a kit to knit these slippers is available from the KDD shop

Bieldy

An old Scots word for cosy or sheltered is a fitting name for a pair of colourwork slippers with which to warm your feet on cold winter evenings.

Yarn
Kate Davies Designs Schiehallion (100% wool: 70% Corriedale, 30% Cheviot; 110m/120yds per 50g skein)
A Rhubarb or Daunder : 1 x 50g skein
B Faded Overalls: 1 x 50g skein
C Crowdie: 1 x 50g skein

Needles and notions
Two needle(s) two sizes below gauge size of your preferred type for working small circumferences
Gauge-size needle(s) of your preferred type for working small circumferences
2 gauge-size circular needle(s) for working toe and holding stitches
Stitch markers
Tapestry needle

Gauge
24 sts and 32 rounds to 10cm / 4in on gauge-size needle(s)
Use 3.5mm needle as a starting point for swatching.

Size
To fit adult foot with 20.5-25.5 / 8-10in circumference. Foot length is fully adjustable within the pattern.
For feet longer than 26.5cm /10½in (equivalent to mens shoe size UK8 / EU42) you may need an extra skein of shade B.
If you are knitting as a gift and don’t know the recipient’s foot length, this table may be helpful

Pattern notes
These stranded colourwork slippers are worked toe-up. Stitches are cast on using the winding cast-on method, then the foot and sole are worked from two charts. Stitches are increased for the heel (which is worked over a 1x1 stripe pattern throughout), the heel is turned, and the cuff is completed with a decorative braid and i-cord bind off.