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I’ve been busy the last few weeks, among
other things that is, developing and doing trial runs on a felted fairisle slipper pattern. I think I have
size and proportions down pat now so I’m ready to share. I’ve had this worsted yarn on hand for several
years so I thought it was time to put it to good use. It’s a bit thinner than most worsted yarns and I
wanted a hefty slipper so I chose an alternating 1x1 fairisle pattern to double
the fabric weight and it worked wonderfully.
These are probably one of the
easiest slippers I’ve ever made. They
can be worn as is or attached to a sole of choice, embellished by adding a faux
strap across the instep, some needle felting, bows, buttons, etc.
My schematic is very easy to
read and explains how to knit from the heel toward the toe. Please ask if I can elaborate on the
instructions.
I made the pattern to fit my
foot but would be very easy to alter any of the measurements to fit any sized
foot, just increase or decrease stitches and rows as needed. Felting is not an
exact science, too many variables, so I would suggest making a swatch and
felting it first to determine gauge.
I felted them in the dryer.
They took a couple extra 5 minute cycles most likely because of the thickness.
And I did find that felting went better with a couple old bath towels in the
dryer with them. Love dryer felting! See
my previous post.
After felting and drying, I
inconspicuously weave a strand of woolly nylon thru the toe area, especially over
the big toe, which keeps the toe from wearing out too quickly.
The fairisle patterning left
quite long loops of yarn on the edges which left a sloppy seam over the instep
and it was quite noticeable after felting. So after I got done seaming and before felting, I used
one strand of yarn and loosely went back over the seam and whipped through those
long loops. The seam looks fine after I did that.
Hope you like them as much as I
do.
