Bootees in Sirdar Snuggly Doodle DK - 4930 - Downloadable PDF

Sirdar Snuggly Doodle DK Baby Bootees – Pattern 4930

Pattern 4930 from Sirdar is a downloadable PDF knitting pattern featuring four distinct styles of baby and toddler bootees, all worked in Sirdar Snuggly Doodle DK yarn. Sized to fit babies and young children from birth through to 2 years (0–6 months, 6–12 months, and 1–2 years), this intermediate-level knitting pattern offers a wonderful variety of textures and techniques, making it an ideal project for knitters who have moved beyond the basics and want to explore different stitch patterns within a small, satisfying make.

Each pair of bootees is knitted flat on straight needles and shaped to fit an average-sized baby's or child's foot for the indicated age range. The four designs share the same general construction approach but each delivers a beautifully different finished look, from classic ribbing to cosy cables.

The Four Bootee Designs

Ribbed Bootees

The Ribbed Bootees are a classic, stretchy style worked in two colours. They use a main shade and a contrast shade of Sirdar Snuggly Doodle DK, with the pattern specifying shade 205 as the main colour and shade 202 as the contrast. One 50g ball of each shade is required across all three sizes. The ribbed construction gives these bootees a snug, flexible fit that hugs a baby's foot comfortably, making them both practical and charming.

• Techniques: Two-colour knitting, ribbing, shaping for sole and upper
• Stitches: Knit, purl, rib pattern, increases (m1)

Textured Bootees

The Textured Bootees also make use of two colours — shade 203 as the main shade and shade 200 as the contrast shade — again requiring one 50g ball of each. The textured stitch pattern adds visual and tactile interest to the surface of the bootee, creating a more decorative finish while remaining soft and gentle against a baby's delicate skin. This design is a lovely option for those who want something a little more eye-catching than a plain stocking stitch bootee.

• Techniques: Two-colour knitting, textured stitch patterning, foot and sole shaping
• Stitches: Knit, purl, slip stitches (both knitways and purlways), yarn forward and yarn back techniques

Cabled Bootees

The Cabled Bootees are worked in a single colour — shade 206 of Sirdar Snuggly Doodle DK — with one 50g ball sufficient for all three sizes. Cables are a classic knitting technique that create a raised, rope-like twist on the fabric surface, adding both texture and a timeless, heirloom quality to the finished bootee. This design requires a cable needle in addition to the standard knitting needles.

The pattern uses two specific cable crossings: C4B (slip next 2 stitches to back on cable needle, knit 2, then knit 2 from cable needle) and C4F (slip next 2 stitches to front on cable needle, knit 2, then knit 2 from cable needle). These four-stitch cable twists create the characteristic rope effect and are worked at regular intervals across the bootee upper.

• Techniques: Cable knitting, use of a cable needle, single-colour construction, foot and sole shaping
• Stitches: Knit, purl, C4B (4-stitch back cable cross), C4F (4-stitch front cable cross), increases (m1), pass slipped stitch over (psso)

Garter Stitch Bootees

The Garter Stitch Bootees are the most straightforward of the four designs and are worked entirely in garter stitch — every row knitted — in a single colour, shade