Aiden Socks

Knitted slippers for baby with cables and rib. Size 1 month - 4 years Piece is knitted in DROPS Lima or DROPS Fiesta.

DROPS Baby 31-24
DROPS design: Pattern li-004-by
Yarn group B
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Size: 1/3 - 6/9 - 12/18 months (2- 3/4) years
To fit foot length: 10-11-12 (14-16) cm
Materials:
DROPS LIMA from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group B)
50-50-50 (50-50) g colour 0206, light beige

Materials:
DROPS FIESTA from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group B)
50-50-50 (50-50) g colour 04, beige

DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 3.5 mm – or size needed to get 22 stitches and 30 rows in stocking stitch = width 10 cm and 10 cm vertically.

DROPS CABLE NEEDLE - for cables.
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INFORMATION FOR PATTERN:

PATTERN:
See diagrams A.1 and A.2. Choose diagram for your size.
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SLIPPERS:
Piece is worked in the round from mid under foot and up to leg. Round starts mid back. Cast on 38-42-46 (58-66) stitches on double pointed needles size 3.5 mm with Lima or Fiesta. Insert 1 marker after 19-21-23 (29-33) stitches in piece (= mid front). Knit 1 round. Then increase as follows:
ROUND 1: Knit 1, 1 yarn over, knit until 1 stitch remain before marker mid front, 1 yarn over, knit 2 (marker is in the middle of these stitches), 1 yarn over, knit until 1 stitch remains, 1 yarn over, knit 1 (= 4 stitches increased).
ROUND 2: Knit all stitches, work yarn overs twisted; they should not make holes.
Repeat 1st and 2nd round 3 times in total = 50-54-58 (70-78) stitches. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!
Knit 2 rounds. Purl 1 round. The sole is now done and continue to work pattern over all stitches as follows:
Work A.1a (= 25-27-29 (35-39) stitches), (marker mid front), work A.2a (= 25-27-29 (35-39) stitches). Continue pattern in the round like this. When A.1a and A.2a have been worked 1 time vertically, there are 40-44-48 (52-60) stitches on needle. Then work A.1b over A.1a and A.2b over A.2a. Repeat A.1b and A.2b vertically until piece measures 7-9-12 (12-14) cm. Work A.1c over A.1b and A.2c over A.2b = 44-48-52 (56-64) stitches. Then work rib as follows: Work A.1d over A.1c and A.2d over A.2c. When piece measures 13-16-20 (21-24) cm (2 cm now remain), work 2 holes for ties in the side as follows: Work 7-9-9 (11-11) stitches as before, knit 2 together, 1 yarn over (= 1 hole), work 2 stitches as before, knit 2 together, 1 yarn over (= 1 hole), work as before the rest of round. Continue with rib as before, do not work yarn overs twisted, they should make holes. When piece measures 15-18-22 (23-26) cm, cast off with knit over knit and purl over purl. Make sure to avoid a tight cast-off edge, cast off with 1 larger needle size if needed. Sew the slipper together under foot, sew in the outermost part of the outermost stitch. Work 1 more slipper, when making holes for the ties make them at the end of round. I.e.: Work as before until 13-15-15 (17-17) stitches remain, knit 2 stitches together, 1 yarn over, knit 2, knit 2 stitches together, 1 yarn over and work as before the rest of round.

TIES:
Cut 2 lengths Lima of approx. 1 meter. Twine the strands together until they resist, fold the strands double so that they twine. Make a knot at each end. Fold rib approx. half way down and thread tie through holes, tie a bow. Make 1 tie for each slipper.

Diagram explanations

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