Booties with knitting needles for newborns. Patterns and description, sizes without seams, how to knit socks, sneakers

While waiting for the baby to be born, any preparatory activities can bring joy to the whole family. For example, a mother or grandmother can knit booties for a newborn on their own. A clear description of the knitting process and a detailed analysis of the patterns are presented in this article.

Benefits of DIY Knitted Booties for Newborns

The knitting process has a number of positive effects on the health of the craftswoman, so knitting booties will help the needlewoman improve her well-being.

Benefits of knitting:

1. A monotonous activity helps you relax those whose work is associated with increased stress. Repetitive actions with knitting needles put a person into a light trance, similar to the state before falling asleep.
2. Repetitive finger movements can reduce your heart rate and blood pressure, relax muscles.
3. The nervous system is so calmed that even when simultaneously watching an action-packed movie or a horror film, the craftswoman does not react to the scary scenes.
4. To create a beautiful product, first there is a creative process of selecting yarn, and then the master gets sincere pleasure from the result. Thus, color therapy and the hand-made creation of a unique product inevitably lead to the release of the happiness hormone serotonin, as well as to an increase in a person's self-esteem.
5. To knit a complex pattern, you need to concentrate and carefully count the loops; this activity reduces the risk of developing age-related dementia.
6. Knitting develops fine motor skills, which has a positive effect on the quality of speech, memory, imagination, coordination and clarity of thoughts. Knitting is included in the complex of rehabilitation procedures after a heart attack or stroke in many modern rehabilitation centers.

Thus, by creating your own masterpieces, you can not only make a gift for your child, but also preserve a clear memory and good coordination of movements for many years.

Choosing yarn for knitting baby booties

Booties with knitting needles for newborns, the patterns and description of which are presented in the article, should be knitted from high-quality yarn.

It must have the following characteristics:

• strength, the threads should not break when putting on the product and wearing it;
• hygroscopicity;
• ability to retain heat;
• hypoallergenic.

For the smallest children, delicate pastel colors are usually chosen.

Yarn suitable for booties can be divided into groups according to the composition of the fibers:

1. Cotton — natural soft fiber does not irritate the skin and is perfect for the summer period. The downside is a high percentage of shrinkage after washing, as well as low elasticity. To make a cotton product soft, it is better to choose weakly twisted threads, for example, lilac.
2. Flax or bamboo - This is also a summer option. The product, in addition to being hypoallergenic, will have an antibacterial effect.
3. Wool. The best option for warm threads for booties is merino wool, but alpaca or cashmere will also work. They are strong, elastic and quite thin, which allows you to knit soft and warm booties. The only drawback of such threads is the formation of pellets after wearing and washing.
4. Natural silk. Shiny and elastic threads are unrolled from the cocoon of the silkworm, they retain heat well and do not roll over time. The downside of this option is the high cost of the material.

Types of threads such as mohair and long-haired angora wool are absolutely not suitable for making booties, because babies like to put new objects in their mouths and can swallow lint. The list of undesirable materials can also be supplemented by polyamide and threads with the addition of lurex.

How to select knitting needles by number?

Booties with knitting needles for newborns, the patterns and descriptions of which are presented in this article, must be knitted taking into account the ratio of the thickness of the selected yarn and knitting needles. The basic rule for quality knitting is that the diameter of one knitting needle should correspond to the thickness of the yarn, multiplied by 2.

However, in reality, it is quite difficult to measure such distances. Therefore, a simple method that allows you to determine the required thickness of the knitting needle is popular among needlewomen: the yarn is folded in half and slightly twisted. The resulting cord will have the optimal thickness for the knitting needles.

If you still need to know the exact diameter of the knitting needles, then it is enough to pierce thick paper with a knitting needle and measure the resulting hole. The number of needles corresponds to their diameter (3 mm = No. 3). The manufacturer usually indicates the optimal needle size for the thread on the label, but when knitting items for the smallest children, it is best to buy needles one size thicker.

