Duck, Duck Booties

So, I'm kinda excited because much to my own surprise, last night I designed a pair of  Duck Booties for my upcoming nephew's first Easter.  I had gone searching for ducky booties on Ravelry and nothing quite fit the bill (sorry couldn't resist that pun) but I thought maybe, just maybe I could try a little experiment and see what I came up with.

The result is these "Duck, Duck booties".  I'm still no pattern maker but in case you want to try to make a pair of these yourself, here's what I did.   They should (I hope) fit a three month old.  I used some cotton/bamboo DK yarn from my stash but any DK weight should work fine.

Cast on 32 stitches (I used a size 4 US needle 3.5m)

Knit Garter Stitch for 4.5 inches end with right side facing

Next 2 rows: Bind off 6 stitches at the beginning of each row, knit to end.

Join Orange yarn and knit across row.

Next row: Begin Seed stitch* for first 10 stitches. Make one purlwise stitch, continue in seed stitch for last 10 stitches.(now 21 stitches on needle. The purl stitch will be your center stitch)

Continue in Seed Stitch, purling every center stitch, for 1.5 inches.

With right side facing K2together across first 10 stitches, purl center stitch, K2together to end of row.

Next Row: P2together across row, P1

Thread yarn through remaining 6 stitches, pull to tighten.

Before stitching bootie you will want to embellish your bill with black yarn.  Then, Fold bootie in half and stitch.  Fold down top to make a cuff.  Add eyes to the front of the turned down cuff. I used black yarn to embroider 2 french knots but you could sew on 2 black buttons if you prefer.

*Seed Stitch = K1,P1 every other row. P1 K1 every other row

And hey, if you actually make a pair and they turn out, send me a picture.

Comments

[Dorothy]

Very cute!!

[Denise]

oh my gosh, these are SO cute. Are you putting these on Ravelry. I have no one to knit them for right now but would love to keep a copy of the pattern in my favs :)

[Wool Free and Lovin' Knit]

Thanks for the encouragement Denise. You can find them on my Ravelry Project page (organizedtoknit) and there's a link there to this page for the pattern -- although I'm still hesitant to call it a "pattern" more of a template to follow.

[Dina]

Too cute! Love the duck booties and kudos to you for designing something on the fly. :)