An easy pattern for making baby bootees?

Question

I'm not very good at knitting, I can just about cast on and knit and then cast off. In fact about all I can knit is squares or scarves!

Knitting patterns seem so complicated and confusing to me.

Can anyone explain how to knit bootees please? Bearing in mind that I really don't understand how to read knitting patterns...

I'd love to make some cute little bootees for my newborn son. I know I could buy them off ebay or whatever but it'd be nice if when he's older I could keep them and remember that I'd made them myself for him.

Thank you! :)

M1 make one by making a backward loop on the needle or picking up a thread and working into the back of it.
rnd round === thank you, but I'm afraid I don't know what this means?

Answer 1

You will not be able to learn how to knit by asking questions on here. I think your best bet would be to find a local teacher to help you learn to knit and follow a pattern. Maybe a friend, someone at a senior center, or knitting classes at michaels or a local yarn shop. You might want to check out http://www.knittinghelp.com They have videos to show you the stitches.

Answer 2

The new Vogue KnitSimple issue has a very simple, fairly easy pattern for a lovely little baby bootie that looks like a Mary Jane. If you can cast on, increase by knitting into the front and back of a stitch and read the lines you can make these. However, take this pattern and rewrite it onto 3x5 cards first. It's an easy pattern, but this old knitter even had to think twice about what it said, so rewriting it will help you out here. Every new mother wants to make an heirloom for her child, there's no reason you can't too. If you get stuck, e-mail me.

Answer 3

I don't think their are any easy patterns for booties at such a basic level. Why not try sewing some. You can trace round a bought pair for a pattern and if you use felt you just need to stab stitch close to the edge. (Stab stitch push the needle through both layers and back again about 2mm from where the needle emerged). This is the right side so you get a ridged seam. Leave the front seam open above the ankle and make holes on either side to thread a lace through. If you have an eyeletter use this to strengthen the holes.
You can then decorate by sewing on small bits of felt in other colours making flowers or sailing boats or whatever you want.

Answer 4

Basic Circular Seamless Baby Bootees from the Bottom Up
©Megan Mills, 17th February 2004 [e-mail] http://megan.cc/SeamlessBootee

This bootee is very plain. It focuses on the technique of doing a circular seamless bootee and once you have done this you will be able to adapt most, if not all, other bootee patterns you have that are worked from the bottom up. It is very easy to adjust everything on this bootee. You can change the leg length and foot depth at will. With slightly more planning you can change the circumference, instep length and general size as well as adding any embroidery, colour or stitch patterns that may take your fancy. In fact there is no reason why you could not make an adult-sized bootee (slipper) with this method.

This sample was worked with size 2.75mm needles in 5-ply yarn that wrapped around my ruler 19 times to the inch (just shy of 2.5cm). The gauge was 7 stitches to the inch (2.5cm) measured over stocking stitch and the foot of the bootee measures 10cm (4 inches) long. If you just want to practice the method then do not worry about gauge for once - whatever needles and yarn you choose will still produce the correct shape even if the size is different.


Abbreviations:
K Knit
P Purl
st stitch
st st stocking stitch
g st garter stitch
O Over (or yarn forward)
S1 slip one
K2T knit two together
P2T purl two together
PSSO pass the slipped stitch over.
M1 make one by making a backward loop on the needle or picking up a thread and working into the back of it.
rnd round


Instructions:
Leaving a long tail to use later for grafting and using a provisional cast on method cast on 48 sts and join into a rnd. P24 and mark this as the beginning of the rnds.

Rnd 1: K1, M1, K22, M1, K2, M1, K22, M1, K1
Rnd 2: P
Rnd 3: K1, M1, K23, M1, K4, M1, K23, M1, K1
Rnd 4: P
Rnd 5: K1, M1, K23, M1, K8, M1, K23, M1, K1. You now have 60 sts.


Starting with a P rnd work 10 rnds g st (alternate rounds of P and K).

Instep:
K35, S1, K2T, PSSO, turn.
1) S1 P-wise, P10, S1 P-wise, P2T, PSSO, turn.
2) S1 K-wise, K10, S1, K2T, PSSO, turn.
Repeat 1) and 2) five times.
S1 P-wise, P10, S1 P-wise, P2T, PSSO, wrap yarn around 12th st of this rnd, turn, put the just-wrapped st back on the right needle, K11, work the next st together with a st or strand picked up from a rnd below (to avoid a hole), K12 to the end of the rnd.
K one rnd - on the 12th st work the st and the wrap together.

Eyelet rnd:
(K1, O, K2T) 12 times.

Do 15 rnds st st. Starting with a P rnd do 3 rnds g st. Cast off fairly loosely and weave tail around first cast-off st to mimic the chain along the top of the cast-off edge. Put your provisional cast-on sts onto double pointed needles and graft these sole sts together, weave in the ends but do not trim them until after laundering.

To make grafting easier you can use a contrasting, smooth piece of waste yarn and work across all the cast-on sts again. Half will be purled and half will be knitted to maintain the g st pattern. At the halfway point leave a loose loop of yarn so that it will be easy to manipulate later. Now when you graft the two sides together the contrast yarn provides a guide on how to go in and out of the sts correctly. Pull the waste yarn out. Tidy away the ends.

You can use a ribbon for the tie or you can make a twisted, crocheted or knitted cord. I used a 2-st I-cord (made on double pointed needles by casting on 2. Then every row is K2, do not turn. Instead push the sts to the other end of the needle - or transfer them back to the left needle - pull the yarn firmly across the back and K2 again.) When I had made the cord the length I like I threaded the yarn ends on a needle and wove them up through the centre of the cord for a short distance before cutting them off.

By opening the link at the start of the pattern you will find lots of other patterns for bootees. I hope one of them may be of use to you . Incase you don't know a rnd / rnds is a row/ rows, i don't think that is explained in the pattern .
Also if you google search " Knitting Instructions " , you will find links there, which give you hints and diagrams of how to form your stitches etc . Hope this helps. Sending best wishes to you and your new baby.

Answer 5

http://www.knittingpatterncentral.com/index.php has some fantastic patterns. As you are a beginner it would be helpful to you if you had the advice of a more experienced knitter. Have a look at http://www.stitchnbitch.co.uk/ and join up with a group in your area. Many groups are happy to accommodate children or it could be the place you go for a few hours off from parenting duties!

Answer 6

i would suggest that you learn to purl and know how to read a pattern.

first start out with very simple patterns and then work your way up. once you get the knit and purl along with knowing how to decrease down. you can try to make the baby booties.

otherwise I dont think youll get that far.

Answer 7

This is a answer for a angel.Go to the rag shop & get a pattern,&try some thing on your own from a book from a library. good luck u will do fine.

Answer 8

Go to www.knittinghelp.com. There are free videos to help you learn, and many of the people on the forum have small children. I am sure they will be able to help you with this.

Answer 9

These are so so cute...
http://www.michaels.com/art/online/projectsheet?pid=e03951&categoryid=32