Tile Slippers by Artesanitarium Designs

Tile Slippers

Knitting
September 2021
Sport (12 wpi) ?
33 stitches and 33 rows = 4 inches
in one square, after blocking
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
2.5 mm
437 - 492 yards (400 - 450 m)
One size: 11” [28 cm] foot length
English
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This tile design is from my paternal great grand-aunt’s pattern note book. She was a single woman living in the city and worked as a caretaker for the elderly. These kind of flower patterns are typically used on mittens in Nordic countries.
The slipper on the other hand is a very typical Finnish design, usually knitted in garter stitch squares. I remember my maternal grandmother knitting lots of these slippers.
I love the flower design, especially in this fresh white and blue color combo. It reminds me of Greece and the tile motifs that decorate every surface! You don’t see such extensive tilework in the Nordic countries, maybe a contrasting tile here or there, but not a whole floor!

Size
11” 28 cm foot length
11” 28 cm foot circumference
To adjust the size go up or down a needle size.

The length of the foot and the circumference of
the foot is the diagonal of the square times two.

The 4” squares are knitted individually
and then sewn together.

This pattern is Tech Edited and tested by the sample knitter.