Neglected
I’ve been neglecting the site a little bit and I apologise to the 2 readers I have lol. A lot of things have happened recently I don’t want to get into now but I have something fun for any knitters out there to tackle. Knitting has been a great source of comfort for me recently.
I also have 4 sets of booties that need a good home!
In tan, pink, purple (2), and cream. So if you would like a pair comment. Should there be more that 5 requests I’ll do a random number generator thingy.
My bamboo knitting needles arrived. I was rather dissapointed actually. They haven’t been laquered enough and though I know they will get smoother with time at the moment I find them a little slow to work with.still I have one knit one small item. I’ll give them a fair trial soon. I quite enjoyed dipping the cord in hot water to straighten it out though lol, Mmmmm new barbie doll smell. I will investigate the milk resin type I recently heard about and maybe invest in a set of those. Thats if they come in circular points. I ♥ circular needles now. I never lose a needle now lol cos they’re attached!
Oh and I need some Double points for some little ideas I came up with and I think they would come out better if I had the correct needles and yarn.
Speaking of yarn, where in hell are all the East London Knitters?? I have searched high and low for a local wool shop and found none =C. Means long winded trips to central London for the time being then till I find some brands I am familiar and happy with. I had been using my moms old stash of baby wool but running low now T___T.
Click for the pattern
Cutie booties
A really simple, yet very attractive bootie pattern created by moi. It’s a good idea to start both at the same time as they tend to come out the same size then.
Size: 3-6 months*
Wool: Any Baby DK. You won’t need very much.
I used Family Favourite Courtelle as it’s machine washable and has a lovely felt feel.
Needles: 4.5mm *to end up with a smaller bootie use size 4mm, a larger use 5mm.
Cast on 25 Sts
- Row 1: Knit
- Row 2: Knit
- Row 3: K11 M1 K3 M1 K to end (27)
- Row 4: K1 M1 K2L M1 K1 (29)
- Row 5: Knit
- Row 6: K12 M1 K5 M1 Knit to end (31)
- Row 7: K1 M1 K2L M1 K1 (33)
- Row 8: Knit
- Row 9: K13 M1 K7 M1 Knit to end (35)
- Row 10: K
- Row 11: K
- Row 12: K
- Row 13: K
- Row 14: K
- knit 20, K2TOG Slip 1 YO turn.
- *K6 K2TOG slip 1 YO turn
*Repeat this step till 25 stitches remain.
Pattern.
- *K2TOG YO repeat to last st K1
- *Repeat to desired length
- K2 M1 K2L K1
Cast off loosely
OR
- Make 3 rows of pattern
- Knit row
- Purl row
- Knit row
- Make 3 rows of pattern
- *K1, P1 to end of row K1
- P1, K1 to end of row P1
*Repeat once
Cast off loosely
If you notice any errors please do comment. I’d love to see pictures of any booties you guys make!
Coming Soon
Once I figure out the pattern for these booties I will post these too.
September 14th, 2007 at 4:05 pm
Angela 10:27 pm
those booties are soooo cute and you are so hired when i finally am expecting. i hope to catch you online this weekend. if you have a webcam lets try to chat that way since i’m sure we can think of funny things to do and say with each other. i so wish that we lived in the same area and as promised, if something should EVER happen to John to where he’s not in my life anymore… consider me your new roomie for life =)