These are easy and quick knit baby booties. It seems like I've made a dozen pairs in the past 2 months for all the babies being born! The pattern calls for size 7 needles. 0-3 months (3-6 months, 6-12 months) Cast on 18(20, 22) stitches. Work in garter stitch for 3 1/2 (4, 5) inches. Do not cast off. Cut the working yarn, leaving an 18 inch tail, and thread into a yarn needle. Pull the yarn through the stitches on the knitting needle, remove the knitting needle from the work, and pull up tight to form the toe. Fold the rest of the square in half lengthwise and stitch, using a decorative whipstitch until the seam measures 1 1/2 (2, 3) inches from the toe. Weave the ends and trim. Next sew the back of the foot using a garter stitch seam. Cut two 24 inch pieces of ribbon. Thread the end into a yarn needle. Thread yarn through garter stitch bumps around the edge of the foot opening. Pull the ribbon through until the ends are even. Tie in a bow. Wa-la, you have cute baby bootie number 1. Get creative and use a bigger needle, a different number of cast ons, a different stitch, or a thicker yarn! The key is to making it a small-ish rectangle depending on how big of a baby foot it is intended for.
This pattern is from a baby cardigan set called Squares and Rectangles from the book Itty Bitty Nursery by Susan B. Anderson
