Bootee Pattern - Bootees, knitted

Bootee Pattern: Worked in 'feather' pattern, these bootees have a dainty appearance and are a change from the more usual plain knitted ones.

Bootee pattern Materials -

• 1 oz. Beehive Andalusian. 4
• no.14 steel knitting needles
• 1 yd. ribbon.

Cast 56 stitches on one needle of this bootee pattern.

Work, in rib of K.2 and P.2 for 10 rows, increasing 1 stitch in the last row.

11th row - knit plain.
12th row - purl.

1st pattern row - slip 1, K. 1, *K.2 together three times then, by bringing the wool to the front of the work, both make 1 and K.1 five times, make 1, then K.2 together three times, K.1, repeat from * until only 1 stitch remains, knit this.

2nd and 3rd row - knit plain.
4th row - purl.
Repeat the last four rows 10 times.
45th row - Slip 1, K.1, *make 2 (ie, wool twice round the needle), K.2 together twice, repeat from * until only 3 stitches remain on the needle, make 2, K.3.

46th row - knit plain, but purling the 2nd of each of the two made stitches for this bootee pattern.

47th row - knit plain.
48th row - purl.
49th row - K.20 for the ankle, then continue on the next 19 stitches for the instep as follows:- Slip 1, K.2 together three times, both make 1 and K.1 five times, make 1, K.2 together three times, K.1. Turning the work, knit 19 stitches in plain knitting.

Turning again this bootee pattern, knit plain. Turn again and purl. Continue the pattern on these 19 stitches until 9 more repeats of the pattern are worked (10 in all). Then, finishing with a purl row and leaving these stitches on the needle, break off the wool and leave a few inches to run in.

Joining the wool again at the end of the right-hand needle (with the right side of the work facing you) knit up 20 stitches along the side of the instep and 10 of the instep stitches.

Taking another needle, knit the other 9 instep stitches, knit up 20 stitches along the other side of the instep and the remaining stitches off the left-hand needle (there should be 49 stitches on this needle and 50 stitches on the other). Decrease the extra stitch on the first needle.

Work backwards and forwards in plain knitting without shaping on these 2 needles for 20 rows.

Then work 7 rows, decreasing once at each end of both needles. Cast off. Sew up the seams and thread the ribbon at the ankle of this bootee pattern.

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