Robyn Bootie
Robyn Bootie is a textured
bootie/slipper that can be knitted in any yarn, on any needles & with any
gauge. Like Robyn Hat (also from
Bobbin & Purl) it uses an Icord to fit the bootie and is worked using a
slip stitch pattern. Robyn Bootie
is knitted in one piece with only 4 ends to sew in & no seaming. Like all my patterns this is a recipe
rather than an exact pattern, I use standard sizes & tips on fitting so you
understand the construction ╨ you could
knit a family of these!
Construction:
Robyn Booties are worked from an i-cord,
which fits snuggly found the ankle.
Stitches are picked up around the edge and joined in the round. This is
worked down a small distance before the front needle is knitted flat to make
the front of the bootie. You then
re-join the round picking up the edge stitches and work back and forth picking
up the edges as you work and creating the sole.
Equipment:
Any 5 DPN Needles
Any Wool (to match your needles)
Darning needle
SIZING
You can knit these booties for any size,
I╒ve added some standard baby sizes charts which I╒ve adapted for this pattern but you could just measure the wearers
foot for made to measure wonderfulness.
Proportions of an adult foot are quite different so I advise measuring! If doing a child/adult slipper I advise
you make the icord cross bigger.
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Size
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Ankle Measurement cm
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Icord Length (Ankle plus 6cm for cross
pattern)
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Front of foot cm (2/3 of the ankle
measurement)
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NB
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9cm
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15cm
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6cm
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0-3 months
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12cm
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18cm
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9cm
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3-6 months
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15cm
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21cm
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11cm
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6-12 months
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18cm
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24cm
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13cm
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STEP 1:
Create an I-cord to the length required
for your size, cast on and Bind off with enough yarn left to sew in the ends on
the finished bootie. There are
lots of excellent Icord tutorials online.
Attach yarn to show you the 3cm either side of the cord to make sure you
pickup an even amount of stitches.
STEP 2:
Pick up & Knit the stitches between
the two markers onto 3 needles equally.
The first needle should start from the middle of the icord, this is centre
of the heel and will stop any jog running down the front of your bootie. I pick up all the stitches and then
adjust to make sure they are equally distributed. Your needles will look like
the picture below (the front section will have an equal number of stitches
either side of what will be the booties cross detail).
STEP 3:
Now work the following rounds 1-7 in the
following slip stitch pattern. If knitting for a child or adult work down
further, sorry I can╒t give you
exact measurements here, the longer this section the further up the leg the
slipper will come.
Abreviations (K (knit), SL (slip), P
(Purl), BYTF (bring yarn to front), BYTB (bring yarn to back), P2tog (purl 2
together), K2tog (knit 2 together)
Round 1: Knit
Round 2: K1, SL1 (purlwise) Repeat to
end.
Round 3: P1, BYTB, SL1, BYTF Repeat to
end.
Round 4: Knit
Round 5: Knit
Round 6: K1, SL1 (purlwise) Repeat to
end.
Round 7: P1, BYTB, SL1, BYTF Repeat to
end.
Round 8: Knit to Beginning of the front
needle (needle 2)
STEP 4:
You are now going to work the front
section in the flat till it measure the length of front of ankle to toe. As this is worked in the flat you need
to work in the following pattern.
Keep checking the length as the last set are slightly different ╨ believe me, being exact is not essential! You slip the first stitch in each row as this will make them
easier to pick up.
Row 1: Knit
Row 2: Sl 1* (You now need to look at
the pattern and work as it presents), P1, SL1 (knitwise) * Repeat between * and
* to end.
Row 3: SL1 * (work as pattern presents),
* BYTF, P1, BYTB, SL1* Repeat * to * to the end.
Row 4: SL1, Purl all stitches
Continue this until the front flap
nearly measures the length of the front of foot. On the last set complete using
this pattern.
Row 1: Knit
Row 2: Sl 1* (You now need to look at
the pattern and work as it presents), P1, SL1 (knitwise) * Repeat between * and
* to end.
Row 3: SL1 * (work as pattern presents),
* BYTF, P1, BYTB, SL1* Repeat * to * to the end.
Row 4: SL1, P2tig, P to last 3 stitches,
P2tog, P1
Row 5: Sl1, K2tog, K to last 3 stitches,
K2tog, K1.
STEP 5:
You are now going to pick up the edges
of the front flap joining your work in the round on 4 needles.
1: Pick up all stitches as if working
anticlockwise on your work. All
stitches should be picked and knitted.
2: knit the ? the stitches
on needle 3
3: Knit the remaining ? and the first ?
of needle 1 onto a new needle (forming the heel 1/3 of stitches.
4: Knit the remaining ? of needle 1 and
pick up and knit the second front flap edge.
5: Knit the front of the toe.
This is now the new start of your row.
STEP 6:
Your needles should now look like this
You will now work 6 rows of garter
stitch, because this is in the round, you will alternate between Knit and purl
rounds.
Round1: Purl all stitches
Round 2: Knit all stitches
Round3: Purl all stitches
Round 4: Knit all stitches
Round5: Purl all stitches
Round 6: Knit all stitches, at the end
of this row, before you turn the work slip the first stitch from the side
needle onto the front needle then turn.
STEP 7:
Now, this might seem tricky but you are
going to work the sole stitches.
They are in a garter pattern and on each row you pick up a stitch from
the side needles. The first few
rows will increase the number of stitches you decreased to shape the toe.
R1: Knit to end, Slip first stitch of
side needle onto your work, turn.
R2: Knit to end, Slip first stitch of
side needle onto your work, turn.
R3: Knit to end, Slip first stitch of
side needle onto your work, turn.
You continue in this manner but so as
not to increase the stitches you knit 2tog at the beginning of each row in the
following pattern
K2tog, knit to end, slip first stitch of
side needle onto your work.
You will work down the sole attaching to
the top of the bootie. When you
get to the last row work as follows:
K2tog, knit to last st, add last side
stitch & knit together.
STEP 8
Now your work will have 2 needles that
have the same number of stitches on them at the heel. Holding them together, knit each corresponding stitch to
make one set of stitches. Bind off
all stitches.
Finally you sew in all selvage ends
& sew the cross pattern into the front of your work, attaching to the wrong
side, if you pull this tight enough the ends aren╒t see as they slip into the work.
If you want an even better fit, then
pick up the underside of the icord top and create a 1x1 rib pattern to hug the
ankle in a smaller needle.
