Felted DROPS slippers in 2 threads ”Eskimo” ~ DROPS Design

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Knitting gauge: 9 sts x 12 rows stocking sts with 2 threads Eskimo = 10 x 10 cm [4’’ x 4’’] before felting. And 10 sts x approx 13.6 rows = 10 x 10 cm [4’’ x 4’’] after felting.

Slipper: Remember knitting gauge! Knit slipper in one piece with seam mid top of foot, start at heel.
Knit on needle size 10 mm [US 15] with 2 threads Eskimo: 2 threads of same color or 1 thread of each color.
Cast on 9-9-11-11 sts.
First row: Knit while increasing 1 st at each end of row = 11-11-13-13 sts.
Next row: Knit.
Change to stocking st.
Next row: K3, increase in next st. K to last 4 sts. Increase in the next st. K last 3 sts.
Following row: Purl.
Repeat these last two rows 1-1-0-1 more time = 15-15-15-17 sts.

Work in stocking stitch until the piece measures 8.5-7.5-8.5-11 cm [3,35”- 2,95”- 3,35”- 4,3”]. Now bind off first and last sts on row = 13-13-13-15 sts.
On next row, cast on 1 new sts at beginning and end of row = 15-15-15-17 sts.

Continue by working the first and last 2 sts in garter sts and the centre sts in stocking st for the remainder of the slipper.
Next row and following alternate rows: Increase 1 st at beginning and end of row, 3-4-4-4 times = 21-23-23-25 sts.
Knit 1 row without inc.
Cast on 2 new sts at beginning of next 2 rows = 25-27-27-29 sts.

Piece measures approx 15.5-16.5-17.5-20.5 cm [6,1’’- 6,5’’- 6,9’’- 8,1’’].
Now knit foot.
When piece measures 22-23-24-27 cm [8,7’’- 9,1’’- 9,45’’- 10,6’’]ending on a wrong side row, K4, K2tog, K to last 6 sts, K2tog, K4 = 23-25-25-27 sts.

Work until piece measures 28-29-31-34 cm [11’’- 11,4’’- 12,2’’- 13,4’’] ending on a wrong side row. Next row: K4, K2tog, K to last 6 sts, K2tog, K4.= 21-23-23-25 sts. Work 1 row. Repeat last 2 rows = 19-21-21-23 sts once more.
Work until piece measures approx 32.5-35.5-37.5-40.5 cm [12,8’’- 14’’- 14,8’’- 15,95’’] ending on a wrong side row. (only 3 rows are left). K5, K2tog, K to last 7 sts, K2tog, K5.= 17-19-19-21 sts. Work 1 row. Next row: K2, K2 tog twice, K5-7-7-9 sts, K2tog twice, K2 = 13-15-15-17 sts. On next row bind off, piece measures approx 35-38-40-43 cm [13.8”-15”- 15.75’’-16.9”]."

Assembly: Fold the toe part RS towards RS and sew the seam from the WS in the most outer st.

Heel edge: Fold the edge at the heel towards the 3rd st on RS and sew it tight to atchive a bulky edge around the heel.

Felting: Put slippers into washing machine with detergent without enzymes or bleach. Wash at 40 C with normal spin and without pre-wash. Afterwards, put slippers on foot and shape to correct size while still wet. In future, wash slippers on normal wool programme.

Pompom: Make a Pompom with a diameter of approx 5-6 cm [2’’- 2,3’’] in Eskimo – do not felt this. Sew onto mid top of slipper.

DROPS number 104-10

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