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RED HEART® With Love®: 1 skein of 1308 Tan
Susan Bates® Knitting Needles:
5.5 mm [US 9]
Stitch markers, yarn needle
GAUGE: 14 sts = 4” (10 cm), 32 rows = 4” (10 cm) in Garter Stitch.
CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size needles to obtain the gauge.
Directions are for size Small; changes for size Medium and Large are in parentheses.
Finished Size: 5” (12.5 cm) deep x 9½ (10½,11)” [24 (26.5,28 cm) long]
Special Stitches
K2TOG = Knit two stitches together.
M1 = Make 1 (Increase) – Lift strand between needles to left-hand needle and knit strand through the back loop, twisting the stitch to prevent a hole in the fabric. SSK = Slip, Slip, Knit – Slip next 2 stitches, knitwise, to right needle, insert point of left needle through the front of stitches, knit these stitches together through the back loop (1 stitch decrease).
PSSO = Pass Slipped Stitch Over – Insert the left needle into the front of the slipped stitch, passing it over the previously worked stitch and off the needle.
SLIPPER (Make 2)
Cast on 45(51, 53) sts.
Row 1 (Right side): K22 (25, 26), place marker, K1, place marker, knit across.
Row 2 AND ALL WRONG SIDE ROWS THROUGH ROW 32: Knit across, slipping markers.
Row 3: Knit across to marker, slip marker, M1, K1, M1, slip marker, knit across: 47 (53, 55) sts.
Row 5: Knit across to marker, slip marker, M1, K3, M1, slip marker, knit across: 49 (55, 57) sts.
Row 7: Knit across to marker, slip marker, M1, K5, M1, slip marker, knit across: 51 (57, 59) sts.
Row 9: Knit across to marker, slip marker, M1, K7, M1, slip marker, knit across: 53 (59, 61) sts.
Row 11: Knit across to marker, slip marker, M1, K9, M1, slip marker, knit across: 55 (61, 63) sts.
Rows 13-21: Knit across, slipping markers.
Row 23: Knit across to marker, slip marker, SSK, K7, K2 tog, slip marker, knit across: 53 (59, 61) sts.
Row 25: Knit across to marker, slip marker, SSK, K5, K2tog, slip marker, knit across: 51 (57, 59) sts.
Row 27: Knit across to marker, slip marker, SSK, K3, K2tog, slip marker, knit across: 49 (55, 57) sts.
Row 29: Knit across to marker, slip marker, SSK, K1, K2tog, slip marker, knit across: 47 53, 55) sts.
Row 31: Knit across to marker, remove marker, slip 1 as if to knit, K2tog, PSSO, remove marker, knit across: 45 (51, 53) sts.
Row 33: K1 (P1, K1) across. Row 34: P1 (K1, P1) across. Rows 35-37: Repeat Rows 33 and 34 once, then Row 33 once more.
Bind off all sts in pattern, leaving a long end for sewing.
FINISHING
Thread a yarn needle with the Slipper’s long end. Folding Slipper in half, with right sides together and matching stitches, sew back and bottom seam.
ABBREVIATIONS
K = knit;
mm = millimeter;
P = purl;
st(s) = stitch(es);
tog = together;
( ) = work directions in parentheses as indicated.
RED HEART® With Love®: 1 skein of 1308 Tan
Susan Bates® Knitting Needles:
5.5 mm [US 9]
Stitch markers, yarn needle
GAUGE: 14 sts = 4” (10 cm), 32 rows = 4” (10 cm) in Garter Stitch.
CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size needles to obtain the gauge.
Directions are for size Small; changes for size Medium and Large are in parentheses.
Finished Size: 5” (12.5 cm) deep x 9½ (10½,11)” [24 (26.5,28 cm) long]
Special Stitches
K2TOG = Knit two stitches together.
M1 = Make 1 (Increase) – Lift strand between needles to left-hand needle and knit strand through the back loop, twisting the stitch to prevent a hole in the fabric. SSK = Slip, Slip, Knit – Slip next 2 stitches, knitwise, to right needle, insert point of left needle through the front of stitches, knit these stitches together through the back loop (1 stitch decrease).
PSSO = Pass Slipped Stitch Over – Insert the left needle into the front of the slipped stitch, passing it over the previously worked stitch and off the needle.
SLIPPER (Make 2)
Cast on 45(51, 53) sts.
Row 1 (Right side): K22 (25, 26), place marker, K1, place marker, knit across.
Row 2 AND ALL WRONG SIDE ROWS THROUGH ROW 32: Knit across, slipping markers.
Row 3: Knit across to marker, slip marker, M1, K1, M1, slip marker, knit across: 47 (53, 55) sts.
Row 5: Knit across to marker, slip marker, M1, K3, M1, slip marker, knit across: 49 (55, 57) sts.
Row 7: Knit across to marker, slip marker, M1, K5, M1, slip marker, knit across: 51 (57, 59) sts.
Row 9: Knit across to marker, slip marker, M1, K7, M1, slip marker, knit across: 53 (59, 61) sts.
Row 11: Knit across to marker, slip marker, M1, K9, M1, slip marker, knit across: 55 (61, 63) sts.
Rows 13-21: Knit across, slipping markers.
Row 23: Knit across to marker, slip marker, SSK, K7, K2 tog, slip marker, knit across: 53 (59, 61) sts.
Row 25: Knit across to marker, slip marker, SSK, K5, K2tog, slip marker, knit across: 51 (57, 59) sts.
Row 27: Knit across to marker, slip marker, SSK, K3, K2tog, slip marker, knit across: 49 (55, 57) sts.
Row 29: Knit across to marker, slip marker, SSK, K1, K2tog, slip marker, knit across: 47 53, 55) sts.
Row 31: Knit across to marker, remove marker, slip 1 as if to knit, K2tog, PSSO, remove marker, knit across: 45 (51, 53) sts.
Row 33: K1 (P1, K1) across. Row 34: P1 (K1, P1) across. Rows 35-37: Repeat Rows 33 and 34 once, then Row 33 once more.
Bind off all sts in pattern, leaving a long end for sewing.
FINISHING
Thread a yarn needle with the Slipper’s long end. Folding Slipper in half, with right sides together and matching stitches, sew back and bottom seam.
ABBREVIATIONS
K = knit;
mm = millimeter;
P = purl;
st(s) = stitch(es);
tog = together;
( ) = work directions in parentheses as indicated.