Knit Monster Baby Booties

Submitted by shana on Sat, 08/23/2008 - 19:16

Supplies

Worsted weight yarn for the sole. Caron Simply Soft in Bone.
Fuzzy yarn for the monster foot. Moda-Dea Dream in Leaf.
Size 5 dpn
Tapestry needle

Instructions

Sole

With worsted yarn, longtail cast on 8.
Row 1 - 16: stockinette stitch
Row 17: k2tog k4 k2tog
Row 18: purl
Row 19: k2tog k2 k2tog
Row 20: Cast off purlwise
Weave in ends

The sole

Foot

Switching to the fuzzy yarn, pick up and knit around the boarder of the sole. Start with the back and spread the stitches across 4 dpns - 6 stitches across the back (flat side), 9 stitches on each side, and 6 across the toe.
Rows 1 - 8: Knit
Row 9: k14 k2tog k4 k2tog k8
Row 10: k14 k2tog k2 k2tog k8
Row 11: k14 k2tog k2tog k8
Row 12: k13 k2tog k2tog k7
Rows 13-18: 1k1p ribbing
K1-P1 bind off and weave in ends

Claws

I made the claws by tying French Knots with doubled up yarn. I wouldn't use beads or buttons, although they would be cute, due to the choking hazard.

Bootie with the cuffs turned down.

OMG! the cutest booties i've

Submitted by Crafting Incognito (not verified) on Thu, 01/14/2010 - 17:32.

OMG! the cutest booties i've ever seen, by FAR!
thanks for sharing...I was asked to make some booties for a charity to give to the local hospital NICU. These are PERFECT!

Blessings,

Darla

I don't know if this will

Submitted by Miss Gracie (not verified) on Tue, 12/15/2009 - 16:06.

I don't know if this will be answered, it's been a while since anybody commented, but I was wondering if there is an easy way to make them bigger.
I want to make these with a friend for her babies, but we want to make them for when they are a little older. So is there a way to increase the size of these booties to fit toddlers? I am new to knitting as well, but these are just too cute not to try!

You can try using larger

Submitted by shana on Sun, 12/20/2009 - 18:00.

You can try using larger needles so you have a looser gauge or scaling up the number of stitches. Sorry I am not able to do it for you right now, but you can get it with some trial and error.

question

Submitted by Crafting Incognito (not verified) on Wed, 08/19/2009 - 19:06.

This are so cute I wanted to know is there a way to make them on straight needles? I'm still a beginner to knitting so im not familiar with dpn yet.

Not without reworking the

Submitted by shana on Thu, 08/20/2009 - 17:05.

Not without reworking the whole pattern. You go around the outside and you can't do that on straights. No time like the present to learn DPNs. They really aren't as scary as they seem.

monster booties

Submitted by Rachel B. (not verified) on Sat, 03/07/2009 - 16:14.

Thank you so much for sharing this pattern! I saw it on ravelry. I LOVE it because I've had a couple skeins of the Moda Dea Dream yarn laying around and I was looking for a project to use the yarn. I'm making two pairs for a friend of mine having twins next month. Thanks again for sharing!!