Coral Barley Booties
#coralbarleybooties
Knitted slippers for baby, with lace pattern, in DROPS Flora. Sizes: Premature - 4 years.
DROPS Baby 39-8
DROPS Design: Pattern no fl-004-by
Yarn group A
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SIZES:
(Premature) 0/1 - 1/3 - 6/9 - 12/18 months (2 - 3/4) years
Foot-length: (8) 9-10-11-12 (14-16) cm
MATERIALS:
DROPS FLORA from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group A)
(50) 50-50-50-50 (50-50) g colour 20, peach pink
KNITTING TENSION:
26 stitches in width and 34 rows in height with stocking stitch = 10 x 10 cm.
NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 2.5 MM.
Needle size is only a guide. If you get too many stitches on 10 cm, change to a larger needle size. If you get too few stitches on 10 cm, change to a smaller needle size.
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EXPLANATIONS FOR THE PATTERN:
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RIDGE/GARTER STITCH (worked back and forth):
Knit all rows.
1 ridge in height = Knit 2 rows.
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START THE PIECE HERE:
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SLIPPER:
The piece is worked back and forth, from mid-back.
Cast on (44) 44-48-52-52 (56-56) stitches with circular needle size 2.5 mm and Flora.
Purl 1 row from the wrong side, then work rib from the right side as follows: * Knit 1 purl 1 *, work from *-*. Work rib like this for (3) 3-3-4-4 (5-6) cm. On the next row from the right side make a row of holes as follows: * Knit 2 together, 1 yarn over, knit 1, purl 1 *, work from *-*. Continue the rib as before until the piece measures (5) 5-5-6-6 (7-8) cm. Purl 1 row from the wrong side AT THE SAME TIME as you decrease (9) 9-11-13-13 (13-13) stitches evenly spaced = (35) 35-37-39-39 (43-43) stitches. Cut the strand.
Place the outermost (11) 11-12-13-13 (15-15) stitches on each side on 1 thread = 13 stitches left on the needle in all sizes. Work A.1 over these 13 stitches, starting from the right side. Continue this pattern for (3) 3½-4-4½-5½ (6½-8) cm. Purl 1 row from the wrong side AT THE SAME TIME as you decrease (5) 5-3-1-1 (1-1) stitches over the 13 stitches = 8-8-10-12-12 (12-12) stitches, cut the strand. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!
The next row is worked as follows from the right side: Work the stitches on the thread from the one side , knit up (7) 9-10-11-13 (16-21) stitches along the side of the mid-piece, work the (8) 8-10-12-12 (12-12) stitches on the needle (= front), knit up (7) 9-10-11-13 (16-21) stitches along the other side of the mid-piece and work the last stitches from the thread = (44) 48-54-60-64 (74-84) stitches on the needle.
Work (2½) 3-3-4-5 (5-5) cm GARTER STITCH – see description above, AT THE SAME TIME after (1) 1½-1½-2-3 (3-3) cm, decrease every 2nd row (each row from the right side) as follows to finished length: Decrease 1 stitch at the beginning and end of the row by knitting 2 together inside the 1 edge stitch. In addition, knit 2 together on each side of the middle 2 stitches on the row (= 4 stitches decreased every 2nd row) = (32) 36-42-48-52 (62-72) stitches left.
Cast off and sew the slipper together under the foot and up the heel, sewing in the outermost loop of the outermost stitch so the seam is flat.
Work the other slipper in the same way.
TIES:
Cut 3 strands of approx. 1 metre. Twist them together until they begin to resist, fold them double and they continue to twist. Tie a knot in each end. Thread the tie through the row of holes on each slipper (start and finish mid-front).
Diagram explanations
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= | knit from right side, purl from wrong side |
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= | knit 2 together |
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= | slip 1 stitch as if to knit, knit 1 and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch |
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= | slip 1 stitch as if to knit, knit 2 together and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted together stitches |
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= | between 2 stitches make 1 yarn over, on the next row purl the yarn over to leave a hole |
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