As you can probably tell, I dyed the yarn myself. I think it was a combination of blue Kool-Aid and Wilton's Cake Dyes. You could call it a study in blue. Being a circular needle fan, I don't actually own any DPNs, and lacked the patience to do I-cord on circulars, so I twisted the yarn to make the ties. I first tried crocheting ties, which would have been easier and possibly faster, but I didn't like the look of it. So twisted twine it was. This was my first go:
The top is different, do you see? I did two rows of garter and then a two-stitch picot bind-off. It drooped. Not the look I was going for, so I ripped back, did 2x2 ribbing and then finished with a normal bind-off. Much neater!
I hate knitting baby booties, I think because there are so many different parts and you can never really get into a rhythm, it goes so fast, but I liked these better than most because they were done in the round and you didn't have to seam them up afterwards. I'm going to try to use what I just learned and apply it towards the Moc-a-Socs, a baby bootie pattern so cute I purchased. Because it was cute, but I avoid seaming at all cost.
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