Baby Booties
Diakonissa's Dress Shoes
Cast on 30 stitches using 4mm needles and DK/8ply yarn.
Row 1 - knit to end of row
Row 2 - k1 yo k13 yo k2 yo k13 yo k1: there are now 34 stitches
Row 3 - knit to end of row, knitting yarns-over from the left
Row 4 - k2 yo k13 yo k4 yo k13 yo k2: there are now 38 stitches
Row 5-14 - knit to end of row
Row 15 - k10 k2tog nine times k10: there are now 30 stitches
Row 16 - knit to end of row
Row 17 - k8 k2tog, then while casting off k2tog k2tog k1 k2tog k2tog,
then, no longer casting off, k2tog k8:
there are now 18 stitches remaining on the needles
Row 18 - k9, cast on 4, k9: there are now 22 stitches
Row 19 - knit to end of row
Row 20 - cast off knitwise
Sew up sole and back.
Takes about 25-30g cotton yarn.
Baby Boy Dress Shoes
Cast on 30 stitches using 4mm needles and DK/8ply yarn.
Row 1 - knit to end of row
Row 2 - k1 yo k13 yo k2 yo k13 yo k1: there are now 34 stitches
Row 3 - knit to end of row, knitting yarns-over from the left
Row 4 - k2 yo k13 yo k4 yo k13 yo k2: there are now 38 stitches
Row 5 - knit to end of row
Row 6 - knit to end of row
Rows 7-14 - repeat Rows 5-6
Row 15 - k11, k2tog 4 times, ssk 4 times, k11: there are now 30 stitches
Row 16 - purl to end of row
Row 17 - k11, k2tog twice, ssk twice, k11: there are now 26 stitches
Row 18 - purl to end of row
Row 19 - k9, k2tog twice, ssk twice, k9: there are now 22 stitches
Rows 20-23 - knit to end of row
Row 24 - cast off knitwise
Sew up sole and back.
Takes about 25-30g cotton yarn.
Stockinette Dress Shoes
Cast on 30 stitches using 4mm needles and DK/8ply yarn.
Row 1 - knit to end of row
Row 2 - k1 yo k13 yo k2 yo k13 yo k1: there are now 34 stitches
Row 3 - knit to end of row, knitting yarns-over from the left
Row 4 - k2 yo k13 yo k4 yo k13 yo k2: there are now 38 stitches
Row 5 - knit to end of row
Row 6 - knit to end of row
Rows 7-14 - repeat Rows 5-6
Row 15 - k10, k2tog four times, k2, ssk four times, k10: there are now 30 stitches
Row 16 - knit to end of row
Row 17 - k8, then while casting off: k1, k2tog thrice, ssk thrice, k1
then, no longer casting off, 8:
there are now 16 stitches remaining on the needles
Row 18 - k8, cast on 4, k8: there are now 20 stitches
Row 19 - knit to end of row
Row 20 - cast off knitwise
Sew up sole and back.
Takes about 25-30g cotton yarn.
Anna's Ugg Boots
Use 4mm needles and DK/8ply yarn.
To begin, create a slip-knot on one side of a set of 4.5mm circular needles. Holding each end of the needle parallel, wrap ten times around the needle from the bottom, around the front, and over the top.
Holding the wraps carefully in place, pull the bottom needle through to use as the working needle. Carefully knit ten stitches on the top needle, slipping the knot off and holding it tightly so things don’t loosen as you rotate the needles. Knit the ten stitches from the new top needle: at this point you may let go and it won’t unravel. You have 20 stitches in total, ten on each side of the magic loop.
This is called a “Turkish Cast On” and you may watch a video of it here.
Row 2 - *k1 yo k1 yo k6 yo k1 yo k1* twice: there are now 28 stitches
Row 3 - knit to end of row
Row 4 - *k1 yo k2 yo k8 yo k2 yo k1* twice: there are now 36 stitches
Row 5 - knit to end of row
Row 6 - *k1 yo k2 yo k12 yo k2 yo k1* twice: there are now 44 stitches
Rows 7-8 - knit to end of row
Row 9 - purl to end of row
Rows 10-12 - *k1 p1* to end of row
Rows 13-16 - knit to end of row
Row 16 - k19 k2tog k2 ssk k19: there are now 42 stitches
Row 17 - k18 k2tog k2 ssk k18: there are now 40 stitches
Row 18 - k17 k2tog k2 ssk k17: there are now 38 stitches
Row 19 - k16 k2tog k2 ssk k16: there are now 36 stitches
Row 20 - k15 k2tog k2 ssk k15: there are now 34 stitches
Row 21 - k14 k2tog k2 ssk k14: there are now 32 stitches
Row 22 - k13 k2tog k2 ssk k13: there are now 30 stitches
Row 23 - k12 k2tog k2 ssk k12: there are now 28 stitches
Row 24 - k11 k2tog k2 ssk k11: there are now 26 stitches
Row 25 - k10 k2tog k2 ssk k10: there are now 24 stitches
Rows 26-40 - *k1 p1* to end of row
It takes approximately 3 hours and approximately 45-50g of 4 Seasons 8-ply Pure Wool to make a pair of booties.