Little Shoe for Tree

Materials:
4.00mm needles + worsted weight yarn OR 3.00mm needles + DK weight yarn
Colors needed: White, Red

Pattern:
Using white cast on 48 sts.

Knit 2 rows.

Change to Red yarn
K19, K2tog, K6, K2tog, K to end. Turn

Knit one row even.

K18, K2tog, K6, K2tog, K to end. Turn.

Knit one row even.

K17, K2tog, K6, K2tog, K to end. Turn.

Knit one row even.

K16, K2tog, K6, K2tog, K to end. Turn.

Knit one row even. Turn. (40 sts)

You are facing the right side of the work. K15, K2tog, K6, K2tog, Turn.

**Slip first stitch, K6, K2tog, Turn** Repeat from ** to ** 7 more times (29 sts)

Next Row: Slip first stitch. K6, K2tog, K to end of all sts on needle. Turn.

K2tog, K8, K2tog, K5, K2tog, K7, K2tog (24 sts). Turn.

Change to white and work 4 rows st st

Work K1, P1 rib for 2 rows.

Cast Off.

Sew together bottom of foot (cast-on row) and back of shoe/sock.
Sew in ends.
With White yarn, doubled, lace" up the coloured area of the shoe, using your slipstitch bumps as lacing holes, and tie a bow.
Sew a loop of yarn to top back corner of shoe for hanging on tree.


Pattern copyright 1996 Susan Levstein. E-mail: slev@adan.kingston.net

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