Knit Newborn Baby Striped Booties Pattern

Knit no-thumb mittens size:

Size: Newborn baby – 4 months

Gauge: 18 stitches = 4 inches in stockinette

Common abbreviations of knit stitches:

k – knit

k2tog – knit two together

skpo – Slip, Knit, Pass Over: Slip one stitch to the right needle knitwise, knit in the next stitch and drop this stitch off the left needle, insert the left needle into the slipped stitch, pass it over the knit stitch and it’s done.

Sk2p – slip, knit two together, pass over.

p – purl

Sl 1p – slip one stitch purlwise

Sl 1k – slip one stitch knitwise

p2tog – purl two together

p3tog – purl three together

sel s – selvage stitch: always slip the first stitch knitwise, work to the last stitch,   purl the last stitch

pm – place stitch marker

RS – right side

WS – wrong side

Newborn baby striped booties knitting pattern:

Color B:

Holding two needles together, cast on 26 sts. Leave a tail – before starting to knit, leave a length of yarn (about 10–15 cm / 4–6 inches) hanging. This tail will be used later to make a final seam.

Rows 1-15: sel s, knit all stitches, sel s. Knit until the piece measures 4.5 cm (2 in) and knit an odd number of rows in total .

Row 16: sel s, k8. Color A: k8, turn.

Row 17: sl 1p, p7, turn.

Row 18: sl 1k, k7, turn.

Row 19: sl 1p, p7, turn.

Color B: Do not cut the yarn. Pick up Color B where it was last used (at Row 16) and continue knitting).

Row 20: sl 1k, k7, turn. 

Row 21: sl 1p, p7, turn.

Row 22: sl 1k, k7, turn.

Row 23: sl 1p, p7, turn.

Color A:

Row 24: sl 1k, k7, turn. 

Row 25: sl 1p, p7, turn.

Row 26: sl 1k, k7, turn.

Row 27: sl 1p, p7, turn.

Color B:

Row 28: sl 1k, k7, pick up 6 sts along the side of the central piece and  knit each picked-up stitch through both loops. K8, sel s. Turn.

Row 29: sel s, k22, pick up 6 sts along the other side of the central piece and  purl each picked-up stitch through both loops. K8, sel s. Turn.

Rows 30-35: sel s, knit all stitches, sel s.

Shaping the sole:

Place stitch markers as follows: 15 sts, pm, 8 sts, pm, 15 sts.

Row 1: sel s, k21, skpo, turn.

Row 2: sl 1p, k6, p2tog, turn.

Row 3: sl 1k, k6, skpo, turn.

Row 4: sl 1p, p2tog, turn.

Repeat Rows 3 and 4 until you have 16 sts on your needles, distributed as 4–8–4.

1. 1. RS) 

• • Sl 1k, k6, skpo, return last two stitches to the left-hand needle, sk2p;
  • return last two stitches to the left-hand needle, sk2p;
  • return last two stitches to the left-hand needle, sk2p. Turn.

 

• • Sl 1p, k2, p3tog; 
  • holding working yarn in front, return last two stitches to the left-hand needle p3tog;
  • holding working yarn in front, return last two stitches to the left-hand needle p3tog;
  • holding working yarn in front, return last two stitches to the left-hand needle p3tog.

 

Cut the working yarn. Thread the tail left at the beginning onto a tapestry needle, fold the sock with the right side facing you, and seam the back by inserting the needle through the front loop of the piece closest to you and then through the back loop of the opposite piece, continuing to the end. Weave in all ends.

Knitting the ties:

Using a 4 or 4.5 mm crochet hook, make a simple chain approximately 40 cm (15.8 in) long. Thread the tie through the ankle part of the bootie. Optionally, add color-matching beads to the ends and secure each end with a knot.