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Marisa's Preemie
Slippers
Pattern Copyright Beverly A.
Qualheim 2005, 2007 - All Rights Reserved
"These tiny slippers were created from a photo sent to me of little
Marisa R. She only lived for 5 months, but she touched so many lives,
brought new friends together, and filled our hearts with
joy. Please make a pair of these for your local hospital, a hospital listed
on our PEDS page or
for another little one who needs some soft, tiny slippers. Or you
are also welcome to make a pair for the hospital where Marisa and her
twin
Angel were born. (see address at bottom of this page)" Bev Q
PATTERN: Size 8 knitting
needles
1/2 oz of Simply Soft yarn
Cast on 22 sts
Each row knit 1, purl 1
across. End with purl.
Start next row with knit
1,then purl 1.
Knit a square, approximately
18 rows. (3.25" x 3.25")
Cut yarn tail about 15" long
and thread onto yarn needle.
Carefully remove the sts from the needle and weave the yarn tail
through those sts.
Pull tightly to gather the
toe.
Fold slipper in half to form
slipper, and stitch from toe toward heel,
leaving about 1.25" open for foot to slip in.
Stitch heel shut. Make
a pompom and add to the middle of the
slipper as shown.
Finished slippers are approx.
1.5" tall, and 3.25" in length and will
fit a baby between 3 lbs and 5 lbs.
Can be adapted to any
size. Just add more or fewer stitches and
knit a square.
***
Click here to see a special memorial page for little Marisa.
CROCHETED
VERSION
To crochet Bev's
knitted preemie slippers:
Copyright 2005 Rachel
Lambert
with a soft worsted weight yarn and
g hook:Chain
15,
row 1
single crochet in second chain from hook and each chain across (14 sc)
rows
2-13 chain one and sc in each stitch across (14 sc)
you
should now have a flat square that measures about 3"
finish
off leaving a long tail for sewing together
thread
the yarn end into a long needle and then weave it through the stitches
down one side of the square. Now, give it a strong tug to gather
that side (this makes the toe area).
Fold
slipper in half, and stitch from the gathered toe toward the back,
leaving about 1¼ inch for the foot to slide in.
Now
stitch down the back, turn it right side out and add a pompom as shown
in the picture.
Tips and variations:
What
you are going for here is a square that's width is the
length of the baby's foot bottom. If you want to use baby
yarn or a smaller hook or maybe a hdc that is fine, just as long as you
have a square before assembly.
After
making the square, I finished off and then used a variegated yarn to
edge it (1 sc in each sc around and 3 in each corner). Leave the
long tail for stitching together with the variegated yarn.
After
stitching the slipper together and turning it right side out, you can
do a hdc edging around the
foot
opening (start at the front of one side and go around the back,
finishing off at the other front of the opening, do not join to the
other side). Weave a ribbon or chain of yarn through that edging
to
tie
in front. You don't need a pompom on this variation
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The hospital where Marisa and Angel were born
Ochsner NICU
Attn: Shelley Thibeau
1516 Jefferson Hwy
New Orleans, LA 70121
