LION BRAND® WATERCOLORS 2-needle Knit Baby Booties
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Pattern from Lion Brand Yarn
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Skill Level: Easy SIZE 6 months MATERIALS • Lion Brand Watercolors 1 ball #306 Sea Blue or 1 ball #301 Pink Petals, or color of your choice • LION BRAND size 5 [3.75 mm] knitting needles OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE • LION BRAND large-eyed, blunt needle • LION BRAND stitch markers • 1 yd [1 m] 1" [25 mm] wide organza ribbon • Sewing needle with matching thread GAUGE 16 sts + 24 rows = 4” [10 cm] in Garter Stitch (knit every row). BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE. STITCH EXPLANATION M1 (make 1) An increase worked by lifting horizontal thread lying between needles and placing it onto left needle. Work this new stitch through the back loop. BOOTIES – Make 2 Cast on 15 sts. Row 1 (WS) K 7, place marker (pm), k 1, pm, k 7. Row 2 (RS) K 1, M1, k to marker, M1, slip marker (sm), k 1, sm, M1, k to last st, M1, k 1 – 19 sts. Rows 3-4 Repeat Row 2 – 27 sts. Rows 5-8 Work even in Garter St, removing markers. Row 9 K 10, k2tog, pm, k 3, pm, k2tog, k 10 – 25 sts. Row 10 K to 2 sts before marker, k2tog, sm, k 3, sm, k2tog, k to end – 23 sts. Row 11 Knit. Repeat Rows 10-11 for 4 more times – 15 sts. Work in k1, p1 rib for 3" [7.5 cm]. Bind off loosely in ribbing. © 1998-2005 Lion Brand Yarn Company, all rights reserved 34 West 15th Street, New York, New York 10011 Call TOLL-FREE 1-800-258-YARN No pattern or other material may be reproduced – mechanically, electronically or by any other means, including photocopying – without written permission of Lion Brand Yarn Company
Pattern from Lion Brand Yarn
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finishing With yarn and large-eyed, blunt needle, sew back and foot seam. Weave in ends. Cut ribbon into 2 equal lengths and tie into bows. With sewing needle and thread, sew ribbon to Booties. ABBREVIATIONS k = knit K2tog = knit 2 together p = purl pm = place marker RS = right side
sm = slip marker st(s) = stitch(es) tog = together WS = wrong side
*Watercolors (Article #980) A soft yarn with subtle hints of color to make fabric that looks like an impressionistic painting. Bulky Weight; 65% Acrylic, 35% merino wool Packaged in 1.75 oz/50g; 55 yd/50 m skeins Every effort has been made to have the knitting and crochet instructions accurate and complete. We cannot be responsible for variance of individual knitters and crocheters, human errors, or typographical mistakes.
© 1998-2005 Lion Brand Yarn Company, all rights reserved 34 West 15th Street, New York, New York 10011 Call TOLL-FREE 1-800-258-YARN No pattern or other material may be reproduced – mechanically, electronically or by any other means, including photocopying – without written permission of Lion Brand Yarn Company