Then the product will be looser, softer and more pleasant for the baby’s delicate skin.

The strength and appearance of the product directly depends on the density of the knitting, which can be individual for each needlewoman. To make the booties look beautiful, it is better to knit a control sample. the pattern that is chosen as the main one.

For knitting with soft yarn it is very convenient to use plastic knitting needles, the thread will not slide along them too much.

How to determine the size of booties?

Booties with knitting needles for newborns, the patterns and descriptions of which will help even beginners cope with complex models, it is better to knit, focusing on the actual size of the child's foot. To make a high-quality measurement, you need to put a clean sheet of paper on the baby's foot and mark on it where the heel and big toe are.

At the same time, you should mark the widest part of your foot on the sheet of paper. This way you will get 2 measurements: foot length and width. For a loose fit, add 1.5 cm to the dimensions obtained.

If it is not possible to measure the baby's foot, you can use standard sizes:

Age of the newborn	Size
From 1 to 3 months.	90 mm
From 4 to 6 months.	100 mm
From 7 to 9 months.	115 mm

Simple booties-sneakers with knitting needles: step-by-step master class

One of the simplest options for baby booties is a model of small shoes with cuffs, which look like children's sneakers or original ugg boots, depending on the selected colors of yarn. The shoes are warm, so thick yarn is needed to make them., for example, soft wool or semi-wool, children's acrylic will also work.

You can use needles No. 2 or No. 3.

For a baby under 3 months old, 35 loops are cast on to the knitting needles, this number includes 2 loops for the edge (hereinafter referred to as EL):

• The initial row consists entirely of knit stitches.
• In the second row, loops are gradually added to form the sole of the shoe: immediately after the KP, a yarn over is made (hereinafter - YO), 15 front loops (hereinafter - LP), YO, another 3 LP, YO, KP. As a result, there will be 39 loops on the needle.
• Next, all odd rows are performed with LP.
• In the fourth row, yarn overs are made immediately after the first CP, then after 16 LP, the next d/c after 5 LP, the last d/c is made before the final CP. A total of 43 loops are formed.
• The sixth row is done in the same way as the fourth row, only the yarn overs are made immediately after the initial CP, through 17, through 7 and again through 17 LP.
• In the eighth row, 4 more air loops are added in the same way, and the total number of loops in the work is equal to 51.
• In the 9th row, 1 dc is made after 25 LP, this is how the rounding begins to be knitted.
• From rows 10 to 20, knit a garter stitch (work is done only with knit stitches), without increases.
• With contrasting threads, mark the division of knitting into 3 parts: 21 loops on the sides and 10 in the middle. The 21st row begins with knitting 29 LP, then two loops are grabbed and knitted simultaneously, the knitting is turned without knitting the remainder on the second knitting needle.
• Slip the first loop without knitting (edge), do 8 purl stitches, then knit two loops at the same time as well as purl stitches, turn the work.
• Row 23: 8 LP and two more are knitted simultaneously. Row 24 is done in the same way as Row 22. Up to Row 36, the knitting pattern of Rows 23 and 24 is repeated.
• In the 37th row, after removing the edge stitch, another 21 LP are knitted with the last edge stitch. In total, there are 36 loops in the work.
• Row 38 consists entirely of LP, from rows 39 to 58 a 1x1 elastic band is knitted, the stage ends with closing the loops.

At the end, the product is carefully sewn along the back edge, and the high elastic is folded to the front side. A pair for the first bootie is made in the same way.

Booties with teeth for boys

The product turns out especially successful if you use “Kroha” yarn and #3 knitting needles. For the sole, 39 sts are cast on, all odd rows up to and including the 9th are made with knit stitches (hereinafter referred to as knit stitches). Yarn overs (hereinafter referred to as y-st) are made crossed to avoid holes.

