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Saltbox
Keep little toes warm with these slippers modelled after the classic hunting sock. The folded cuff keeps the slipper on the foot while kids walk, run, and skate across the floor. The slipper is first knit flat then joined to work in the round for the toe. The cuff stitches are picked up and worked in the round and then folded over, with options to add buttons for embellishment.
MATERIALS 
Approximately 90 (100, 110, 121, 133, 146) yds / 82 (91, 101, 111, 122, 134) m worsted weight yarn; 36 (40, 44, 48, 53, 59) yds / 33 (37, 40, 44, 49, 54) m for Foot, 45 (50, 55, 61, 67, 73) yds/ 41 (46, 50, 56, 61, 67) m for Cuff MC, and 9 (10, 11, 12, 13, 15) yds / (8 (9, 10, 11, 12, 14) m for Cuff CC. Sample shown in Lion Brand Wool Ease Nightshade, Natural, and Tawny Port, 197 yds / 180 m per 85 g ball.
4.0 mm (US 6) needles for knitting flat and in the round 
4.5 mm (US 7) needles for knitting flat and in the round 
Or size required to obtain gauge
Tapestry needle
GAUGE 
22 sts and 28 rnds = 4” / 10 cm 
In stockinette stitch with 4.0 mm (US 6) needles
SIZES 
Baby (Toddler, Child, Adult Small, Adult Medium, Adult Large) 
Finished foot circumference: 4.5 (5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7.5)” / 11 (13, 14, 15, 17, 19) cm 
Designed to be worn with negative ease
SKILL LEVEL 
Experienced beginner 
Skills required: knitting flat, knitting in the round, ribbing, decreasing, picking up stitches, colour changing
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- First published: May 2023
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