Love Knitting for Babies - UK (2019-11)

Booties collection

Reindeer booties (make 2)
Upper
Using 3. 7 5mm (UK 9, US 5) needles and
Bramble, cast on 7 sts.
Row 1 (and every alt row) Purl.
Next row Inc in every st. 14 sts
Next row (K1, inc in next st) to end. 21 sts
Next row (K2, inc in next st) to end.
28 sts
Next row Purl.
Change to Soft Brown and st-st 12 rows.
Next row K10, cast off 8 sts, k10.
Working on this set of 10 sts, turn.
Next row Purl to last 2 sts, p2tog. 9 sts
Next row K2tog, knit to end. 8 sts
Starting with a purl row, st-st 1 3 rows.
Cast off.
Rejoin yarn to rem sts.
Next row P2tog, purl to end. 9 sts
Next row Knit to last 2 sts, k2tog. 8 sts
Starting with a purl row, st-st 1 3 rows.
Cast off.

Cuff
With RS facing, using 3 .25mm (UK 10,
US 3 ) needles and Soft Brown, pick up
and knit 14 sts along left side, 8 sts
along centre and 14 sts along right side.
3 6 sts
Work 5 rows 1x1 rib.
Next row Dec 1st, rib to last 2 sts, dec.
3 4 sts
Next row Rib.
Next row Rib 10, (dec 1) twice, rib 6, dec
(dec 1) twice, rib to end. 3 0 sts
Work 3 rows 1x1 rib.
Cast off in rib.

Sole
Beg at heel, using 3 .25mm (UK 10, US 3 )
needles and Soft Brown, cast on 7 sts.
Row 1 Knit.
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inc. 9 sts
Rep last 2 rows again. 11 sts
G-st 26 rows.
Change to Bramble and g-st 4 rows.
Next row K2tog, knit to last 2 sts, k2tog.
9 sts
Next row Knit.
Rep last 2 rows again. 7 sts
Cast off.
Sew seam from top of rib to base of
upper. Sew back of sole to back of

bootie then sew front of sole to front

of bootie. Use pins to pin sides tog,

stretching sole slightly, then sew in

place securely. Weave in all loose ends

securely. Turn RS out.

Ears (make 2)

Using 3 .25mm (UK 10, US 3 ) needles

and Soft Brown, cast on 4 sts.

Row 1 Knit.

Next row Inc in every st knitwise. 8 sts

G-st 5 rows.

Next row K2tog, knit to last 2 sts, k2tog.

6 sts

Next row Knit.

Rep last 2 rows again twice. 2 sts

Cast off.

Fold base of ears at bottom and sew

tog. Sew ears either side of head, with

about 10 sts in between.

Antlers (make 2)

Using 3 .25mm (UK 10, US 3 ) needles

and Bramble, cast on 50 sts. Cast off.

Fold in half and sew ends tog. Sew

seam for 4.5cm (1¾in), then push

centre of chain inwards to create 2 side

pieces, one slightly larger than the other

(it should look similar to a Y shape).

Sew the seams tog. Now fold cast-on

and cast-off edges tog and sew to make

antlers cylindrical.

Place base of antlers directly behind

ears and sew to ribbed cuff for about

3 cm (1¼in).

Eyes (make 2)

Using 3 .25mm (UK 10, US 3 ) needles

and Black, cast on 3 sts, sl1, k2tog,

psso. Cut yarn and thread through.

Place eyes either side of 3 centre rib sts,

sewing top of eye through rib and base

of eye through st-st upper.

Secure to bootie then, using white

sewing thread, work a few tiny straight

sts at top-right of each eye.

Now work a small straight st eyebrow

slanting downwards in Black, starting

about 0.5cm (¼in) above eye. Finally,

use Black yarn to work a large curved

mouth on ‘nose’. At each end of mouth

work a tiny straight st facing outwards.

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Elf booties

You will need

■ Sirdar Snuggly DK, 50g in:

Cutie Clover (shade 480) x 1 ball

Flamenco (shade 242) x 1 ball

■ 3.25mm (UK 10, US 3) needles

■ 3.75mm (UK 9, US 5) needles

Measurements

■ To fit 3-6 months

Tension

■ 25 sts and 32 rows to 10cm (4in)

over st-st, using 3.75mm (UK 9,

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Abbreviations

■ For standard abbreviations

see page 79

Elf

toes

In classic Christmas

colours, these booties

are full of festive cheer!

Top Tip

Using short 3.25mm

needles for working the

cuff frills will be more

comfortable because of

all the turns involved