• 2nd row: 1 lp, nsk, 17 lp, nsk, 1 lp, nsk, 17 lp, nsk, 1 lp.
• 4th row: 2 lp, nsk, 17 lp, nsk, 3 lp, nsk, 17 lp, nsk, 2 lp.
• Next, in the 6th and 8th rows, 1 knit stitch is added to the given pattern on both edges and 2 knit stitches in the middle of the row.
• Once you have finished working on the sole, you can knit neat teeth with a contrasting thread.
• Knit 12 rows in smooth stocking stitch.
• The toe of the bootie is knitted using the heel construction technique, for which the loops must be correctly divided into 3 parts: 22 - 11 - 22.
• The cape is knitted until there are 14 loops on each knitting needle, and the total number of loops is 39.
• Two rows are knitted.
• The holes for the laces are made. To do this, two loops are knitted at the edges at the same time, and then a regular uncrossed yarn over is made. The next row is made only with knits.

The top of the boots can be knitted with a contrasting thread using the “corn” pattern.

Doll slippers with bows for girls

To make the product you will need about 40 g of yarn with the characteristics of 100 g × 125 m and knitting needles No. 4. For decoration you can buy a thin satin ribbon, for white booties a cream-colored tie will do.

Legend:

• "L" - front loop;
• "n*" – yarn over;
• “2vm” – knit 2 stitches at once;
• “2vm(left)” – decrease with left tilt (remove 2 loops with the right knitting needle, then pass them through with the left knitting needle in the direction from left to right, and then knit them simultaneously with the front thread).

The work begins with a set of 28 loops, which need to be closed in a circle:

• 1st row: 1 L, n*, 12 L, n*, 2 L, n*, 12 L, n*, 1 L;
• Row 2 and all even rows: knit stitches;
• 3rd row: 1 L, n*, 1 L, n*, 12 L, n*, 1 L, n*, 2 L, n*, 1 L, n*, 12 L, n*, 1 L, n*, 1 L;
• 5th row: 2 L, n*, 2 L, n*, 12 L, n*, 2 L, n*, 4 L, n*, 2 L, n*, 12 L, n*, 2 L, n*, 2 L (check number of loops after knitting the row – 48 pieces);
• Rows 6-11: L;
• Row 12: 2vm, 14 L, 4 times 2vm (left), 4 times 2vm, 14 L, 2vm (left);
• Row 13: L;
• Row 14: 14 L, 2 times 2vm (left), 2 L, 2 times 2vm, 14 L;
• Row 15: close loops.

A ribbon is threaded through the holes on the back wall and tied into a bow.

Knitted pink hat-shoes

Yarn specifications: 50 g x 56 m, knitting needles can be used with numbers 3 (for newborns 0-6 months), 3.25 (for babies from 6 months to 1 year), 3.75 (age 1-2 years). For fasteners you will need 2 buttons.

• After casting on 19 loops, the 1st row is knitted (hereinafter referred to as LP).
• The next 5 rows contain only LP, while in even rows near the side edge rows 1 yarn over is made (hereinafter - n\d). As a result, there are already 25 loops in the work.
• In the 7th row, after completing knitting 14 LP, remove 1 loop without knitting, while the working thread is pulled through in front of the product (hereinafter, such loops will be called “pulls”), the needlework is turned.
• The next 3 rows (8-10) are done exclusively with LP, while in the 9th row the outer loop and the constriction thread should be knitted simultaneously with LP.
• The 11th row contains 18 LP and 1 “pulling”, after their completion the work is turned.
• The interval 12-14, as well as the 16th row, contain only LP.
• In the next row after 14 LP, a constriction is made.
• To complete the element, 5 rows are knitted exclusively in LP, while 1 loop is decreased from both edges, so that in total there are 19 loops.

