Australian Knitting — July 2016

36 Australian Knitting

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GETTING STARTED

These simple baby booties are knit

from the toe up and use a short row

heel created by either Wrap & Turn or

Twin Stitches, directions for both are

included.

The pattern on the leg is made by

repeating a series of knit and purled

rounds.

Wrap and Turn, Knit (W&T)

Bring yarn to front, slip the next st

Pwise, bring yarn to the back, return

the slipped st to its original position

on the left needle. Turn your work.

Note: This creates a clockwise wrap

for knit stitches.)

Wrap and Turn, Purl (W&T)

Bring yarn to back, slip the next

st Pwise, bring yarn to the front,

return the slipped st to its original

position on the left needle. Turn

your work. (Note that this creates

a counterclockwise wrap for purled

stitches.) When knitting or purling a

wrapped stitch, PU the wrap so that

it sits alongside the stitch it wrapped

and work both strands of yarn

together as one stitch.

Twin Stitch, Knit (TK)

Insert the right needle from front

to back into the back of the st

below the next st on the left needle.

Without removing the st on the left

needle, knit the lower st and place

this new st on the left needle. The st

on the left needle should now have

two strands of yarn, making it a twin

st. Ensure that your new st is not

twisted and keep yarn snug when

turning.

Twin Stitch, Purl (TP)

Insert the right needle from back to

front into the st below the next st on

the left needle. Without removing the

st on the left needle, purl the lower

st and place this new st on the left

needle. The st on the left needle

should now have two strands of yarn,

making it a twin st. Ensure that your

new st is not twisted and keep yarn

snug when turning.

When knitting or purling a twin stitch,

work both strands of yarn together as

one stitch.

WORKING PATTERN

TOE

Cast on 8 (10, 12, 14, 16) sts using

a Figure Eight cast on, with half of the

sts on each of two needles.

Round 1: Using the working yarn

(not the tail), knit one round, placing

a marker after 4 (5, 6, 7, 8) sts to

mark centre of round. If using DPNs,

use this opportunity to work in the

third needle. The needles should

have 2 (2, 3, 3, 4), 2 (3, 3, 4, 4)

and 4 (5, 6, 7, 8) sts, respectively.

The space between the second

and third needles will be called the

centre of the round.

Round 2: (Kfb, K until two sts before

centre of round, Kfb, K) twice. 4 sts

inc.

Repeat Rounds 1 and 2 once more.

16 (18, 20, 22, 24) sts.

FOOT

You may choose to mark your first

round in order to making row counting

easier.

Work in St st for 17 (19, 20, 22,

25) rounds. Foot should measure

approximately 1.9cm less than the

desired final length.

HEEL

The second half of the sts, 8 (9,

10, 11, 12), in the round will be the

heel sts. With the exception of the

first set up round, work only with

these sts on the heel. Use either

the Wrap & Turn or Twin Stitch heel

directions.

Wrap & Turn Heel

Row 1: set up - K until two sts from

the end of the round, W&T.

Row 2: set up - P until two sts from

the centre of the round, W&T.

Row 3: K until the last unwrapped st,

W&T.

Row 4: P until the last unwrapped st,

W&T.

Repeat Rows 3 and 4 until 0 (1, 2,

1, 2) sts remain unwrapped in the

middle. End on Row 4.

Row 5: K to the first wrapped st, PM,

K until the last st in the round, W&T.

Remember to work all wrapped sts by

picking up the wrap and working the

wrap with its st.

Row 6: P to first wrapped st, PM, P to

last heel st, W&T.

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