Knitting Today: Baby Jane Booties and Hat

A friend is having a baby girl very shortly.  I started a top/sweater for her but found the yarn not to my liking when I was well on the way.  So I pulled it out to re-purpose.

This is what I actually made:  Baby Janes and an easy newborn baby hat with some lovely soft variegated yarn.

The hat pattern is here  which I found at Ravelry:

Small Preemie to Full Term Hat/Michelle's baby hat
(with fold up cuff)

Materials: Baby sport weight yarn
Size 5 double pointed needles (You could do this on regular needles also but then the even rows will be purled.)
Sizes: S, M, L, FT (9", 10 ¼", 11 ½", 13")
Gauge: 5 ½ st = 1"
Cast on 50, 56, 64, 70 stitches. Rib 2, (2 ½, 2 ½, 3) inches.
Continue in stockinette stitch for 1 ½, (2, 2 ½, 3) inches.
Begin decreases.
Row 1: Knit 2 tog, K 3, (5, 6, 5). Continue across.
Row 2: Knit.
Row 3: Knit 2 tog, K 2, (4, 5, 4). Continue across.
Row 4: Knit.
Continue to decrease in same manner until K2 tog around row- continue to K2 around until 5 or 6 st left. Cut yarn with tail. Run through stitches left. Tie off and weave in ends.

http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/michelle-booties.html

The Baby Janes are here,  a Red Heart yarn pattern.

For decently formatted pattern, please go to the website above.

Baby Jane Booties

Designed by Linda Cyr.

Baby size 6 – 12 months. Finished length: 31⁄2”.

Red Heart® With LoveTM: 1 skein 1805 Bluebell. 

Knitting Needles” 4mm [US 6]
Double Pointed Knitting Needles: 4mm [US 6]. 

Yarn needle, 23/8” diameter buttons.

GAUGE: 20 sts = 4”; 38 rows = 4” in Garter st. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size needle to obtain the gauge.

Special Abbreviations


Ssk = Slip next 2 sts knitwise, one at a time to right needle; insert point of left needle into the fronts of these 2 sts and knit them together from this position.

M1 (make one stitch) = Lift running thread before next stitch onto left needle and knit into the back loop.

BOOTIES


Right
 

With knitting needles, cast on 28 sts.


Rows 1, 3, 5 (wrong side): Knit.


Row 2: [K1, m1, k12, m1, k1] 2 times–32 sts.


Row 4: * K2, m1, k12, m1, k2 * m1, repeat from * to * once more–37 sts.


Row 6: K3, m1, k12, m1, k2, m1, k3, m1, k2, m1, k12, m1, k3–43 sts.


Rows 7 - 14: Knit.


Row 15: K13, [ssk] 4 times, k1, [k2tog] 4 times, k13.


Row 16: Knit.
Row 17: K8, bind off 19, k8.

Strap

Slip each set of 8 sts onto a double pointed needles. Cut yarn. Rotate the needles so that the heel edges of the bootie meet. With right side facing, attach yarn to foot edge and work across the sts as follows:

Row 1: K7, k2tog (1 st from each needle to join heel), k7, cast on 13 sts for strap– 28 sts.


Row 2: Knit.
Row 3: K25, yo, ssk, k1.

Row 4: Knit. Bind off.

Left

Cast on and work same as for Right Bootie to Strap.

Strap

Rotate the needles so that the back edges of the bootie meet. With wrong side facing, attach yarn and complete same as for Right Bootie.

FINISHING

Sew bottom and heel seams. Weave in yarn ends. Sew button opposite buttonhole on strap.

Charity Knitting: Easy Premie Hats

Here are two premie hats I made recently to go along with a newborn hat.

Ribbed Hat

Cast on 48 stitches with soft worsted weight yarn and using US size 7 double pointed needles.

Knit 2, purl 2 ribbing for 4 inches.

Begin decrease rounds. 

Dec. Round 1: Knit 2, knit 2 together.  Repeat around.
Dec. Round 2:  Knit
Dec. Round 3: K1, k2tog around
Dec. Round 4:  Knit
Dec. Round 5:  K2tog around.

I think you need to do a second K2tog round to get to 6 stitches left. 

Work I-cord for 2 inches.  Bind off the 3 stitches and weave in ends.  Tie a knot in the I-cord.


Beanie Hat

Cast on 48 stitches with soft worsted weight yarn and using US size 7 double pointed needles.

Knit 1, purl 1 ribbing for 1 inch.

Knit every round until 4 inches from cast on edge.

Begin decrease rounds. 

Dec. Round 1: Knit 2, knit 2 together.  Repeat around.
Dec. Round 2:  Knit
Dec. Round 3: K1, k2tog around
Dec. Round 4:  Knit
Dec. Round 5:  K2tog around.

You may need to K2tog again to get to 6 stitches remaining.  Cut yarn with a long tail.  Thread a needle and run yarn through 6 stitches and pull tight.  Fasten off.

Make a small pompom and sew to top of hat.  Turn up brim.

Knitting: #LIGHTtheWORLD Newborn Hat

This year our church has had a Christmas initiative where for 25 days we try to give service every day.  There is a website where some suggested acts of service are noted as well as a short (mostly under a minute) videos are shown.  It has been my privilege to send an email message out to our members as well as our family and other friends every day to give us a chance to light the world with our service.  As we give service,  we light up as well as those we serve.  At least, that is my experience.

One morning earlier this week, or maybe last week, I woke up somewhat after 2 AM.  Since I could not go back to sleep I sent out the daily email early then read it myself.  One of the suggestions for service was to knit a hat for a newborn in a local hospital.  Knitting being right  up my alley, I went upstairs to my yarn boxes and chose a nice light green and some needles then returned to my knitting chair beside the fire.

This hat was knit using worsted weight yarn (an orphan ball so I don't know the manufacturer) on US size 7 double-pointed needles. (My needles were not matching, but they worked!)

Cast on 56 stitches.

Knit one inch of K2, P2 ribbing.

Knit in stocking stitch until it measured  3.5 inches from cast on edge.

Crown decrease started with K2tog, K5 around. 

The alternating rounds were knit all around.

Next row:  K2tog, K4 around.

Etc  Ending with about 6 stitches on the needles.  Pull yarn through the stitches and secure.  Weave in ends. 

Give to the newborn nursery.