For connoisseurs of hand-made, the question of how to knit baby booties always remains relevant. It is a great pleasure to create a tiny first shoe for a child. In addition, it usually does not take much work and does not take much time. Beginner needlewomen can try to knit booties on two needles.
Yarn selection
Before knitting booties for newborns or older babies, choose the right work yarn. Follow these simple rules:
- when knitting for children, choose natural cotton, wool, acrylic;
- acrylic is a godsend for little allergy sufferers;
- a great choice for a baby - a mixture of acrylic and cotton;
- the yarn should be soft, thornless, excluding skin irritation;
- for booties, choose only threads from trusted manufacturers using high-quality dyes;
- do not choose yarn with pile, which can get into the child's mouth.
Preliminary calculations
Before knitting booties with knitting needles corresponding to the thickness of the thread, be sure to make a sample of knitted fabric measuring 10x10 cm. This will help to correctly calculate the number of loops in the process. The main parameter that you need is the length of the baby's foot.
Even if you do not know the size of your future shoes, be guided by generally accepted standards:
- you need to knit booties for a newborn - make a foot 8-9 cm;
- for crumbs from three months old to eight months - 10 cm;
- 8-9 month old baby - 11 cm;
- child from 10 months to a year - 13 cm.
How to knit booties for beginners
Start knitting booties with knitting needles from top to bottom, that is, from the cuff to the sole. Cast on 38 initial loops on the needles and make 4-6 rows (depending on the desired height of the elastic upper of the shoe) with an elastic band, alternating 2 front - 2 purl.
Attention:
Remove one of the loops in the middle, without knitting, onto the working (right) knitting needle. Perform the next thread bow with the front one, and only then knit the removed one in the same way. In front of you is the central overlap of the loops, along which you will be guided, expanding the bootie.
Tie along an additional thread on the left and right of the center overlap. To create a new loop, insert the needle into the broach of the row below. Repeat these manipulations a dozen times.
A pair of overlap loops, 4 loops in front of it and the same number - after it, mark with a marker (pin, thread of a contrasting color). Knit this dozen garter stitches (all knit), leaving no hem. Every time you move to the next row, loop the working yarn around the eyelet. You will have the right sole length.
Attention: When the foot is the desired length, proceed to the heel. To do this, remove the remaining loops and put them back on from left to right in the following sequence:
- 1 thread bow - wall loop;
- 1 thread bow - heel loop.
To make a heel stitch, knit the loops of the wall and heel together. Use the “tail” of yarn, which remained when making the initial loops, for the back seam, and carefully crochet the remaining thread into the “body” of the product from the wrong side. Knit the second bootie according to the pattern of the first.
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