Friday 24 January 2014

DIY Easy Knit Baby Booties

In my opinion handmade baby things are the best! I love the idea of being able to create something for my little one. However, I have absolutely no experience with knitting or sewing, so I needed an easy project to start with.

I found a cute knitting project for baby booties, here. It seemed very basic, so I decided to give it a go. I bought a set of bamboo knitting needles in size 5.0 mm / size US 8, yarn that matches this needle size - I picked a type of yarn that is machine washable, and a tapestry needle with a large eye for weaving the ends and sewing the pieces together.


When I started the project I realized the original instructions weren't really working for me, so I had to adjust things a bit. I decided to create two individual 'squares':
- For the first square I cast on 6 stitches and knit 22 rows;
- For the second square I cast on 26 stitches and knit 10 rows.
I ended up with two little patches.


After weaving in the ends, I had to connect the two pieces together. In the diagram below you can see that I put the smaller piece on top of the bigger piece, making sure they overlap right in the middle of the bigger piece. Using the tapestry needle and the yarn, I sewed them together (sewing along the dotted square).
Once the two pieces were connected, I connected A with A, B with B, and C with C, making sure all the edges were tightly fastened.
When the first side was done, I did the same for the second side and attached it right over top of the first.


Because I had zero experience with knitting, I looked up some tutorials on youtube. I found the following videos were very helpful:
1. Slip Knot
2. Knit Stitch and Bind Off
3. Weaving the Ends
4. Joining Squares
The tutorials are made for kids, so a little childish, but very easy to follow.

Following all the steps, I ended up with two cute little baby booties. I have to admit, they are definitely not perfect; One is a little bigger than the other and the edges don't all look equally 'nice'… But it was a great first project and I'm super happy I finally took the step to create something for my baby. Can't wait to put them on her little feet in a few weeks!



17 comments:

  1. Aren't these adorable!! You make it look so easy!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks Laura! Still lots of room for improvement in the knitting department ;), but it was really fun making them!

      Delete
    2. Elite custom customized tube crew socks for men women and kids. Cool colorfull funky funny vintage designs for every one baby socks

      Delete
  2. Thank you I made some and they are adorable!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Hey I was just wondering for what age where these made for? I have a 6 week old and wanted to make him something to keep his little feet warm with colder days ahead of us and I just wanted to know if I need to tweek the pattern a little bit to fit his feet. :)

    ReplyDelete
  4. May I have your permission to use your instructions to make a few of these for local craft shows?

    ReplyDelete
  5. Hello, I was wondering if these size booties will are the size range Newborn-3Month?

    Thanks a bunch! Can't wait to get started right now :)

    ReplyDelete
  6. Thanks for the tutorials, such an adorable little knitted baby socks. Visit our page White + Warren for more knitted baby socks. Thanks !

    ReplyDelete
  7. Спасибо. Очень вовремя - скоро внучка родится. Иду вязать :)))

    ReplyDelete
  8. These are really adorable. Am expecting my first grandchild in 3 weeks and so I want to make a few pair of these. Given I am knitting illiterate, I can do something special for a child that is so loved.

    ReplyDelete
  9. I'm going to be a great aunt! These are so cool!

    ReplyDelete
  10. Anyone no if anyone has a pattern like this for older children

    ReplyDelete