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Knit Monster Baby Booties
Published by Shana | Filed under Free, Knitting, Patterns
Note 2/6/11: I’ve created a new version of this design with improved construction and more sizes (this version runs small). Find the improved monster booties pattern here.
The crochet version of these booties were such a hit that I wrote a pattern for knitting. These booties will fit 0-3 months on a small baby. They are pretty small, so you might want to use larger needles than I did.
Knitted monster baby booties
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.
Print 
PDFAugust 23rd, 2008
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February 14th, 2009 at 4:24 pm
Wow!
I will start on these next.
Too cool!
Thanx
February 14th, 2009 at 7:23 pm
Show them on a baby!
February 21st, 2009 at 11:07 am
Hi,
These look quite funny and I’m sure that they’ll make great success.
Now we only need some mittens.
Have fun,
José
February 23rd, 2009 at 7:54 pm
Wow! Those are adorable! Arrrrrrrrrrhhhhhhh!
March 7th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
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!!
August 20th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
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.
August 19th, 2009 at 9:06 pm
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.
December 20th, 2009 at 7:00 pm
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.
December 15th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
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!
January 14th, 2010 at 6:32 pm
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
September 1st, 2010 at 6:48 pm
Absolutely awesome! Cute and original idea, but also wearable and practical. Can't wait to try it – am inspired to try a whole monster-themed "gift pack" for babies on the way. Thanks!!
November 20th, 2010 at 4:45 am
I am new to using dpns (in fact I just use circular needles since I was told they have the same abilities), and in the materials section you put down size 5 dpns. Later on though you say to spread th stitches across 4 dpns. Do I need another set of needles or am I misunderstanding?
November 21st, 2010 at 9:29 pm
It's four needles in size 5, so you only need the one set.
January 12th, 2011 at 6:05 pm
You can use circs too with this. You will find that two shorter circs work really well instead of the 4 dpns. One circular needle will equal 2 dpns.
August 28th, 2011 at 1:49 pm
Those are hilarious!!!! Love them! I would think that brown yard would look very "animal-ish". I think thet are very cute as a gift especially for a little boy!!
August 26th, 2011 at 9:30 pm
Yes, I would, but not for just anyone; I think the parents would have to have a great sense of humor. And I don't know about for a girl, but definitly for boys; maybe in a different color for girls.
September 3rd, 2011 at 10:04 pm
I want to make these, but I have abosolutley no experience with knitting/ crocheting other than making a really long string. So who wants to make them for me?
November 10th, 2011 at 1:57 pm
The 5th DPN is used for stitching!!