Copyright Zuzana Kunckova, 2009 2010. All rights reserved.

d. Feel free to knit up to keep or as gifts / charity fundraising but please do not use for commercial purposes or reproduce the pattern without seeking permission first.

DK worsted or aran weight yarn, whatever gives 5.5 stitches on 4mm needles (#6)

: 5.5 stch/inch in stockinette stitch measured over the finished bootee

: 0-3 months (3.5 inches from heel to toe) 3-6 months (4 inches from heel to toe) For every extra inch cast on extra 6 stitches (3 stitches on each side) so that the first row would read: K1(2), KFB, K11(14, 17, 23,...), PM, K1, PM, K11 (14, 17, 23,...), KFB, K1(2).

: K knit P purl SSK slip, slip, knit (left-slanting decrease) K2tog knit 2 together (right-slanting decrease on the RS) P2tog purl 2 together (right-slanting decrease on the WS) Kfb knit front and back of the stitch (increase) PM Place marker SM Slip marker

Cast on 27 (33) stitches using a long-tail method. Leave tail long enough to sew the bottom of the shoe later on (about 15cm/4inch) Distribute stitches on 3 needles as follows: Needle #1: 10 (13) stitches Needle #2: 7 stitches Needle #3: 10 (13) stitches

Row 1 Row 2 Row 3 Row 4 Row 5 Row 6 Row 7 Row 8 Row 9 Row 10 Row 11 Row 12 Row 13 Row 14 Row 15 Row 16 Row 17 Row 18 Row 19 Row 20 Row 21 Row 22

K1,KFB,K11 (14),PM,K1,PM,K11 (14),KFB,K1 (total 29(35)stitches) P K1,KFB,K11 (14),KFB,SM,K1,SM,KFB,K11 (14),KFB,K1 (total 33(39) stitches) P K1,KFB,K11 (14),KFB,K1,KFB,SM,K1,SM,KFB,K1,KFB,K11 (14),KFB,K1 (total 39 (45) stitches) P K1,KFB,K12 (15),KFB,K1,KFB,K1,KFB,SM,K1,SM,KFB,K1,KFB,K1,KFB,K12 (15),KFB,K1 (total 47 (53) stitches) P (remove markers as you come to them) K P K P K K K K K15 (18),SSK,K1,SSK,K1,SSK,K1,K2TOG,K1,K2TOG,K1,K2TOG,K15 (18) (total 41 (47) stitches) K K15 (18),SSK,K1,SSK,K1,K2TOG,K1,K2TOG,K15 (18) (total 37 (43) stitches) K1 (YO,K2TOG)* K Bind off loosely in knit stitch

* repeat for the rest of the row

Sew up the bottom of the shoe: Put the right sides of the shoe together and sew up just the outside bars of the first row of stitches.

Cast on 29 (35) stitches* using a long-tail method. (* 2 more stitches than for the knit in the round version as 1 stitch on each end will be used up while sewing the piece together to form the shoe)

Row 1 Row 2 Row 3 Row 4 Row 5 Row 6 Row 7 Row 8 Row 9 Row 10 Row 11 Row 12 Row 13 Row 14 Row 15 Row 16 Row 17 Row 18 Row 19 Row 20 Row 21 Row 22

K2,KFB,K11 (14),PM,K1,PM,K11 (14),KFB,K2 (total 31 (37) stitches) K K2,KFB,K11 (14),KFB,SM,K1,SM,KFB,K11 (14),KFB,K2 (total 35 (41) stitches) K K2,KFB,K11 (14),KFB,K1,KFB,SM,K1,SM,KFB,K1,KFB,K11 (14),KFB,K2 (total 41 (47) stitches) K K2,KFB,K12 (15),KFB,K1,KFB,K1,KFB,SM,K1,SM,KFB,K1,KFB,K1,KFB,K12 (15),KFB,K2 (total 49 (55) stitches) K (remove markers as you come to them) K K K K K P K P K16 (19),SSK,K1,SSK,K1,SSK,K1,K2TOG,K1,K2TOG,K1,K2TOG,K16 (19) (total 43 (49) stitches) P K16 (19),SSK,K1,SSK,K1,K2TOG,K1,K2TOG,K16 (19) (total 39 (45) stitches) P1 (YO,P2TOG)* K Bind off loosely in purl stitch

* repeat for the rest of the row

Sew up the seams with mattress stitch, weave in ends.

To make the shoe laces: Crochet 2 chains of 40 stitches each to make 2 shoe laces Crochet 1 chain of 80 stitches to make 1 shoe lace that will be threaded through the whole shoe Use a ribbon instead of crocheted chain