Shake Your Baby Booties

The yarn I bought in Italy was for something small and portable that I could knit quickly and easily.  I mostly buy sock yarn while traveling and turn my purchase into a handknit souvenir of my trip.  But now my sock yarn stash is getting unruly, so I decided to turn my attention to even smaller projects.  I went on Ravelry and found Christine's Stay-On Baby Booties by Christine Bourquin.

Here are the WIP booties acting as Evian bottle cozies on the airplane ride home.

 

I finished everything but the crocheted laces on the ride home.  As soon as I was home, I pulled out my crochet hook and whipped up some chain stitch laces for these adorable booties.

Aren't they just too cute?  I seem to have a lot of friends with new babies these days, so I think you might be seeing more and more little projects on my blog.  I've never been much of a baby bootie knitter.  In fact, these are only my 3rd pair.  But I can see myself getting into the groove. 

What's your favorite baby bootie pattern?

Comments

[Carol Van Rooy]

Those are adorable. I haven't any little ones to knit for, but wow if I could enlarge that pattern... I'd make a pair for myself.

GOOD STUFF!!!

[Leslie]

I actually love that pattern! I've only used it once but would definitely choose that one again--it's easy and fun.

[Jennifer]

So cute!

[Renna]

Those are really cute. You made great use of your Italian yarn. I make my booties from a free pattern handed out at a yarn store I visited in Dallas. It looks very similar to yours (same bottom part), but has eyelet holes going around the bootie about where the ankle is, to run satin ribbon through. I like the variation of the ties that your's has, though.

I love the quick gratification that knitting booties offers. :-)

[Wool Winder]

That's a good pattern because they are not easy for a baby to kick off. Really cute!