Infant’s High Bootees

For detail see Designs in Knitting and Purling, pages 12–13

MATERIALS

SUNLIGHT four-fold Germantown

2 skeins white

1 skein colored

3 Steel Knitting Needles, No. 12

1 yard of ribbon, ½ inch wide

INSTRUCTIONS

(Written for white and blue.)

These comfortable bootees are knitted in white and blue and trimmed with blue ribbon.

Use blue yarn; begin at top and cast on 54 stitches.

1st row: * Knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 3 and repeat from * to end of row. The row will end with purl 3.

2nd row: Slip 1 (always slip 1st stitch for every row), knit 2, * purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 3 and repeat from * to end of row.

Repeat 1st and 2nd rows for the length of 2 inches.

Begin with white yarn.

1st row: Knit plain.

2nd row: Purl the stitches.

3rd row: * Knit 1, yarn over needle, knit 2 together and repeat from * to end of row.

4th row: Purl the stitches and purl yarn over needle as 1 stitch.

These 2 last rows make the beading for the ribbon.

5th row: Knit plain.

6th row: Purl the stitches.

7th row: Knit 1 and purl 1 to within 20 stitches (last stitch will be knitted); turn. Slip 1st stitch; purl 1, knit 1 to within 20 stitches (last stitch will be purled); turn. Slip 1; knit 1, purl 1 to within 16 stitches; turn. Work on next needle also to within 16 stitches. Now repeat, adding 4 more stitches to every needle until all the remaining stitches at each end are worked in.

Repeat the pattern (always knit the purled stitch and purl the knitted stitch) and work forward and back.

Make 2 rows.

3rd row: Decrease 1 stitch at each end of row and repeat this row every 10th row, 3 times more. Make next decreasing on the 8th row; then 2 more decreasings on the 6th row, each time.

Work 12 rows.

Now leave 12 stitches on each side and repeat pattern on 16 stitches in middle for the instep.

69Make 20 rows.

Pick up 11 stitches on each side of last knitted piece.

Put all the stitches (62) on 2 needles. Begin with the blue yarn on right side of work; knit plain 2 rows (or 1 rib).

3rd row: Knit 24 stitches, increase 1, knit 14, increase 1 and knit to end of row.

Next row knit plain.

Repeat 3rd row on each of the next 2 ribs.

Make 6 more ribs for the foot.

On the 3 last ribs decrease 1 stitch for each rib at the toe and on the last rib decrease 1 stitch at each end of the needle.

Bind off and sew together.

Finish off top with a picot edge: Make a single crochet on the top then a chain of 3 stitches; make 1 single crochet in 1st stitch of the chain, another single crochet on the top and repeat.

Draw ribbon through and tie.

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