Baby Jumper and Mary Janes

I saw this cute jumper on Smashed Peas and Carrots and knew that it would be the gift for my friend Jen's new baby. The best part about the jumper and booties is that I already had all the supplies in the house!


Materials
1 yd of outer fabric
1 yd of lining fabric
2 buttons
thread

First, print out the pattern and tape the pieces together. I have a pile of old clothes that I don't wear anymore, but I thought had some potential for reusing the fabric. I chose a skirt and slit it at the seam. There was enough fabric that I could make another jumper!

I won't go into the details of how to make the jumper since you will find excellent instructions on Smashed Peas and Carrots. Lay out the pattern on, once on the outside fabric and again on the lining fabric.

It took me about an hour to make the jumper and another 20 minutes or so to cover the buttons and sew them on (I had to figure out how to use the button hole foot on my sewing machine). You could use regular buttons or even snaps. If you used cute lining fabric, you could use flat buttons on both sides and the jumper would be reversible.




The booties

I am the first to admit that I am not a particularly good knitter. I can do the very basics, which is all you need for these. I modified a pattern from Knit Simple magazine a few years ago (I think the pattern was too hard for me, so...the pattern isn't perfectly symmetrical, but its close). I often add a big fluffy bow to these booties. The knitting is pretty fast, but the sewing and weaving is what takes up the time on these cuties. I made them in red once with organza ribbon bows...ruby red slippers, oh so cute. I didn't have any buttons in the house for this project, so I just crocheted little balls instead and tied them on.

Baby Mary Jane Booties

Sized for newborn-3 months

Materials

Size 6 needles

1 skien 50g yarn or sport weight—cotton or microfiber

sm. crochet hook

2 small shank buttons

Cast on 31 sts

Next: Knit across

Next: Inc 1 in first st, k13, inc 1 st in next st, k1, inc 1 st in next st, k to last st, inc 1 in last st-35 sts.

Next row: Knit across

Next row : Inc 1 st in first st, k14, inc 1 st in next st, k3, inc 1 st in next st, k to last st, inc 1 st in last st--39 sts.

Next: Knit across

Next: : Inc 1 st in first st, k15, inc 1 st in next st, k5, inc 1 st in next st, k to last st, inc 1 st in last st--43 sts

Next: Knit across

Next: Inc 1 st in first st, k16, inc 1 st in next st, k7, inc 1 st in next st, k to last st, inc 1 st in last st—47 sts

Next: Knit 9 rows

Next: k13, SKP 5 times, k1, k2tog 5 times, k13= 37 sts

Next: Knit across

Next: k16, k2tog 3 times, k to the end of the row=34 sts

Next: k14, k2tog 3 times, knit to the end of the row=31 sts

For the next row, choose either the Right or the Left shoe:

Right:

Next: Bind off 8, k3, bind off remaining sts. Cut off yarn tail. To make strap: knit 20 rows on the remaining 3 sts. Bind off. Leave a long enough tail to make a loop at the end to be the buttonhole.

Left shoe:

Next: Bind off 24 sts, k3, bind off remaining sts. Cut off yarn tail. To make strap: knit 20 rows on the remaining 3 sts. Bind off. Leave a long enough yarn tail to make a loop at the end to be the buttonhole.

With right sides together, sew up the seam of the bootie, using a crochet hook. Weave the yarn ends using the crochet hook. Flip the bootie right side out and sew on a button.

k=knit

st=stitch

sts=stitches

inc=increase

SKP=slip knit pass

k2tog=knit two together