Mary Jane Booties

Standard Gauge Machine

Yarn – 3 ply; 2 colors – one light, one dark; T 6

Size: 3 – 6 mo

Cuff:
- RC 000; Ribbing – T 4.1
- With light color, CO 39 sts in a 1 X 1 rib (20L X 19R); Broken Toe CO; 2 circular R
- K 30 (30) rows rib
Transfer sts to empty N on main bed
Remove ribber comb and weights and re-weight with claw weights
Ankle:
- RC 000
- Using MT 6; K 16 rows. Carriage on right (COR)
Pull all sts on right side of 0 to Hold
Set carriage to hold; remove light color yarn, pulling to the side
With Waste Yarn (WY) , knit a few rows on sts on left side of 0 and remove those sts from machine
Top of foot:
- Remove hold on carriage
- COR; RC 000
- Rethread with light yarn that you set aside and knit 16 rows
- Cut main yarn, thread WY; knit few rows and remove from machine
Heel:
- Rehang sts from first WY; change to dark yarn
- Set carriage to Hold
- Short row by placing 1 st next to carriage in hold each row until 8 sts remain in work; move claw weights frequently under the short rowing
- Short row back by putting 1 st opposite the carriage back in work each row and wrapping N on carriage side until all sts are back in work
- Remove Hold setting

K 15 R
Toe:
- Set carriage to hold
- Short row down to 8 sts
- Short row back as before till all N are in work
- Remove Hold setting
K 1 R over all sts
Cut MY and leave long tail
Take work off on several rows of WY
Straps: Make 2
- E-wrap 5 N
- K 25 R and bind off
Seaming:
- Kitchener st toe first from 2 sides of WY
- Mattress st ribbing about ½ way down from top on wrong sides
- Turn right side out and mattress st rest of ribbing
- Mattress stitch side of sock, placing the strap in the proper place
- Mattress st second side, catching strap in that side
- Attach a button on outside of each booty strap
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Ann Huppert (GrammaAnn)

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