There are a huge number of ways to knit booties. Needlewomen make them in the most varied forms: in the form of slippers, socks, boots, sandals and sneakers. Booties are knitted on two and five knitting needles, as well as crocheted.
Classic booties
Making this model with a high shank resembles knitting a sock on five needles. To knit classic booties, you will need one skein of soft yarn and a pair of appropriately sized knitting needles. Cast on 40 stitches and distribute them over 4 knitting needles, 10 each. Next, knit 16 rows in a circle with a 1x1 elastic band.
In the next row, knit the holes for the strings. Make a yarn over, knit 2 loops together with the front one, repeat knitting in this way until the end of the circle. Next, knit 3 rows in a circle with front loops, then go to knitting the upper part of the booties.
Set aside the work on three knitting needles and knit on only one. Knit 18 rows with front stitch. Cast on the sides of the top of 9 stitches each. Thus, you get 10 loops on two needles and 19 loops on the rest.
Knit 9 rows in a circular stitch with the front stitch and start shaping the sole. Knit on 10 loops, starting at the toe of the booties with the front stitch, while knitting one loop from adjacent knitting needles on each side, until 10 heel loops and 10 sole loops remain on the knitting needles. Close knit and sew the hole with a stitching stitch. Knit the second bootie in the same way as the first. Insert a satin ribbon into the hole on the cuff, having singed its edges in advance so that it does not bloom.
Booties-slippers
This product can be knitted not only for a newborn, but also for an older child. Booties-slippers are knitted on two needles. In addition to them, you will need:
- 50 g of soft acrylic yarn;
- a needle with a wide eye.
Cast on 14 loops and knit the sole with garter stitch, while in every second row add one loop at the beginning and end of knitting. Work 9 rows with increments, then start decreasing one stitch at the beginning and end of every second row. Also knit 9 rows with decreases, while in the last row, decrease one loop at the beginning, and at the end of the row cast on 5 loops.
Next, knit the top of the booties-slipper, adding one loop in every second row from the opposite side of the five dialed loops. Work 5 rows and bind off 10 stitches. Next, knit 9 rows straight. Next, cast on 10 stitches. And knit, making decreases under one loop in every second row at the beginning of knitting. Close the hinges.
Connect the sections of the back of the slipper and sew them over the edge with a seam. Then sew on the sole and decorate the booties as you like.
