Afterthought Bootees
Free

Who doesn’t want a cute bootee pattern that uses up small amounts of your sock yarn leftovers.

These booties arose out of a another pattern which went wrong. My failed swatch languished in my knitting basket until I bought and read Elizabeth Zimmerman’s Star Booties Pattern in Knit one, Knit all. These booties fold in the same way as star booties, but clearly are not in garter and are knitted in the round from the centre out.

I’ve knitted these in leftover sock yarns and mixed and matched bits of leftovers.

Sizes
Newborn – approx 3.75 inches / 9.5cm from tip of toe to back of heel.
Advice is provided in the pattern to customise the sizing.

Yarn
4 ply/ fingering yarn leftovers
16g or 70yards/64m of yarn per pair, including sewing up.

Gauge
38 sts and 40 rows = 10 cm x 10 cm (4 in x 4 in) in stocking stitch after blocking

Needles & Materials
2.25mm double pointed needles/needles or needles required to achieve gauge
Tapestry needle

Format – The pattern is supplied as a 3 page English Language PDF download.
Page 3 provides a photo tutorial for folding and making up.

Download for free