Moonbooties
I’m going to reprint the pattern for the moonbooties here. I think it’s acceptable to do so because it was copied for me by my LYS from a photocopy from a 1989 Threads Magazine. A 95-year-old woman named Christine Bourquin had sent it in because she didn’t want the pattern to die with her, so I’m honoring her wish. I’ve rewritten a few sections that were confusing to me, and I’ve added directions for a larger size, too. This pattern is very easy to adjust to fit your gauge, so feel confident that you can experiment until it suits your yarn and the baby you’re knitting for. Grab the PDF file for the pattern here: moonbooties
Materials: Any fingering- or sock-weight yarn (I used Trekking XXL), and a set of five double pointed needles in the appropriate size (I used US #2). You may find a small crochet hook useful to make the ties, but you can use ribbon if you prefer.
Sizes given are for a newborn, with 3-6 months size in parentheses.
CO 10 (12) sts.
Work sole: K 36 (48) rows straight in garter stitch until sole measures about 3″ (4″). Leave the 10 (12) sts on Needle 1. With Needle 2, pick up 18 (24) sts along one side. With Needle 3, pick up 10 (12) sts at the cast-on edge, and with Needle 4, pick up 18 (24) sts along the other side. 56 (72) sts.
Work welts for foot: Taking care to keep working around in the same direction, P 4 rounds, K 4 rounds, P 4 rounds, K 4 rounds, P 4 rounds.
Work top of foot: K back across 9 (11) of the sts on N1. Slip the 10th (12th) st to N4 and knit it together with the closest st on N4, returning the new st to N1. 10 (12) sts. Turn and purl back across N1, slipping the last st to N2 and purling it together with the closest N2 st. In this manner, work 16 (24) rows, always keeping 10 (12) sts on N1. You should have 10 (12) sts left on N2 and on N4 and 40 (48) sts in all.
Work ankle: K around the 40 (48) sts for the ankle. To prevent a hole at the end of the first round, pick up 1 extra st from the gap and knit it together with the 1st st on the 2nd round. Work 2 more rounds.
Work eyelet row and cuff: Make eyelets for the ties on the 4th round: *K2, yo, k2tog* 10 (12) times. K 22 rounds and BO.
Finishing: Weave in ends. Crochet or finger-knit two chains of sts about 12″ long each for the ties (or use ribbon) and thread through eyelets. Tie a bow at the front.
Posted: October 6th, 2005 at 6:53 am
Thank you! I think I might make a few pairs, because it seems like everyone I know is having a baby.
Posted: October 6th, 2005 at 6:55 am
I just clicked on the “full blog” link, and was able to print out this pattern from the first page of your blog. (select current page when you get to the print option in Adobe).
Posted: October 6th, 2005 at 9:23 am
Hit me with a PDF!
Posted: October 6th, 2005 at 10:48 am
Thank you so much for sharing this pattern! Good baby gifties are always good to have on hand.
Posted: October 6th, 2005 at 6:52 pm
Hey Kaitlyn,
There is a link to the pdf at the bottom of the entry and again at the bottom of the page. Or here it is again:
https://bluegarter.org/plugin/articlepdf_146 Enjoy!
adam
Posted: October 9th, 2005 at 5:26 pm
Those booties are sooooooooooo cute on that little yummy baby. It’s so cool to see them in person, and then see them being worn for the recipient.
Posted: October 10th, 2005 at 12:59 pm
Hey! I made a pair of these for a friend’s little guy last winter! Hee!
http://www.scissorina.com/photos/archives/2005/07/bootylicious.html#000035
Yours are beautiful! 🙂
Posted: December 15th, 2006 at 4:11 am
i really want to make one & i am going to. they look really cute!!!
Posted: March 2nd, 2007 at 2:05 pm
Thanks… I’ve looked at a variety of instructions, and yours were the clearest.
Posted: April 23rd, 2007 at 4:43 am
Hi Sarah,
Posted: April 23rd, 2007 at 4:50 am
Hi Sarah,
I have been knitting these booties since 1949-1950. They came from a book called “Baby Fashions in Wool”. Copyright 1949 by Hilde Fuchs. Thought this may be of interest to you. I paid 20c for the 23 page book. :0) I saw it on ebay not to long ago. I already have 2 copies but purchased them way back in probably ’49-’50.I love this pattern!
Dorothy
Posted: April 25th, 2007 at 5:29 pm
Am I the only one that can’t find the pdf? I really like these booties and can’t wait to start a set for the next baby.
Posted: November 14th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
Help-Would you kindly put the pdf up again?
many thanks
Posted: November 15th, 2009 at 5:54 am
I have been searching for this pattern and am happy to find it here. I will be great-grandma of a little boy in a couple of weeks, and want to make several pairs for him. Thank you.