Phentex slipper pattern is here!
5mm, US 8 knitting needles - I used addi turbo circular needles 32" length
2 100 g skeins worsted weight yarn in 2 contrasting colors
Cast on 60 stitches using 1 color yarn
Row 1 - (Start with contrasting color) K6, pull other yarn across and K6; repeat with alternate colors until you have 10 sets of 6 st each color.
Row 2 - (Anchor contrasting color by twisting it around the main colour at beginning of each row) K6 with same color you ended row 1 with, pull other yarn across and K6. Repeat with alternate colors as in Row 1.
NOTE: It is important on all even numbered rows to be sure to change your yarn colors correctly. ALL ROWS STRAIGHT KNIT. After anchoring your contrast color, be sure your matching color is at the front of your work (away from you). K6 sts. Bring the color towards the left and over your needle to the back side of your work (toward you). Take the contrast color back through the same way to the front of your work and K6. This constant reversing of yarns is done for each 10 squares and on all even rows.
Row 3-8 - Repeat rows 1 and 2.
Row 9 - Change your color of thread to start a new color square. Knit same as Row 1.
Continue the above procedure until you have 7 squares for women and possible 8 for men.
Decrease in 8th (9th) square --
Row 1 - K 1, K2tog, K1, K2tog. Repeat in all 10 squares.
Row 2 - K 1, K2tog, K1. Repeat in all 10 squares.
Rows 3 and 4 - Knit.
Row 5 - K 1, K2tog. Repeat.
Row 6 - K2tog. Repeat. (This will leave you with 10 sts. on the needle).
Cut yarn about 12 inches long. Take one color yarn, thread it through a needle and pull it through the 10 sts. Tie ends securely. (This forms toe of slipper).
Using one yarn (cut the other off) sew the sides together of the last four squares. This leaves four squares for the open part of the slipper.
Sew the back together to form the heel.
*** To give the rolled effect on the top edge of the slipper, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ANCHOR YOUR CONTRASTING COLOR AT EACH END OF EACH ROW.
I'll try to explain the anchoring of stitches here. When you have finished knitting a row ending with the contrasting colour yarn, take the main colour yarn and wrap it tightly around the contrasting colour yarn, turn your work and begin knitting again with the contrasting colour. This will make the outer square roll in the same as the rest of the squares, giving a nice, soft edge.
SIZE ADJUSTMENTS --
Toddlers: 8 blocks across, 6 blocks long.
Children: 10 blocks across, 8 blocks long.
Ladies: 6 sts to block and 12 blocks across; 6 rows to a block and 10 blocks long.
Men: 14 blocks across, 12 blocks long.
On men's and women's slippers, use 6mm, US size #10 needles and do one block less.
If cuff is desired, cast on 8 sts on each end, bind these sts. off when half squares are completed.
This pattern downloaded from Wool Works: the online knitting compendium http://www.woolworks.org/
If you make these slippers, send me a photo, and I'll post it here. I'm thinking I just might make these in Nashua Creative Focus Chunky - wool and alpaca.
