc in next st. Ch 2 turn, (17 sts)
R2..
(ch 2
counts as first dc), dc in next 16 sts, ch2 turn
R3..sc
in
next st, (ch 2, sc in next st) 15 times, dc in last st.
Fasten
off.
Weave in ends
Tie
Ch
50 of contrasting color, weave in and out of dcs. I use a TINY amount
of fabric glue on the ends of the ties before cutting excess yarn.