Small things for short attention spans and tiny people

Recently to carry on the baby theme, I made some booty's for a friend at work. I needed something that would give me a result quickly as I was beginning to loose faith and become bored with knitting... Dun dun durrrr! BOOTY'S TO THE RESCUE!

So I googled 'easy free baby booty patterns' and I found this lovely one http://www.craftbits.com/project/charity-pattern-easy-baby-booties
And I happened to have the evil evil wool that went with it!
So here is my version.

The wool was so fluffy it was hard to get into the stitches properly to knit, and it was hard not to accidentally increase your stitches. It also is that kind of microfibre that sticks to your hands if they are dry which mine always are so its was a weirdly uncomfortable knit! I also lost count when I was doing my initial ten rows, so I think I ended up doing 13, unlucky for some, but I replicated it on the second one so shush no-on will know! It's bad when your 10 year old Guide tells you to get a stitch counter because its clear my 'old brain' can't cope with counting! I dutifully did buy one, so my next knit will be according to plan, I hope!

I have to clue why one is bigger than the other! I was speaking to my friend Rachel about this and she said I should always make 3. 1 to get used to the pattern so its all neat and tight and the other two because I know what I'm doing then.. I think she over estimated my skills... And I don't know many three footed babies!
I didn't have any ribbon either so its not as pretty as the ones on the picture but my friend liked them.

It worked though, less than an hour each booty to knit then sewing up takes me to my quickest project yet at 2 hours total :) just about as long as it took me to watch the new Bond film.. though my boyfriend kept complaining about my squeaky needles. I must have been pulling it too tight. One point I even snapped my needle! That made him jump!! Good job it wasn't my glass ones and only thin plastic or he would have had a bigger shock!

I think I will try this pattern with normal wool and see how they turn out who knows the next stop could be mittens!!

Time taken so far 9 hours - getting there slowly!