Designer Karen Alfke adapted these cuties from a Swedish bootie pattern her mother used when the kids were tiny. The ribbed cuff and tie help them stay on even the most active of little feet. The pattern is written for your choice of three gauges, so you can use just about any yarn you like!

Pattern Details:

Finished Size: 4" length (newborn-6 months)

*Note: These booties are not intended for toddlers as they have a bottom seam and lack no-skid soles.

Yarn: 1 skein Koigu KPPPM Painter's Palette (Fingering Version); 100 yards of DK weight (DK Version); 85 yards of worsted weight (Worsted Version)

Needles and Notions: US 1.5 needles (Fingering Version); US 3 needles (DK Version); US 5 needles (Worsted Version)

Gauge: 28 stitches = 4" in stockinette stitch (Fingering Version); 24 stitches = 4" in (DK Version); 20 stitches = 4" in stockinette stitch (Worsted Version)