Heartfelt Christmas

Felted slippers with cables for Christmas in DROPS Alaska. Sizes 26-44. Theme: Christmas.

DROPS Extra 0-1459
DROPS Design: Pattern no x-445
Yarn group C or A + A
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SIZES:
26/28-29/31-32/34-35/37-38/40-42/44
Foot length: 17 - 18 - 20 - 22 - 24 - 27 cm

MATERIALS:
DROPS ALASKA from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group C)
150-200-200-250-250-300 g colour 10, red
Or use:
150-200-200-250-250-300 g colour 45, light olive

KNITTING TENSION:
17 stitches in width and 22 rows in height with stocking stitch = 10 x 10 cm.
After felting:
Approx. 23 stitches in width and 30 rows in height = 10 x 10 cm.

NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 5 MM: Length 60 cm or 80 cm.
DROPS CABLE NEEDLE for cables.
Needle size is only a guide. If you get too many stitches on 10 cm, change to a larger needle size. If you get too few stitches on 10 cm, change to a smaller needle size.

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EXPLANATIONS FOR THE PATTERN:

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RIDGE/GARTER STITCH (worked back and forth):
Knit all rows.
1 ridge in height = Knit 2 rows.

INCREASE TIP:
All increases are done from the right side!
Work until there is 1 stitch left before marker thread, make 1 yarn over, knit 2 (marker thread is between these 2 stitches), make 1 yarn over. Repeat on the other marker thread. On the next row, purl the yarn overs twisted to avoid a hole.

PATTERN:
See diagrams A.1 and A.2. Diagram A.1 applies to size 26/28-29/31 and A.2 applies to size 32/34-35/37-38/40-42/44. The diagrams show all rows in the pattern seen from the right side.

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START THE PIECE HERE:

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SLIPPER – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The slipper is worked back and forth in one piece, from front to back and with the seam on top of the foot.

SLIPPER:
Cast on 8-9-10-11-12-13 stitches with needle size 5 mm and Alaska; leave a strand-end of approx. 50 cm to sew the slipper together to finish. Purl 1 row from the wrong side AT THE SAME TIME as you increase 8-8-10-10-11-12 stitches evenly spaced = 16-17-20-21-23-25 stitches. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!
Insert 2 marker threads in the piece, 4-4-5-5-6-6 stitches in from each side. Work stocking stitch, AT THE SAME TIME on row 4 increase 1 stitch on each side of the 2 marker threads (= 4 increased stitches) – read INCREASE TIP. Repeat the increase on each row from the right side 6 more times = 44-45-48-49-51-53 stitches. Continue working until the piece measures 11-11½-12½-13½-15-16½ cm. Now cast on 13-14-16-16-17-18 new stitches on each side = 70-73-78-81-85-89 stitches.
Work the next row as follows:
1 stitch in garter stitch, A.1-A.1-A.2- A.2- A.2- A.2, purl 1-2-0-0-1-2 (seen from the right side), work stocking stitch until there are 13-14-16-16-17-18 stitches left on the row, purl 1-2-0-0-1-2 (seen from the right side), A.1-A.1-A.2- A.2- A.2- A.2 and finish with 1 stitch in garter stitch. Continue this pattern. When the piece measures 24-25-27½-30½-33½-37 cm, loosely cast off.

ASSEMBLY:
Using the strand left at the beginning, sew through the stitch on the toe and pull tight, sew the seam mid top of foot in the outermost loop of the outermost stitch as far as the cast-on 13-14-15-16-17-18 stitches. Sew the slipper mid back, edge to edge so the seam is flat.

FELTING:
Place the slippers in the washing machine using a detergent without enzymes or optical bleaches. Wash at 40 degrees with normal centrifuge and without pre-wash. After washing put the slipper on while still wet, to shape it to the right size. Later wash as a normal wool garment.

AFTER FELTING:
If the piece is not felted enough and is too big: Wash the piece one more time in the washing machine while it is still wet add a terry towel that measures approx. 50 x 70 cm - NOTE: Do not use a short program.
If the piece has been felted too much and is too small: While the piece is still wet stretch it to the correct measurements, if the piece is dry, make sure to soak it first.
Remember: All subsequent washes are as a normal wool garment.

Diagram explanations

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