Sequence of actions for the left shoe:

• 0 row (also the final row of the previous element): at the end of the row, 5 air loops are cast on to the knitting needle;
• 00 p.: 24 out\p (purl);
• 1 p.: LP, at the end of 1 n-d;
• 2 p.: from\p;
• 3-4 rows: repeat 1 and 2 rows;
• 5 p.: 2 together LP (hereinafter referred to as vml), from\p;
• 6 p.: n-d, LP;
• 7 p.: 14 LP, out of \p;
• 8 p.: n-d, LP, at the end 2 vml;
• Row 9: Close 7 loops, 2 LP, bring 3 loops to an additional knitting needle, close 3 loops with purl stitches, 14 LP;
• 10 p.: LP;
• 11 p.: 2 LP, out of \p;
• 12th row: repeat rows 10 and 11 5 times;
• 23rd row: 14 LP, additionally 13 air loops are cast on (fastener);
• 24 p.: 13 LP, from\p;
• 25th row: 2 together knitwise, LP, before the last knitwise loop, one more additional knitwise loop is knitted from the yarn over;
• 26 p.: 14 LP, out\p;
• 27th row: repeat 25th row;
• 28 p.: from\p;
• 29 row: 2 together front, LP;
• 30 p.: from\p;
• Row 31: repeat rows 29 and 30, repeat row 29 again, then close the work.

Sequence of actions for the right shoe:

• Row 0 (also the last row of the element made at the very beginning of the work): 5 air loops are collected immediately after the first edge loop;
• 1 p-d: n-d, from\p;
• 2 row: LP;
• Rows 3-4: the same as in rows 1-2;
• Row 5: n-d, iz\p, knit the last two loops at the same time;
• 6 p-d: LP;
• 7 r-d: n-d, 11 from\p, 14 LP;
• 8 p-d: 2 vml, LP;
• 9 r-d: n-d, 12 from\p, 13 LP;
• Row 10: close 7 loops, 2 LP, 3 loops on an additional needle, close 3 more loops, LP;
• 11 row: 12 rows, 2 LP;
• Row 12: LP, then repeat rows 11 and 12 5 times;
• Row 23: 12 sts, 2 LP, 13 additional loops are cast on for the fastener;
• 24 p-d: LP;
• Row 25: 2 together purl (hereinafter referred to as vmiz), 11 out of _p, 14 LP;
• 26 p-d: n-d, LP;
• Row 27: 2 vmiz, before the last loop 1 out of 1 from the yarn over, 1 out of 1;
• 28 p-d: LP;
• 29 row: 2 vmiz, iz\p;
• 30 p-d: LP;
• Row 31: repeat 29 and 30 and again 29 rows, loops are closed

To fasten the left slipper, 14 front rows are knitted from the 3 loops that were on the pin. In the final row, you can make a yarn over and knit the next 2 loops at the same time to create a hole for the button.

For strength, a couple more rows are made in garter stitch. The fastening for the right shoe is done in the same way. The bows consist of two rectangles, knitted in garter stitch, dimensions: 8 loops × 19 rows, 4 loops × 14 rows.

Finished products are assembled: First the sole and heel are sewn together, then the buttons are sewn on. A narrow strip for a bow is secured in a ring, through which a wide piece of fabric is threaded, and the resulting bow is sewn onto the bootie.

Booties "Fluffy Bears"

Knitted booties for newborns, the patterns and descriptions of which are presented in the article, can be made in the form of cute teddy bears. To knit a product with a 10 cm sole, you will need two types of yarn, for example, Pekhorka "Children's" for the sole and Alize Softy plush threads for the upper part.

You also need to prepare 2 knitting needles and a hook, which will be used to make the ears, nose and lace, and four black beads for the eyes.

For the sole, 44 loops are strung, yarn Pekhorka, and 2 rows are made with only front loops. In the pattern for the sole, all loops are front (lc\p), therefore only their number between yarns (nkd) is indicated.

