Xmas Slippers
Finished
November 5, 2015
November 27, 2015

Xmas Slippers

Project info
Non-felted Slippers by Yuko Nakamura
Knitting
Feet / LegsSlippers
B
US 8
Needles & yarn
US 8 - 5.0 mm
108 yards = 0.79 skeins
Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Superwash Bulky
31 yards in stash
0.3 skeins = 41.0 yards (37.5 meters), 30 grams
168732
Blue-green
Knit Picks
October 19, 2015
Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Superwash Bulky
70 yards in stash
0.49 skeins = 67.0 yards (61.2 meters), 49 grams
168727
Brown
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October 19, 2015
Notes

Knitting would have gone a lot faster if I didn’t have to rip out the first sole twice to get the right length and redo the first cuff. Started 11/5 and finished knitting 11/8.

Gauge: 4.25 sts/inch

Sole
Cast on 62 sts (31 each side) using Judy’s Magic Cast On for a US size 8. Purled 1 round and then began knitting back and forth.

Instep
Joined to knit in the round. Used 12 sts instead of 9 for the top of the foot.

Cuff
Also worked in the round as follows:
Row 1: knit
Row 2: purl
Row 3: k2tog, knit until 2 sts remain, k2tog
Row 4: purl
Row 5: k2tog, knit until 2 sts remain, k2tog
Row 6: purl
Row 7: k2tog, knit until 2 sts remain, k2tog
Row 8: purl
Bind off using p2tog decrease bind off.

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November 5, 2015
November 27, 2015
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  • Originally queued: March 27, 2011
  • Project created: November 6, 2015
  • Finished: November 27, 2015
  • Updated: January 27, 2016
  • Progress updates: 3 updates