Materials: Colour no 56, Christmas red: 200-250-250-250 (300-300-350-350) g Colour no. 01, off white: 150 g for all sizes
POINTED NEEDLES size 8 mm – or size needed to get 11 sts x 15 rows in stocking st before felting = 10 x 10 cm.
SLIPPER: The slipper is worked in one piece from the top of leg and sewn tog mid upper foot and mid back afterwards. Loosely cast on 9-10-10-11 (12-12-13-14) sts on needle size 8 mm with off white. K 6 rows (1st row = RS), then continue in stocking st, but first st (when seen from RS) is knitted on each row. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION! When piece measures 9-10-10-11 (11-11-12-12) cm put all sts aside on a holder. Loosely cast on 10-10-11-12 (12-13-13-14) sts with off-white and work as last piece, work in stocking st as before, but now knit the last st (as seen from RS) on each row. When piece measures 9-10-10-11 (11-11-12-12) cm (finish a row on RS) Knit sts from holder onto needle = 19-20-21-23 (24-25-26-28) sts on needle. Make sure the garter st edges are next to each other in the middle of the row. When piece measures 11-12-12-14 (14-14-15-15) cm switch to Christmas red, continue in stocking st. AT THE SAME TIME on first row Christmas red, dec 2 sts evenly = 17-18-19-21 (22-23-24-26) sts. When piece measures 17-19-19-21 (21-21-23-23) cm cast on sts for foot at the end of each RS row: 2 sts 2-2-2-2 (3-4-6-7) times and 1 st 1-2-3-3 (3-3-2-2) times = 22-24-26-28 (31-34-38-42) sts. When piece measures 41-44-47-51 (54-57-59-61) cm decrease at beg of every WS row: 1 st 1-2-3-3 (3-3-2-2) times and 2 sts 2-2-2-2 (3-4-6-7) times = 17-18-19-21 (22-23-24-26) sts. Continue until piece measures 50-55-60-64 (68-70-77-80) cm. P 1 row from WS. AT THE SAME TIME inc 2 sts evenly = 19-20-21-23 (24-25-26-28) sts. Change to off white. Continue in stocking st until piece measures 53-58-63-68 (72-74-81-84) cm, now divide piece in two and each piece is completed separately. The last 9-10-10-11(12-12-13-14) sts on needle (seen from RS) are placed on a holder while the first part is completed. Continue in stocking st while the st toward the middle is knitted on each row. When piece measures 59-65-70-76 (80-82-90-93) cm, K 6 rows(first row = RS). Cast off loosely. Knit the other piece in same way and cast off loosely.
ASSEMBLY: Fold slipper double WS towards WS and sew tog mid back in outer loops of sts, for a flat seam. Sew in the same way mid upper foot. Turn piece inside out – WS is now RS.
FELTING: Put slippers in washing machine at 40 degrees with a detergent free of enzymes and optical bleach (normal spin and no pre-wash). Try the slippers on while still wet to shape them to the right size. At subsequent washes, wash slippers on a wool programme.
Fold approx 5 to 7 cm at the top of leg double towards RS.
لا تستطيع كتابة مواضيع جديدة في هذا المنتدى لا تستطيع كتابة ردود في هذا المنتدى لا تستطيع تعديل مشاركاتك في هذا المنتدى لا تستطيع حذف مشاركاتك في هذا المنتدى لا تستطيع إرفاق ملف في هذا المنتدى
