Care Wear Patterns: Knit

Very Easy Knit Booties for Preemies

Large is about 2¾"
Medium is about 2¼"
Small is about 2"
X-Small is about 1¾"

Use: #5 needles and baby yarn

• Cast on 30 (26, 22, 20) stitches, leaving about 8 or 9 inches of yarn to sew back seam.
• Knit in garter stitch 18 (14, 12, 10) rows, 9 (7, 6, 5) ridges.
• Bind off beginning of next two rows 7(6, 5, 4) sts.
• Knit 14 (12,10, 8) rows - 7 (6, 5, 4) ridges.
• Decrease one stitch at each end of the next row.
• Knit one row plain.
• Knit two together across next row.
• Cut yarn, leaving about 10 to 12 inches.
• With needle, thread yarn through remaining stitches and gather into circle for toe.
• Sew edges together for top of foot.
• Front of leg can be sewn together but left open (to make easier to put on baby).
• With end of casting-on yarn, sew up back seam gathering up last 5 or 6 stitches to round heel.