mariam bootees

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Copyright Zuzana Kunckova, 20092010. All rights reserved.

Feel free to knit up to keep or as gifts / charity fundraising but please do not use for commercial

purposes or reproduce the pattern without seeking permission first.


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DK worsted or aran weight yarn, whatever gives 5.5 stitches on 4mm needles

(#6)

: 5.5 stch/inch in stockinette stitch measured over the finished bootee

: 0-3 months (3.5 inches from heel to toe)

3-6 months (4 inches from heel to toe)

For every extra inch cast on extra 6 stitches (3 stitches on each side) so that the first row would

read: K1(2), KFB, K11(14, 17, 23,...), PM, K1, PM, K11 (14, 17, 23,...), KFB, K1(2).

:

Kknit Ppurl SSKslip, slip, knit (left-slanting decrease) K2togknit 2 together (right-slanting decrease on the RS) P2togpurl 2 together (right-slanting decrease on the WS) Kfbknit front and back of the stitch (increase) PMPlace marker SMSlip marker


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Cast on 27 (33) stitches using a long-tail method. Leave tail long enough to sew the bottom of the

shoe later on (about 15cm/4inch)

Distribute stitches on 3 needles as follows:

Needle #1: 10 (13) stitches Needle #2: 7 stitches Needle #3: 10 (13) stitches

Row 1 K1,KFB,K11 (14),PM,K1,PM,K11 (14),KFB,K1 (total 29(35)stitches)

Row 2 P

Row 3 K1,KFB,K11 (14),KFB,SM,K1,SM,KFB,K11 (14),KFB,K1 (total 33(39) stitches)

Row 4 P

Row 5 K1,KFB,K11 (14),KFB,K1,KFB,SM,K1,SM,KFB,K1,KFB,K11 (14),KFB,K1 (total 39 (45)

stitches)

Row 6 P

Row 7 K1,KFB,K12 (15),KFB,K1,KFB,K1,KFB,SM,K1,SM,KFB,K1,KFB,K1,KFB,K12 (15),KFB,K1

(total 47 (53) stitches)

Row 8 P (remove markers as you come to them)Row 9 K

Row 10 P

Row 11 K

Row 12 P

Row 13 K

Row 14 K

Row 15 K

Row 16 K

Row 17 K15 (18),SSK,K1,SSK,K1,SSK,K1,K2TOG,K1,K2TOG,K1,K2TOG,K15 (18) (total 41 (47)

stitches)

Row 18 K

Row 19 K15 (18),SSK,K1,SSK,K1,K2TOG,K1,K2TOG,K15 (18) (total 37 (43) stitches)

Row 20 K1 (YO,K2TOG)*

Row 21 K

Row 22 Bind off loosely in knit stitch

* repeat for the rest of the row


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Sew up the bottom of the shoe:

Put the right sides of the shoe together and sew up just the outside bars of the first row of stitches.


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Cast on 29 (35) stitches* using a long-tail method.

(* 2 more stitches than for the knit in the round version as 1 stitch on each end will be used up while

sewing the piece together to form the shoe)

Row 1 K2,KFB,K11 (14),PM,K1,PM,K11 (14),KFB,K2 (total 31 (37) stitches)

Row 2 K

Row 3 K2,KFB,K11 (14),KFB,SM,K1,SM,KFB,K11 (14),KFB,K2 (total 35 (41) stitches)Row 4 K

Row 5 K2,KFB,K11 (14),KFB,K1,KFB,SM,K1,SM,KFB,K1,KFB,K11 (14),KFB,K2 (total 41 (47)

stitches)

Row 6 K

Row 7 K2,KFB,K12 (15),KFB,K1,KFB,K1,KFB,SM,K1,SM,KFB,K1,KFB,K1,KFB,K12 (15),KFB,K2

(total 49 (55) stitches)

Row 8 K (remove markers as you come to them)

Row 9 K

Row 10 K

Row 11 K

Row 12 K

Row 13 K

Row 14 P

Row 15 K

Row 16 P

Row 17 K16 (19),SSK,K1,SSK,K1,SSK,K1,K2TOG,K1,K2TOG,K1,K2TOG,K16 (19) (total 43 (49)

stitches)

Row 18 P

Row 19 K16 (19),SSK,K1,SSK,K1,K2TOG,K1,K2TOG,K16 (19) (total 39 (45) stitches)

Row 20 P1 (YO,P2TOG)*

Row 21 K

Row 22 Bind off loosely in purl stitch

* repeat for the rest of the row


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Sew up the seams with mattress stitch, weave in ends.

To make the shoe laces:

Crochet 2 chains of 40 stitches each to make 2 shoe laces Crochet 1 chain of 80 stitches to make 1 shoe lace that will be threaded through the whole

shoe

Use a ribbon instead of crocheted chain


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