Baby's Felted Slippers Novita Natura
Felted slippers in Novita Natura yarn are nicely warm for little feet. Little slippers are a quick knit and you get a nice detail by adding a colorful ribbon.
Size(s)
70/80 cm
Yarn demand
Novita Natura (045) Clay 100g
Needles and other supplies
set of 5 double-pointed 5 mm needles Other notions: mint color velvet-ribbon 1cm wide, 1m long (www.napiton.fi)
Designer
Susanna Mertsalmi
Finished dimensions
Size:70/80 cm
Stitch pattern
Stocking stitch in round: knit all rows.
Tension
18 sts to 10 cm measured over stocking st
Stitch pattern
Stocking stitch in round: knit all rows.
Tension
18 sts to 10 cm measured over stocking st
Slippers
Using double-pointed needles cast on 42 sts loosely. Distribute sts over 4 of the 5 needles ( 10+11+10+11sts/needle) and, taking care not to twist cast-on edge and using 5th needle, work in rounds as follows: work in stocking st in round 13cm.
Shape heel
Heel is worked backwards and forwards in rows, not rounds.
Re-distribute sts so there are 21 sts of rib on first needle, leave the rest of the sts on hold. Turn.
(WS): Row1: *slip st, purl to end. Turn.
(RS): Row2: slip st (with yarn held in back), knit to end. Turn. Rep from *
These 2 rows form heel pattern. Rep these 2 rows 8 times =16 rows. Work WS row. Cont in stocking st. Shape heel as foll:
(RS): Row1: Work until 9sts rem on your left hand needle, sl 1, K1, psso. Turn.
(WS): Row2: Sl 1, P5, P2tog. Turn.
(RS): Row3: Sl 1, K5, sl 1, K1, psso. Turn.
Repeat rows 2-3 until you have decreased sts on both sides, 7 sts are left in the middle. These sts form the bottom of the heel. Heel is now completed. Divide heel sts on two needles as folls: First needle: 3sts, Fourth needle: 4sts. First needle: K3, pick up and knit 9 sts (pick up new sts from front to back using working yarn) along the left edge of the heel, work 21sts on second and third needle, pick up and knit on fourth needle 9 sts along the right edge of the heel, K4 of the heel = 46sts.
Now working in rounds over all sts again, work foot section as folls:
Start decreases as folls:
Dec rnd: (1st needle:) work 10sts, K2tog, work 21sts of 2nd and 3rd needle, (4th needle:) sl 1, K1, psso, work 11sts. Work 1 rnd. Rep dec rnd.
Work 17 rnds.
Shape Toe
Rnd 1: (1st needle:) K7,K2tog,K1 (2nd needle:)K1, sl1,K1,psso,K8 (3rd needle:) K7,K2tog,K1 (4th needle:) K1 sl1,K1,psso,K8 =38sts.
Rnd 2: Work sts as indicated.
Rep decreases every alt rnd as indicated 3 times =26sts.
Rep decreases every rnd until you have 6sts left. Break yarn leaving a long end. Pull end through all sts and tighten it. Weave in all ends.
Making Up
Felt slippers in a washing machine. Use standard 40°C washing programme and laundry detergent. Add to the machine small amount of some other laundry such as 2 towels. Don't overfill the machine. Various machines felt wool differently. Put transparent plastic bag into the slippers before you felt them. This stops slippers getting felted together from the inside. Shape slippers to the desired dimensions after washing by pulling and brushing them into shape. If slippers turned out too big, you can repeat the felting process. Fold the top of the slippers in half and tie velvet-ribbons in front. Wash finished slippers by hand when needed.
Finished dimensions
Size:70/80 cm
Stitch pattern
Stocking stitch in round: knit all rows.
Tension
18 sts to 10 cm measured over stocking st
Stitch pattern
Stocking stitch in round: knit all rows.
Tension
18 sts to 10 cm measured over stocking st
Slippers
Using double-pointed needles cast on 42 sts loosely. Distribute sts over 4 of the 5 needles ( 10+11+10+11sts/needle) and, taking care not to twist cast-on edge and using 5th needle, work in rounds as follows: work in stocking st in round 13cm.
Shape heel
Heel is worked backwards and forwards in rows, not rounds.
Re-distribute sts so there are 21 sts of rib on first needle, leave the rest of the sts on hold. Turn.
(WS): Row1: *slip st, purl to end. Turn.
(RS): Row2: slip st (with yarn held in back), knit to end. Turn. Rep from *
These 2 rows form heel pattern. Rep these 2 rows 8 times =16 rows. Work WS row. Cont in stocking st. Shape heel as foll:
(RS): Row1: Work until 9sts rem on your left hand needle, sl 1, K1, psso. Turn.
(WS): Row2: Sl 1, P5, P2tog. Turn.
(RS): Row3: Sl 1, K5, sl 1, K1, psso. Turn.
Repeat rows 2-3 until you have decreased sts on both sides, 7 sts are left in the middle. These sts form the bottom of the heel. Heel is now completed. Divide heel sts on two needles as folls: First needle: 3sts, Fourth needle: 4sts. First needle: K3, pick up and knit 9 sts (pick up new sts from front to back using working yarn) along the left edge of the heel, work 21sts on second and third needle, pick up and knit on fourth needle 9 sts along the right edge of the heel, K4 of the heel = 46sts.
Now working in rounds over all sts again, work foot section as folls:
Start decreases as folls:
Dec rnd: (1st needle:) work 10sts, K2tog, work 21sts of 2nd and 3rd needle, (4th needle:) sl 1, K1, psso, work 11sts. Work 1 rnd. Rep dec rnd.
Work 17 rnds.
Shape Toe
Rnd 1: (1st needle:) K7,K2tog,K1 (2nd needle:)K1, sl1,K1,psso,K8 (3rd needle:) K7,K2tog,K1 (4th needle:) K1 sl1,K1,psso,K8 =38sts.
Rnd 2: Work sts as indicated.
Rep decreases every alt rnd as indicated 3 times =26sts.
Rep decreases every rnd until you have 6sts left. Break yarn leaving a long end. Pull end through all sts and tighten it. Weave in all ends.
Making Up
Felt slippers in a washing machine. Use standard 40°C washing programme and laundry detergent. Add to the machine small amount of some other laundry such as 2 towels. Don't overfill the machine. Various machines felt wool differently. Put transparent plastic bag into the slippers before you felt them. This stops slippers getting felted together from the inside. Shape slippers to the desired dimensions after washing by pulling and brushing them into shape. If slippers turned out too big, you can repeat the felting process. Fold the top of the slippers in half and tie velvet-ribbons in front. Wash finished slippers by hand when needed.
