This is what I am busy with at the moment. Knitting for an old age home in Hillsborough (Northern Ireland) with CHICKS WITH STICKS knitting group.
PATTERN
These slippers have been around in one form or another for decades, and there is a reason why - they are fast (takes an hour per slipper!), use little yarn (less than a skein!), worked on 2 straight needles (no double points needed), and they fit any size foot (even my hubby's!)
There are a bizzilion and one patterns out there for these slippers, and here's our take (because you can never have enough free patterns!)
About 150 yards of Worsted or Aran yarn
Size 5 needles for kids, size 6 needles for adults
Directions are for Children, with Adult sizing in parenthesis - ( and )
Notes - SSP is a slip as if to knit, slip as if to knit, purl the two slipped stitches together decrease. If this is too much for you, simply purl these two together through the back loops, without twisting or slipping.
Cast on 76 (86)
Knit 14 rows of garter stitch.
Decrease row 1 - K 35 (40), K2tog, P2, SSK, K 35 (40)
Decrease row 2 - P 34 (39), SSP, K2, P2tog, P 34 (39)
Continue working these two decrease rows, keeping the decreases on either side of the center 2 stitches, until there are 40 (50) stitches left.
Work 7 rows of garter stitch. For a fold down cuff, work additional rows. Bind off with a size 8 or 9 needle (keeps the cuff from being too tight) and seam back and sole.
2 comments:
Thank you for sharing this pattern. I teach in a High School and we have a knitting unit in one of my classes. We start with a scarf, but some of my kids catch on really fast and maybe will try these!
I am trying this pattern for the first time and am curious if you continue to decrease your stich number eg. Row 1 Knit 40 Row 2 peral 39 Row 3 Knit 38 etc.
If you could let me know that would be fabulous.
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