May 2019 Pattern of the Month Knit Baby Bootees 2

 

May 2019 Pattern of the Month Knit

 

Baby Bootees 2 @ 2017 N. L. Banks

0 to 3 months

 Materials:

Red Heart Sport Weight Yarn in 810 Yale Blue

size 5 knitting needles 46 inches of ½ ribbon, cut in half. 2 stitch holders    row counter

 Cast on 32 stitches

Row 1: *p 2, k 1, p 1, k 1, * end p 2.

Row 2: k 2, * p 3, k 2, *

Repeat rows 1 and 2 for 1 inch, ending with row 1.

 Eyelet row: K1, yo, k 2 tog repeat across row, end k 2.

 Now Start pattern

Row 1: P 2, * yon, K 2 tog. through the back loops, K 1, P 2 *,

Row 2: K 2, * yon, K 2 tog. through the back loops, P 1, K 2 *.

Work  rows 1 and 2 three times, total 6 rows.

Instep: p first 10 stitches in pattern , place these 10 stitches on holder, work in pattern across row, turn.  k first 10 stitches, place these 10 stitches on holder, and work in pattern across row.  Now you will be working on the center 12 stitches, keeping in pattern.  

 

Work pattern rows 1 and 2 on center 12, for 13 rows ending with row 2 row. Cut yarn, turn.

Foot:  pick and k 10 stitches from holder, pick up and k 10 stitches from  from side of instep, knit center 12 stitches,  pick up and k 10 on side of instep, and knit 10 from last holder.  ( 52 stitches ).

Knit for 7 rows

Decease row:

Row 1: k 1, k 2 tog, k20, k2 tog, k 1,  k 2 tog, k to last 3 stitches,  k 2 tog., k 1.

Row 2:  k1, k 2 tog., k 17, k 2 tog, 4 x,  K to last 3 stitches k 2 tog., k 1.

Bind off, sew seams, run ribbon thru eyelet row.

 

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