Bunny Booties Knitting Pattern
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This pattern has full instructions on how to knit the slippers and the ears.
The slippers are knit flat on straight needles, with the ears knit separately and then attached.
An Easy-Level Knitting Pattern
This is an easy pattern for those of you who are advanced beginner level, and the techniques you will need to know are casting on, casting off, and knit and purl stitches.
It will also introduce you to shaping, through simple increases and decreases.
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This pattern is great for any advanced beginner knitters.
- Knitting cast-on methods.
- Knitting Lessons
- How to cast on knitting.
- How to cast off knitting.
- How to knit the garter stitch.
- How to knit the purl stitch.
- How to knit stockinette stitch.
- How to read knitting patterns.
- Knitting abbreviations and terms.
- How to knit rib stitch.
- How to kit two stitches together – K2tog.
- How to knit KFB.
Bunny Booties Knitting Pattern
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Notes
The booties knit up quickly and the simple design makes for a relaxing and enjoyable knit.
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Skill Level – Easy
Size – This pattern is to fit babies size 6-9months
Gauge – 18 sts and 24 rows in 4×4 inches / 10x10cm
The Supplies You Need
Yarn
- 1 x ball of Sublime Baby Cashmere Merino Silk DK in Pebble (006) – Yarn A
- 1 x alternate color Yarn B in cream – Baby Cashmere Merino Silk DK in Little linen (344)
- A small amount of dark brown for eyes/nose/mouth
- Any Lightweight 03 yarn /DK yarn.
- Yarn weight guide
Abbreviations / Knitting Abbreviations List
- Beg – beginning
- Cont – Continue
- Dec – (K2tog) decrease by knitting the next 2 stitches together
- Foll – following
Inc – (KFB) increase by knitting into the front and back of the next stitch - K – Knit
- K2tog – knit the next two stitches together
- PSSO – Pass slipped stitch over
- P – Purl
Pattern Instructions
Yarn A – Pebble (Brown) / Yarn B Little Linen (Cream)
Sole
- Using Yarn A cast on 53sts
- Row 1: *Inc, k24, inc* twice, k1
- Rows 2-4: Knit
- Row 5: *Inc, k26, inc* twice, k1
- Rows 6-8: Knit
- Row 9: *Inc. k28, inc* twice, k1
- Row 10: Knit
- Knit a further 10 rows
- Divide for the top of the foot
- Row 1: K36, k2tog, turn
- Row 2: K8, s1, k1, psso, turn
- Row 3: K8, k2tog, turn
- Rows 4-23: As rows 2-3 ten times
- Row 24: As row 2
- Rows 25-28: Knit across all stitches
Cuff
- Change to K1, P1 rib, and work 25 rows.
- Change to Yarn color B
- Row 1: Purl
- Row 2: Cast off knitwise.
Second Bootee
Make the second bootee to match.
Bunny ears – Make 4
- Using Yarn A cast on 8sts.
- Work 23 rows in stockinette (stocking) stitch, dec each end of rows 15, 19, and 23.
- Change to Yarn B and work 23 rows in stockinette stitch (starting with a purl row), inc each end of rows 2, 4, and 8.
- Cast off
- Make 3 more ears to match.
Making up >
- Using a flat seam, join the foot, heel, and back of the ankle.
- Weave in any loose ends.
- Join ear side seams.
- Stitch base of ears to booties.
- Embroider faces using dark brown yarn.
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