Baby Tube Sock Booties
Tuesday, October 19th, 2010I use the bootie loom and I make a tube sock style bootie. I used the Caron® Simply Soft® Yarn
4 ply – and did a 1 over 2 stitch. For the top I made a small brim for the cuff and then continued
until the bootie tube was 5 inches long (sorry I didn’t count the rows) and then took it off the loom
with the gathering method (which makes the toe). They stay on the baby’s feet just fine and the tube style
allows for different size little feet.
NOTE
1) The one over two stitch is called the double stitch. You wrap till you
have three rows on each peg. Then you take off one stitch over the other two all the way around
and rewrap and do over again. Makes a rib looking stitch. I love it. It makes a tighter looking rib than
the one over one (single stitch). I use it for lots of things like scarves, hats, my bath mitts just whatever happens to be on the loom at the time.
2) Gathering Removal Method
You want to remove your sock with the gathering method. Cut a long end from your skein of yarn.
Thread your yarn end on a yarn needle, then start with the next peg, slide your needle down the peg, lift off the loops and put them on your yarn end. Go completely around until all your loops are now on your yarn end. Pull tight, and knot. Then What I do is pull your yarn end to the inside, and stitch up any hole you might have from the inside.
Happy Knitting!!! 
