Quick and Easy Premmie Baby Booties and Hat

Due to popular request, I’ve adjusted the sizing for my newborn baby booties and hat set for premmie size. This set is knitted flat and seamed, and the booties have ribbons to keep them on squirmy little feet.

The baby booties were inspired by a pair my great-grandmother’s friend made for my first son many years ago. I was just learning to knit at the time and was totally intrigued with how they were put together. I’ve never found the exact pattern so I decided to have a go at making them myself. Then, with lots of left over wool, I thought it would be wonderful to have a matching hat. My set is off to charity, but feel free to use this pattern to make baby sets for whatever you like – friends, grandchildren, or to sell. I am on a mission to make and donate as much as possible to charity this year, so it would be awesome if you felt like making one for charity too! Also you could take a look at my other knitting patterns for more stash busting ideas!

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Size & Materials

I knitted this set with left over DK/Light Worsted Weight yarn and 4 mm needles. Of course you could make this with different sized yarn (worsted weight would be a good option) however this will change the size. Worsted weight would make a larger hat and booties (or you could use smaller – 3.5 mm – needles).

Using DK/light worsted weight wool and 4 mm needles:

Hat: Unstretched 28 cm (11″), stretched 32 cm (12.5″) (super stretchy!), approximately 70 m (77 yards) of main colour and 20 m (22 yards) of contrast colour.

Booties: sole 6.75 cm (2.7″), approximately 50 m (55 yards) of main colour and 10 m (11 yards) of contrast colour, and approximately 60 cm (24″) of ribbon.

Abbreviations:

K – Knit

P – Purl

K2TOG – Knit two stitches together

P2TOG – Purl two stitches together

SL1, K1, PSSO – slip one stitch, knit the next stitch onto the needle, pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch

YO – yarn over – wrap the yarn around the needle to create another stitch

M1- make one stitch by picking up the loop between stitches. Alternatively, you can increasing by knitting front and back.

Booties Pattern

Cast on 17

Rows 1-2: Knit

Row 3: K8, YO, K2TOG, K7

Rows 4-6: Knit (3 Rows)

Row 7: K8, YO, K2TOG, K7

Rows 8-10: Knit (3 Rows)

Row 11: K8, YO, K2TOG, K7

Row 12-13: Knit (2 rows)

Row 14: K1, SL1, K1, PSSO, K to end

Row 15: K8, YO, K2TOG, K to last 3 sts, K2TOG, K1

Row 16: K1, SL1, K1, PSSO, K to end

Row 17: K to last stitch, M1, K1

Row 18: K1, M1, K to end

Row 19: K8, YO, K2TOG, K to last stitch, M1, K1

Rows 20-22: Knit (3 Rows)

Row 23: K8, YO, K2TOG, K7

Rows 24-26: Knit (3 Rows)

Row 27: K8, YO, K2TOG, K7

Row 28-30: Knit (3 Rows)

Row 31: K8, YO, K2TOG, K7

Rows 32: Knit

Row 33: Cast off the first 8 stitches, knit the rest of the row (9)

Change to contrast colour

Row 34: Purl

Row 35: Knit

Change to Main colour

Rows 36-37: Purl (2 rows)

Rows 38-39: Knit (2 rows)

Change to contrast colour

Row 40: Purl

Row 41: Knit

Change to Main colour

Rows 42-43: Purl (2 rows)

Rows 44-45: Knit (2 rows)

Change to contrast colour

Row 46: Purl

Row 47: Knit

Change to Main colour

Rows 48-49: Purl (2 rows)

Rows 50-51: Knit (2 rows)

Change to contrast colour

Row 52: Purl

Row 53: Knit

Change to Main colour

Rows 54-55: Purl (2 rows)

Rows 56-57: Knit (2 rows)

Change to contrast colour

Row 58: Purl

Row 59: Knit

Cast off.

Fold bootie as in picture

Sew seam for sole of bootie (only on the garter stitch part) and seam between cast off contrast colour and part way up cast on of main colour.

Sew around the row ends at the top of the booties (it looks neater if you only stitch through the main colour – see picture), pull tight and fasten in place. Repeat for row ends at bottom of bootie. Weave in any ends. Thread ribbon through eyelets.

Hat Pattern

Cast on 35 stitches in Main colour

Row 1: With main colour knit row

Row 2: With main colour knit row

Row 3: With main colour, knit 16, purl 19

Row 4: With main colour, purl 19, knit 16

Row 5: With main colour, knit 16, change to contrast colour and knit 19

Row 6: With contrast colour, purl 19, change to main colour and knit 16

Repeat these six rows 15 more times (16 times in total)

Cast off. Fold in half and sew together cast on and cast off stitches. Sew around the row ends where the contrast yarn is (it looks neater if you only stitch through the main colour), pull tight and fasten in place. Weave in any ends.