Knitting Project - "Converse" Baby Booties!!!
I originally found the pattern for this project here, but it has been slightly altered and I'm adding
more basic instructions for those of us who aren't expert knitters!
Skills Used:
Yarn Over (yo) –
Slip Knit Pass (K2 TOG TBL) = k2 togtbl
Wrap & Turn (turn) - Slip the next stitch as if to purl, then bring the yarn to the front of the work and
slip the stitch back onto the left hand needle. You'll notice the wrap sort of covering the stitch form
the previous row. When you turn the knitting to work the wrong side, the yarn is in position in
what's now the front so you can purl to your next turn.
Slip (sl)
Purl two together (p2tog)
Pass Slipped Stitch Over - single decrease (psso) - Knit two together (k2tog)
Slip slip knit (K2 TOG TBL) Materials:
Main Color - Red (MC)
Contrast Color 1 -White (CC1)
Contrast Color 2 -Black (CC2)
I used a worsted weight yarn for this project
1 pair size 5 and 6 straight needles
Other Supplies
Large-eye yarn needle
White felt
Sewing needle & black thread
Small, star shaped button to match the MC
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Pattern
To Begin
With smaller needles and CC1 cast on 26 stitches and knit 1 row.
Row 1: k1, yo, k11, [yo, k1] twice, yo, k11, yo, k1.
Row 2, 4, 6, 8, 10: knit (when you reach the yo knit in the back of the stitch).
Row 3: k2, yo, k11, yo, k2, yo, k3, yo, k11, yo, k2.
Row 5: k3, yo, k11, [yo, k4] twice, yo, k11, yo, k3.
Row 7: k4, yo, k11, yo, k5, yo, k6, yo, k11, yo, k4
Row 9: k5, yo, k11, [yo, k7] twice, yo, k11, yo, k5
The increases used in this first part created different direction slants that will help shape the
bootie. In this picture I highlighted those "seams" with purple lines:
Next - Change to larger needles
Row 11: knit across using CC1
Row 12: purl with CC1
Row 13: knit across using CC2 (this is the black stripe along the bottom)
Row 14: purl CC1
Row 15: knit CC1
Row 16: purl CC1
Row 17: knit MC
Row 18: p19 MC, p13 CC1, p19 MC
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Shape Instep
Using MC and CC.
Row 1: k19 MC, k10 CC1, K2 tog tbl CC1, turn.
Row 2: sl 1, p7CC1, p2tog, turn.
Row 3: sl 1, k7, K2 TOG TBL, turn.
Row 4: sl 1, p7, p2tog, turn.
Row 5: sl 1, k7 CC1, sl 1 CC1, k1 MC, psso, turn
Row 6: sl 1, p7 CC1, p2tog MC, turn.
Row 7: sl 1, k7 CC1, K2 TOG TBL MC, turn.
Row 8: sl 1, p1 MC, p5 CC1, p1 MC, p2tog, turn.
Row 9: sl 1, k2 MC, k3 CC1, k2 MC, K2 TOG TBL, turn.
Using MC only now
Row 10: sl 1, p7, p2tog, turn.
Row 11: sl 1, k7, K2 TOG TBL, turn.
Row 12: sl 1, p7, p2tog, turn.
Row 13: sl 1, k7, K2 TOG TBL, turn.
Row 14: sl 1, p7, p2tog, turn.
Row 15: sl 1, k7, K2 TOG TBL, knit to the end of the row.
Row 16: p 21, p 2 tog, purl to the end of the row (35 stitches).
Side One
Row 1: k11, yo, k2tog, k1 (place remaining stitches on stitch holder) (FYI - by doing a yarn over
and then a decrease you're creating little holes for the laces)
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Row 2: Purl
Row 3: k11, k2tog, k1
Row 4: Purl
Row 5: k10, yo, k2tog, k1
Row 6: Purl
Row 7: k10, k2tog, k1
Row 8: Purl
Row 9: k9, yo, k2tog, k1
Row 10: Purl
Row 11: k9, k2tog, k1
Row 12: knit
Row 13: knit
Bind Off
Side two
Place 14 stitches from the stitch holder back onto your needle
Row 1: k1, K2 TOG TBL, yo, k11
Row 2: Purl
Row 3: k1, K2 TOG TBL, k11
Row 4: Purl
Row 5: k1, K2 TOG TBL, yo, k10
Row 6: Purl
Row 7: k1, K2 TOG TBL, k10
Row 8: Purl
Row 9: k1, K2 TOG TBL, yo, k9
Row 10: Purl
Row 11: k1, K2 TOG TBL, k9
Row 12: Knit
Row 13: Knit
Bind Off
Tongue
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Place the final 7 Stitches from the Stitch marker onto the needle.
Row 1: k across
Row 2: p across
Rows 3, 5, 7 & 9: k across
Rows 4, 6, 8 & 10: k1, p5, k1
Row 11: K2 TOG TBL, k3, k2tog
Row 12: p across
Bind Off
To finish
Using your large-eye yarn needle stitch up the bottom and up the back of the bootie. For this, I
have found that stitching it up with the project inside-out creates a more refined finish.
For the laces you can either create an I-cord, do a single row of crocheting, or (like me) just make
a simple braid! 16 inches is a sufficient length for the laces.
And the most important finishing touch is the star emblem! For this, I cut out a circle of white felt
and hand stitched it onto the outer side of the bootie (either side can be the outer side, just make
sure you don't sew it onto the same side of both of the booties in the pair) using black thread.
Then I attached a small, star shaped button in the center of the white circle.
These fit a 10 month old nicely, so I would say they could fit anywhere from a 6 month old to an 18
month old (especially since there is a good amount of stretch since they're knit
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