• 3rd row: NKD, 20, NKD, 2, NKD, 20, NKD;
• Rows 4, 6, 8, 10: only LC\P;
• 5th row: 1, ncd, 20, ncd, 4, ncd, 20, ncd, 1;
• 7th row: 2, ncd, 20, ncd, 6, ncd, 20, ncd, 2;
• Row 9: 3, nkd, 20, nkd, 8, nkd, 20, nkd, 3 (as a result, there should be 60 loops in the work).

Next, 6 rows are knitted with the same thread using the front surface, after which a plush thread is included in the knitting, with which 8 rows are knitted using the garter stitch technique (front loops in both directions).

Formation of the nose:

• Knit 25 stitches, then 9 more, then knit 10 and 11 stitches together purlwise.
• The work is turned around, 1 loop is removed as an edge loop, then 8 front loops and two loops are simultaneously knitted front through the back thread.
• Knitting continues in this manner until there are 15 loops left on each side.
• When the heel is formed, the last row must be knitted to the end of the second knitting needle, and then knit another row with the front ones.

Rubber:

• The thread is changed to Pekhorka and 4 rows are knitted with a 2 × 2 elastic band.
• Then 4 more similar rows, only with plush thread.
• The 8 rows described are repeated.
• At the end of stage 2, rows are knitted with Pekhorka yarn and the work is closed.

The bootie is sewn from the inside along the back part to the sole, made by Pekhorka.

Next, using a thread and a needle, the rim is formed:

• the needle needs to grab the thread from the loops of the 1st row, and then from the 6th row, which were knitted with the front surface;
• then again the thread from the 1st row, then from the 6th and so on to the end in a circle;
• then the stitches are pulled together and a border is formed on the front side.

Next, the entire sole is sewn to the end and the product is turned inside out. Round ears are made with a crochet hook desired size, they can be of two colors, plush thread looks good on the edge. The nose is also knitted round, on top of the circular columns made with plush thread, a small segment of Pekhorka yarn is applied using a needle or hook.

All the details are sewn onto the product. The second bootie is made in the same way.

Booties Bunnies on two knitting needles

Cute booties are knitted according to the same pattern as the booties "Fluffy Bears". The only difference is in the process of making long rabbit ears. 22 loops are cast on the knitting needles with white yarn, while it is advisable to leave a long end of the thread for sewing the workpiece.

The entire first row is worked in purl stitches, including the beginning and end edge loops. Then the yarn of the main color is included in the work, for example, pink, with which 6 rows of garter stitch are knitted. When cutting off the pink thread from the work, it is better to leave a long end in order to use it to sew the ears to the slippers.

Knitting continues again with white yarn, using which 1 front row is knitted.

The second white row is knitted with purl stitches, and then the strip is closed with a purl row. The blank for the second ear is made in the same way. The rectangle is folded in half lengthwise with the front side facing out, and then stitched with the white end of the thread using a needle or hook.

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The resulting strip is folded in half again, forming an eyelet, then the edges are sewn together with the remaining white thread. Using the pink end of the thread, the eyelet is sewn to the bootie. You can use a bead as a nose for these slippers pearl-colored, which is sewn onto the very edge of the booties.

Crocodile socks knitted

For socks, 50 g of yarn with the characteristics 112 m × 100 g and knitting needles No. 3 are enough. The number of loops for the "crocodiles" should be divisible by 8 with the addition of 2 edge loops; in the example, 42 loops are strung.

• 1 row: only purl (hereinafter – purl);
• 2nd row: after the edge stitch 1 yarn over (hereinafter referred to as yarn over), 1 knit stitch (hereinafter referred to as f/k), repeat this until the end of the row;
• 3rd row: nkd, nkd from the previous row is lowered from the knitting needle, 1 lc\p, so on to the second edge;
• Row 4: the thread is placed in front of the product, 7 air loops are threaded onto the left knitting needle, which are immediately knitted with 1 purl (hereinafter - purl), 7 loops are knitted from the front loop of the previous row (1 front loop, purl, 1 front loop and so on until finished);
• Row 5 is knitted according to the pattern of row 1, row 6 – of row 2, row 7 – of row 3;
• Row 8: from 1 rs/p 7 loops are knitted (see row 4), the thread is placed in front of the product, 7 loops are strung on the left knitting needle and knitted together from/p.

