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10b. No. 1. Baby Boy Bootees (from Handbook of Wool Knitting and Crochet, 1918)

A pair of dainty bootees makes a nice gift for baby, and is appreciated scarcely less by baby’s mamma. Two very pretty styles are given, one in pink and white, the accepted colors for a girlie, the other in blue and white—blue being the color usually chosen for a little son’s belongings.

(Explanation of Crochet Stitches Used)

Commencing with white Saxony, make a chain of 11 stitches, turn.

No. 1. 1.—Miss 1 stitch, a double in each of 10 stitches, turn.

2. Chain 1, a double in each of 10 doubles, taking up the back loop of stitch to form a rib, turn.

Repeat 2d row until you have 8 ribs; at the end of the last row chain 11, turn, miss 1, a double in each of 10 stitches of chain and in 10 doubles, chain 1, turn, and continue, making 4 of the long ribs, then, working only on the 10 doubles, make 8 more short ribs, and join at the back of the leg to the foundation chain, taking into each stitch.

For the upper part of leg:

1. Chain 3, and make trebles all around, 38 in all, joining to top of 3 chain.

2. Draw out the stitch on needle, pull up a loop through 1st and 3d stitches of preceding row, take up the yarn, and draw through the 3 loops on the needle at once, chain 1 to close the cluster, * draw up a loop in same place with last and another in 3d stitch, work off as before and repeat around.

3. Draw out the stitch on needle, take a loop in the space before pineapple-stitch of last row and another in the space after, work off as before, take a loop in same space as before, another in next space, work off, and repeat.

4. Like 3d row, with blue.

5, 6. Like 3d row, with white.

7. With blue, a double in each stitch.

8. With white, chain 3, a treble in each double, join.

9. With blue, make 1 double in 1st stitch, chain 3, 1 double in same stitch, miss 1; repeat. Fasten off neatly.

For the foot:

1. With blue make a double in each stitch all around bottom of leg and instep.

2. A double in each double, taking up both veins of stitch to avoid a rib.

3, 4. Same as 2d row, with white.

5, 6. Same as 2d row, with blue.

7, 8, 9, 10. Same as 2d row, with white, joining the last row with single crochet on the wrong side. Finish with cord and tassels or with ribbon, run in and out the 1st row of trebles on upper part of leg.