Shimmery Simple Knit Baby Booties

Materials:

• RED HEART® Baby Econo® 1802 Baby Blue - 1 skein
• Susan Bates® Double Pointed Knitting Needles: 4.5mm [US 7].
• Yarn needle

Measurements: Socks fit 3-9 months.

Abbreviations:

A = Color A
K = Knit
P = Purl
st(s) = stitch(es)
K2tog = knit 2 stitches together

Gauge: 16 sts = 4”; 24 rnds = 4” in St st. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size needles to obtain the gauge.

Special Abbreviation:

ssk (slip, slip, knit): Slip next 2 sts knitwise, one at a time, to right needle; insert point of left needle into the fronts of these 2 sts and knit them together from this position.

Instructions

Cuff

Cast on 24 sts, divided evenly on 3 needles, join to work in the round, making sure sts are not twisted.

Rnd 1: * K2, P2; repeat from * around.

Repeat Round 1 for 3”. Knit 2 rnds, dividing sts on last rnd as follows:

Needle 1: 10 sts;

Needle 2: 7 sts;

Needle 3: 7 sts.

Heel Flap

Work back and forth only on Needle 1:

Row 1: [Slip 1, K1] 5 times.

Row 2: Slip 1, P9.

Repeat Rows 1 and 2 four times.

Turn Heel

Row 1: K7, ssk, TURN.

Row 2: Slip 1, P4, P2tog, turn.

Row 3: Slip 1, K4, ssk.

Row 4: Slip 1, P4, P2tog – 6 sts.

Gusset

Needle 1: Knit 6 sts of Heel, then pick up and K5 sts along the edge of the heel flap;

Needle 2: K5, K2tog, and then ssk, K5 across next needle;

Needle 3: pick up and K5 sts along the other edge of the heel flap, K3 sts from Needle 1 – 28 sts:

Needle 1: 8 sts;

Needle 2: 12 sts;

Needle 3: 8 sts.

Foot

Round 1:

Needle 1: K5, K2tog, K1;

Needle 2: K4, K2tog, ssk, K4; Needle 3: K1, ssk, K5 – 24 sts.

Rounds 2 and 4: K

Round 3:

Needle 1: K4, K2tog, K1;

Needle 2: Knit;

Needle 3: K1, ssk, K4 – 22 sts.

Round 5:

Needle 1: K3, K2tog, K1;

Needle 2: Knit;

Needle 3: K1, ssk, K3 – 20 sts.

Work even (Knit every round) until foot measures 2½” (6.4 cm) from picked up sts.

Toe

Round 1:

Needle 1: K2, K2tog, K1;

Needle 2: K1, ssk, K4, K2tog, K1;

Needle 3: K1, ssk, K2 – 16 sts.

Round 2: K.

Round 3:

Needle 1: K1, K2tog, K1;

Needle 2: K1, ssk, K2, K2tog, K1;

Needle 3: K1, ssk, K1 – 12 sts. With Needle 3, K3 from Needle 1 – 6 sts on each of 2 needles. Cut yarn leaving an 18” (46 cm) end. Graft toe sts together.

Grafting

Thread yarn needle with yarn. Keeping the yarn needle and yarn under the points of the knitting needles, and holding the 2 needles together with yarn at the right of the back needle, work as follows:

* Insert yarn needle through first st of front needle as if to knit and slip the st off, insert needle through 2nd st of front needle as if to purl, but leave the st on the needle; insert yarn through first st on back needle as if to purl and slip the st off, insert yarn through 2nd stitch on back needle as if to knit, but leave st on needle. Repeat from * until all the sts are joined. Take care to draw yarn up so that gauge of grafting equals gauge of knitting.

Fasten off.

Weave in ends on wrong side.