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Preemie Booties
(submitted by Denny
Kelly)
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http://www.kaleidesigns.com/crochet/knitting/archive/litt004.html
Directions:
With #4 needles, cast on 27 stitches. Knit 1 row.
Next Row: Increase (inc) in 1st st, k1 1, inc 1 St., kl, inc I st, kl I,
inc in last st.
Knit I row.
Next Row: Inc. in 1st st, kl I, inc in next st, k5, inc I st, kl I, inc
in last st. (35sts).
Knit 3 rows.
Work 6 rows in stockinette or other simple stitch.
Next Row: K20, k2tog, (through back of sts), turn, slip I, p5, p2tog,
turn, slip I, k5, k2tog.
Continue in this manner on center sts until there are a total of 23 sts.
Slip I, k5, k2tog, knit to end, turn, pi 3, p2tog, p to end. (21 sts).
Work 12 rows in pattern ending with 4 to 6 rows of garter stitch (knit each
row). Sew seam.
It is imperative that you use a loose cast off, preferably a sewn cast off so
the bootie doesn't bind around the ankle.
