Dash Away Slippers by Emily Kintigh

Dash Away Slippers

Knitting
September 2021
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in St st
US 8 - 5.0 mm
290 - 435 yards (265 - 398 m)
7 ½ (9 ¼, 10 ¼)" foot circumference and 9 ½ (10, 10 ¾)" long from back of heel to tip of toe; foot length is adjustable
English
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Curl up by a roaring fire with the Dash Away Slippers. These delightfully cozy slipper socks are worked in the round from the cuff down and feature twining cables on a background of moss stitch. The eye-of-partridge heel flap mimics the texture on the instep.

Difficulty Intermediate

Yarn Weight 5

Finished Size 7 ½ (9 ¼, 10 ¼)“ foot circumference and 9 ½ (10, 10 ¾)” long from back of heel to tip of toe; foot length is adjustable. Slippers shown measure 10 ¼“.

Yarn Berroco Ultra Wool Chunky (100% superwash wool; 145 yd 133 m/ 3 ½ oz 100 g): #4329 Butternut, 2 (2, 3) skeins (see Notes).

Needles Size 8 (5 mm). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions Markers (m); cable needle (cn); tapestry needle.

Gauge 18 sts and 24 rnds = 4” in St st.

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NOTES

  • These slippers are worked in the round from the cuff down.

  • The second size used almost all of two skeins of yarn. Consider purchasing an extra skein as insurance.