The Women’s Care Center of Madison is calling all knitters who want to put their hobby to use for a worthy cause! The WCC gives gift bags to the women that they serve, and in that bag are a pair of hand-knit baby booties. The WCC has seen a surge in clients recently, so they need our help filling their care bags!
Please see the instructions below for knitting a pair of booties. The booties are not so much meant for the baby to wear as they are a tangible gift for moms to hold and treasure as they will their baby in due time, so no need to worry if the booties are a bit bigger or smaller than the final size specified. Please contact Ann Wagner ([email protected]) if you have any questions!
MATERIALS NEEDED:
Two Size 4 knitting needles
Baby Soft brand yarn, 4 oz. weight. Solid color pairs can be pink, blue, yellow, tan, green, and white. Multi-color pairs are also welcome.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Measure out a 12-14” long string of yarn. (Called a tail) Cast on 32 stitches. Begin knitting, and continue until you have 15 rows. On the knit row, cast off 6 stitches, leaving 26 stitches. Finish knitting the row.
Next is the purl row. Cast off 6, leaving 20 stitches. Continue purling the rest of the row. The next 10 rows you will alternate Knit a row, then Purl a row, beginning with the Knit row.
The next knit row, knit two together, ending with ten stitches on your needle. Final row, purl two together, and you will end up with 5 stitches on your needle. Cut the yarn, leaving another 12” -14” tail.
Using a darning needle, thread the tail of yarn through the eye of the needle. Transfer those 5 stitches from the knitting needle to the darning needle. Pull the 5 stitches tight and put the right sides together.
Begin stitching bootie, starting at the toe, and working up to the cuff. Weave a little of the extra yarn in between the stitches, and cut off the extra.
Then take the second tail, and stitch up the heel and along back. When done, turn it inside out again. Turn down the top to make a cuff.
3-1/4” is the final length of a bootie, from toe to heel.
Finished booties can be brought or shipped to:
Women’s Care Center Madison
3711 Orin Rd.
Madison, WI 53704
Attn: Olivia Grobbell, DirectorView hours at https://www.womenscarecenter.org/madison-wisconsin
