How To Pick Up Stitches In Knitting Booties. Beginning at the toe end of the instep, pick up 16 stitches along the side with the stitch holder, then knit them off onto the right needle. There will be 36 stitches total.
Slip the first stitch, p7 and p2tog turn. Needle management is an issue as you knit these booties. The beginning is simple with knitting back and forth row by row for the sole.
On the next row, knit until the end of the toecap section, with your right needle pick up 8 (7, 7, 8, 9) more st along the edge (for the other side of the toecap).
4 use crochet hook to pick up stitches on both sides of. Repeat previous section row 2 & 3 one more time: Make a loop for button if you didn’t make a buttonhole and sew button on. If you’re making the anthology blanket, you may need to pick up stitches on the outer edges of the blanket to add borders, but if you’re making a sweater, you may need to pick up stitches along the neckline to “clean up” the edges and add some embellishment.