About to begin a new ‘adventure’ - baby booties! I’ve been invited to a baby shower (Sat 16th) & I want to knit something small & cute to use as a package (gift card) decoration & they could be worn if so desired. After much looking around, I found a pair of booties that are cute AND are knit in the round so I don’t have to seam. I have always wanted to knit baby booties/socks so now I am motivated to give it a try.
The “new” part is using Judy’s Magic Cast on which gives you a seamless toe or in this case, a seamless sole for the bootie. I use “Magic Loop” whenever I can, so that is a non-event for me. The yarn used is worsted weight (hip hip hooray!) & I have a skein I just bought to make some fingerless mitts for the tech at PT. It’s Hobby Lobby ILTY so it’s soft and the color is “Stonewash” which is blue ... close to a “Carolina” blue which was the tech’s favorite color. The baby is a boy so the blue is perfect.
The booties have 3 different looks - I favor the roll top with a ribbon .... assuming all goes well, I could make them in the two appropriate styles (the other is a ribbed cuff) & see which I like best.
I was out in the garden from 7 pm until dark last night & I worked on a shade for one of my jalapeno plants inside this morning while watching a Wimbledon match - this is relevant because ..... I am caught up on the garden for today and I can KNIT! :-)
Here’s a link to the baby bootie pattern:
Seamless Baby Booties
https://www.liesbraam.com/p/seamless-baby-booties.html
Knitting Help - Judy’s Magic Cast-On (I love VeryPinkKnits tutorials - they’re all excellent):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV9UaFgZ6Q0
I like the roll-top with ribbon, too. Can’t wait to see them!
I scored two skeins of Bernat Softee Baby yarn for $1.00 each (Pink Ombre and Mint Green, 4.25 oz each) at my local thrift shop, yesterday. Those will be made into the Premie baby caps I like to make for one of my charities.