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[ysobel]

My insecurities are going to be the death of this "gift free baby booties to random baby-wielding passers-by" plan. Individual known babies I could maybe fake by getting access to said baby and seeing the size of their feet (and then allowing a certain amount for growth and wiggle room), but ... man. I don't /know/ babies. I don't know what size I should be knitting to. And random people probably don't want some random idiot shoving baby booties at them that are the wrong size and the wrong color and arghflail. Plus I am a slow knitter so can't just churn out a pretty range of colors and sizes.

Sigh.

(And yes, I do know people with babies, but I'm scared to give them to people I know in case said people don't like them but feel socially obligated to pretend they do.)

((in one case I am thinking of sending an email saying "This is going to sound weird, but what is $baby's foot length and ankle circumference and general color scheme? Oh, and same info for $oldersib" (because hey, I can do youngchild socks to avoid the favoritism inherent in not having done booties for said sib), but. Scared.))

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[jesse_the_k]

Visit garage sale for model baby booties?

[0jack]

It's easy to trace bebe feets. By which I mean it is not an imposition. Or you could definitely look for samples.

If you would like to knit teeny things and give them away, they are ALWAYS welcome at preemie wards.

Are you able to sew things up, or have someone who will do that part of a project?

[azurelunatic]

I got the impression that precise fit was not as important on drawstring-type baby booties for babies too small to be walking, because they wouldn't be standing on them and thus extra room wouldn't cause tripping or chafing, and the drawstring means that somewhat too large to stay on by themselves will stay on when tied.