I know that realistically, these babies probably won't wear these booties for more than, oh, I don't know 5 minutes noting how rapidly they grow and how fiddly little booties are to get onto tiny wriggly feet. Not to mention that the little girl that I've made these for is due in February... which is summer in Australia! In my crazy knitter mind, one of that matters, I just love how adorable these little booties are, and how quickly they are to knit up. I made these in one evening as I caught up on the Big Bang Theory.
The green yarn was leftovers of the delicious Skein Merino Cashmere fingering in the Sprout colourway. The grey yarn was a tiny scrap of Storied Yarns Superwash Sock yarn in the Oncoming Storm colourway that I had collected to make a hexipuff out of but thought it was perfect for this little number (it has tiny subtle flecks of blues and greens in the grey). The tiny heart buttons were purchased at the annual Old Bus Depot Markets Celebration of Wool day in Canberra, maybe in 2012. I bought a whole card of tiny buttons on all different colours but hadn't find a use for them but they're actually the perfect size for these booties.
I'm thrilled with how these worked up - they're tiny, squishy and "aww" inducing. My friend was equally thrilled with them and made a point of how they are just the right amount of "girly" without having to be pink and frilly (something my friend is strongly against).
Oh I'm so excited to meet the little girl that these were made for!
XOXO
Bee
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