The Little Pebble Path Booties: A Free Knitting Pattern for Textured, Modern Baby Sneakers

Row 2 (WS): Purl.

Repeat Rows 1-2 two more times. [14 (16, 18) sts]

Work even in stockinette stitch (K on RS, P on WS) until piece measures 2.5 (3, 3.5) inches from cast-on edge, ending with a WS row.

Next Row (RS): K1, SSK, K to last 3 sts, K2tog, K1. [12 (14, 16) sts]

Next Row (WS): Purl.

Repeat these two rows once more. [10 (12, 14) sts]

Bind off all sts loosely. Weave in ends.

Upper (Make 2)

With MC, CO 30 (34, 38) sts.

Row 1 (RS): K1, *P1, K1; repeat from * to end.

Row 2 (WS): P1, *K1, P1; repeat from * to end.

Repeat Rows 1-2 for 1x1 ribbing for 4 rows total.

Switch to CC.

Row 5 (RS): Knit.

Row 6 (WS): Purl.

Row 7 (RS): K1, *P1, K1; repeat from * to end.

Row 8 (WS): P1, *K1, P1; repeat from * to end.

Repeat Rows 5-8 for pattern, working in stockinette with a garter stitch border (K first and last st on every row) until piece measures 2 (2.5, 3) inches from cast-on edge, ending with a WS row.

Shape Toe

Row 1 (RS): K1, SSK, K10 (12, 14), K2tog, K1 (center st), SSK, K10 (12, 14), K2tog, K1. [26 (30, 34) sts]

Row 2 (WS): Purl.

Row 3 (RS): K1, SSK, K8 (10, 12), K2tog, K1, SSK, K8 (10, 12), K2tog, K1. [22 (26, 30) sts]

Row 4 (WS): Purl.

Row 5 (RS): K1, SSK, K6 (8, 10), K2tog, K1, SSK, K6 (8, 10), K2tog, K1. [18 (22, 26) sts]