Size


Women's S (L)
Sample Shown 9.5" long x 9" around ball of foot (24.1 x 22.9 cm)

Materials


Lion Brand® Wool-Ease® Thick & Quick®
80% acrylic, 20% wool
6 oz (170 g) 108 yd (98 m) ball
1 ball each #122 Taupe (A) and #112 Raspberry (B), or colors of your choice
1 pair size 13 (9 mm) straight needles, or size to obtain gauge
1 set size 11 (8 mm) double-pointed needles, or size to obtain gauge
Size J-10 (6 mm) hook
Large-eyed, blunt needle

Gauge


9 stitches and 13 rows = 4" (10 cm) in stockinette stitch using size 13 (9 mm) needles.
Be sure to check gauge.

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Heel


Using A, cast 6 stitches onto straight needles. Work flat in stockinette stitch (knit right side row, purl wrong side row) for 2-" (3")
[6 (7.5 cm)].

Foot


Cast on 4 (5) stitches at beginning of next 2 rows-14 (16) stitches.
Work even in stockinette stitch until piece measures 6- (8)" [16 (20 cm)] from cast-on edge.

Shape Toe


Continuing in stockinette stitch, knit 2 stitches together at each end of the row, every other row, until 6 stitches remain.

Toe Flap


Work even on these stitches for 2- (3)" [6 (7.5 cm)].
Bind off.

Cuff


To assemble, sew both sides of the heel flap to the foot of the slipper. Fold toe flap back and sew both sides to foot.
Starting at back seam between heel and left side of foot, with double-pointed needles, pick up 15 (17) stitches along left side, 5 (6) stitches along front, 15 (17) stitches along right side, and 5 (6) stitches along back of slipper-40 (46) stitches in total.
Join in the round, and work 2 rounds in knit 1, purl 1 rib.
Round 3 Work 14 stitches in ribbing, knit 2 stitches together, work 4 stitches in ribbing, knit 2 stitches together, work in ribbing to end.
Round 4 Work 13 stitches in ribbing, purl 2 stitches together, work 4 stitches in ribbing, knit 2 stitches together, work in ribbing to end.
Bind off relatively tightly in ribbing, and weave in ends.

Tie


Using B and crochet hook, crochet a chain 35 (40)" [90 (100) cm] long. Thread through the ribbing, and tie in a bow at the front.

Excerpted from "Lion Brand® Yarn Just Socks" edited by Shannon Okey. Photography by Jack Deutsch. Copyright © 2007. Reprinted by permission of Potter Craft.