You need to make 3 stripes of such “scales”, this means repeating knitting from rows 1 to 8 three times.

Finally, 8 rows are knitted only with knit stitches, and the work is closed. To continue knitting, you need to cast on loops from the side of the wavy row onto 4 knitting needles in the following way: 4 loops from each “scale” and the same number of loops from the space between the “scales”. In total you should have 40 loops, 10 on each needle.

The first row is knitted, then the sock itself is knitted:

• 11 loops are transferred to 1 knitting needle;
• of these, 18 rows are knitted with only front stitches;
• the element must be finished on the front row;
• 8 loops are cast on from the side edges on both sides;
• then knit in a circle 7 rows only with knit stitches;
• 4 rows are knitted with purl stitches and 4 rows with knit stitches;
• The sole is knitted in stocking stitch across.

Minion slippers for newborns

Simple slippers are knitted from thick yarn 56 g × 50 m, knitting needles No. 5. The main knitting is a garter stitch, in which all loops are knitted. The shape of the workpiece is similar to the letter "T", to knit the "leg" 6 loops are collected and 22 rows are knitted with the main pattern. Then 10 air loops are added on each side and 10 rows are knitted with the same pattern.

Slippers are sewn according to the pattern.

Booties-boots

You can knit booties for newborns with knitting needles, which look like neat bright boots, the patterns and description of the model are given below in the text. A set of 28 loops with pink thread is performed on the knitting needles to make the sole. Gradually add another 20 loops according to the pattern described in the “Teddy Bears” pattern.

As a result, there should be 48 loops on the needles.

Dark grey yarn is tied and 4 rows are knitted using the stocking technique (front loops in one direction and back loops in the other). In the 5th row, two front loops are knitted, then a straight yarn is made and this is repeated until the edge, The 6th row is knitted with purl stitches.

Next, do 4 more rows of stocking stitch. The colored stripe can then be sewn using a needle to create teeth, or in the 11th front row, grab the loop of the first dark gray row with the left knitting needle and knit two at the same time.

The grey thread breaks off and the work continues with pink yarn:

• 15 loops are knitted, then a combination of 2 purl and 2 knit is knitted 9 times, the last 15 loops are also knitted.
• In the opposite direction, knit 15 more knit stitches, 18 rib stitches and again 15 knit stitches.
• These 2 rows are repeated 7 more times.
• Next, 15 front loops are knitted, 2 back loops are knitted simultaneously with a back loop, 2 front loops - one front loop, so on until the end of the elastic band, the row ends with 15 front loops.
• In the opposite direction, 15 front loops are performed, then 3 times 3 loops are knitted simultaneously with a front loop, and again 15 front loops. Thus, the toe is formed.

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For a more complete encirclement of the baby's leg, a 1 x 1 elastic band of the desired height (5 - 6 cm) is then knitted. After that, 8 rows are knitted only with facial loops (garter stitch), then several rows are knitted with any two-color pattern, after which 4 more rows are knitted only with facial loops, and the work is closed.

After sewing the product, you can crochet two flowers that are sewn onto the finished shoe.

Baby Booties Ideas and Patterns

Many models of booties are based on the same manufacturing principle. Therefore, you can create personal variations by choosing and combining different colors of yarn, using textured “plush” threads and knitting different patterns for the lapels.

The resulting single-color shoes can be decorated with embroidery using woolen threads, to which you can add beads and buttons.

Knitting booties for newborns is not a difficult task. The abundance of simple patterns and their detailed descriptions allows even the most inexperienced craftswomen to create masterpieces. By adding your own imagination and replacing some standard patterns from the pattern with openwork, you can make summer slippers for your baby.

Author: Elena Zhukova

Article formatting: E. Chaikina

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