If you have been trying to make the baby booties for our charity project next week and can’t seem to get the correct number of stitches in the beginning of the pattern, it’s not you, it’s me. There are two versions of the pattern floating around, and we erroneously printed the incorrect one. So here is the correct one. We promise.

We will post more info about NEXT Sunday’s program—we have had LOTS of interest in this worthwhile project and we don’t want to turn anyone away. For those of you unable to come to the shop but interested in making the booties, please use WASHABLE sport weight yarn (like Koigu) and size 3 needles. You can drop the booties off in the basket we have labelled at the front of the shop. Thanks!

BABY BOOTIES
Using Long Tail Cast On, CO 26 sts (or…you could use a provisional cast on & graft later…)
Row 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9: Sl 1 st knitwise, knit to end.
Row 2: Sl 1 st knitwise, k 1, m 1, k 11, (place marker) m 1, k 1, m 1, k 1, m1, (place marker), k 11, m 1, k 1. (31 sts)
Row 4: Sl 1 st knitwise, k 2, m1, k 11, (move marker) m 1, k 2, m 1, k 3, m 1, (move marker), k 11, m 1, k 2. (36sts)
Row 6: Sl 1 st knitwise, k 2, m1, k 11, (move marker) , m 1, k 4, m1, k 4, m 1, (move marker) , k 11, m 1, k 3. (41 sts)
Row 8: Sl 1 st knitwise, k 3, m1, k 11, (move marker) m1, k 5, m 1, k6, m1, (move marker), k 11, m1 , k4. (46 sts)
Row 10: Sl 1 st knitwise, k 4, m 1, k 11, (move marker), m 1, k 7, m 1, k 7, m 1, (move marker) , k 11, m 1, k 5. (51 sts)
Row 11: Sl 1 st knitwise, knit to end (remove markers).
Row 12, 14, 16, 18: Sl 1 st purlwise, purl to end of row.
Row 13, 15, 17: Sl 1 st knitwise, knit to end of row.

Shape Toe/Top of Foot: (Short Rows)
Row 19: Sl 1 st knitwise, k 28, ssk, turn.
Row 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34: Sl 1 st purlwise, p 7, p 2 tog, turn.
Row 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33: Sl 1 st knitwise, k 7, ssk, turn.
Row 35: Sl 1 st knitwise, k 4, m 1, knit to end of the row. (36 sts)
Row 36: Sl 1 st purlwise, purl to end of the row.
Row 37: Sl 1 st knitwise, (YO, k 2 tog, k 1)* to last 2 sts, YO, k 2. (37 sts)
(This makes 12 eyelets for a “shoestring!”)
Row 38: Sl 1 st purlwise, purl to end of the row.

Cuff:
Row 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55: Sl 1 st knitwise, (K2, p 2 rib)* to end of row.
Row 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56: Sl 1 st knitwise, p 1, (K 2, p2 rib)* to last 5 sts, K 2, P3.
BO in pattern. Leave a 26 ” tail.

Turn to WS. Use tail to sew up selvedge edge. Turn RS out & shape toe with fingers.
Thread a ribbon or 3 s I-cord through your eyelets to make your “shoelace.”