Easy Baby Booties Knitting Pattern (Straight Needles)

These easy baby booties knitting pattern are worked flat on straight needles, with DK yarn using up leftover yarn, and features a clever stay‑on design perfect for newborns.

A super‑quick, beginner‑friendly knit you can finish in under an hour.

These are one of the easiest baby booties knitting pattern, and once made it is extremely easy to memorize and I can happily make a pair while relaxing and watching a film.

The Simple, beginner-friendly, free baby booties knitting pattern is worked flat on straight needles (sized for newborn or 0–3 months).

The booties are worked in garter stitch (knit every row) and seamed up the bottom and back at the end.

Made with DK yarn and 4.00 mm straight knitting needles and worked from the cuff down.

You only need a small amount of yarn to make a pair, making these newborn baby booties a lovely quick knitting project.

Booties are knitted FLAT on straight needles, and you will need to ‘pick up stitches from along the sides of the INSTEP

How To: Pick Up Side Stitches for these booties

Step 1 : Lay the bootie flat with the right side facing you.

Step 2: Identify the Edge of the instep and the individual ‘bumps’ on the side

Step 3: Insert the needle into the first Turning BUMP stitch at the SIDE of the 8 sts of the instep

Step 4: repeat step 2, picking up the amount of sts required (do NOT knit into these yet, some patterns you will yarn over and knit into these, but to keep the baby booties snug, I prefer not to )

Step 5: Work Evenly Along the Edge

Pick up one stitch in each chain (or the number your pattern states), keeping tension even.

Step 6: Repeat on the Other Side

Pick up the same number of stitches along the second edge for a balanced bootie shape.

Materials

• 4.00 mm knitting needles
• Less than 50 g DK (Double Knitting) yarn
• Yarn needle
• Scissors

Abbreviations

K = knit
P = purl
st(s) = stitch(es)
K2tog = knit 2 stitches together

Knitted Baby Booties Pattern

Cast on 32 sts.

Turn down Cuff

• Rows 1–28. Knit every row in garter stitch.
• Row 29. Purl.
• Row 30. Knit across.

Step 2: Instep (16 Rows)

You will now work only the center 8 stitches to form the instep tongue.

• K20, leave remaining 12 sts unworked. Turn.
• K8, leave 12 sts unworked on the other needle. Turn.
• Work 14 more rows in garter stitch on these 8 center sts. (16 rows total.)
• (Final Instep Row): K8. Do not turn.

Step 3:

• Pick up and knit 8 stitches down the left side of the instep tongue.
• Knit across the 12 unworked stitches on the left needle. 28 sts now on your needle.
• Turn and knit back across all 28 sts.
• Pick up and knit 8 stitches up the right side of the instep tongue.
• Knit across the remaining 12 unworked stitches. (48 stitches total).
• FOr the Next 8 Rows: Knit every row across all 48 sts (garter stitch).

This forms the sides and base of the bootie.

Step 4: Sole Decreases

• Decrease Row 1:
• K1, K2tog, K1, K2tog, K12, K2tog, K1, K2tog, K1
• Repeat once more across the row.
• Knit 1 row.
• Decrease Row 2:
• K1, K2tog, K2tog, K10, K2tog, K2tog, K1
• Repeat once more across the row.
• Knit 1 row.
• Bind off.

Step 5: Joining together and Seaming

Fold the bootie in half right-sides together and seam down the sole and up the back heel/cuff seam using a tapestry needle. Weave in your ends!

Weave in ends.

Make the second bootie.

Notes: These booties have been brought over from an older blog post due to popular demand now updated, corrected, and easier to follow.

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