Preemies
Hats and Booties
Use only Orlon-Acrylic Baby
yarn. These little garments must stand
up to the rigors of frequent laundering.
HATS
Orlon Acrylic Baby Yarn;
set of 4 double ended needles Size 5 (or use 2 needles and sew seam)
Cast on 76 sts; Divide
between three needles. K2, P2 for 4
inches. K1, k2 together for 3
rows. Gather up remaining sts. Tie off.
Attach pompom to top. Turn up
cuff.
POMPOM
Wrap yarn around two
fingers about 35 times. Tie together
rightly between fingers using 8 length of yarn. Clip loops in middle to form pompom. Use ends of tying yarn to sew to top of hat.
BOOTIES
Orlon Acrylic Baby Yarn; 2
needles, size 4; 2 markers, crochet hook, size 6 (or any fairly small size);
large-eye tapestry needle.
Cast on 43 sts. K 8 rows
Row 9: K18; K2
together; put marker on needle; k3 sts; Put on 2nd marker; k2
together, K remaining 18 sts.
Row 10: P17; P2
together; k3 sts between markers; p2 together, P remaining 17 sts.
Continue K or P 2sts
together at each marker, and K the 3 sts. between markers on every row (garter
stitch) until there are 12 sts. on each side of center panel.
Work 12 rows of P2, K2 rib.
so you K2 on each side of center panel, which you still keep working in garter
stitch. (That is, K the center 3 stitches
on every row). Cast off and sew up back
and side seams.
With crochet hook, make
chain 18 long and tie off. Sew in yarn
ends. Using large tapestry needle,
thread chain around ankle (at bottom of ribbing), under to K2s and over the
P2s, with ends at center front.
Do not worry about gauge
on these garments. The difference in gauge from one knitter to
another will automatically give us garments of different sizes to accommodate
babies of different sizes!!!!