Juni

Knitting
February 2024
Limmo Design Handdyed Sockgarn Vandre
1 (2, 3)
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Cosy slippers with a feeling of summer, anyone? The pattern uses both stranded colourwork and intarsia to create an adorable flower motif.

SIZES
1 (2, 3)

Recommended ease: No ease.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Foot Circumference: 8.25 (9, 9.75)“ / 21 (22.5, 24.5) cm.
Heel to Toe Length: 7.75 (8.75, 9.75)” / 19 (21.5, 24) cm.

MATERIALS
Yarn: Handdyed Sockgarn Vandre by Limmo Design (100% wool, 262 yds / 240 m – 100 g).
MC: 1 skein of colourway Jordgubbs-glass.
CC1: 1 skein of colourway Vanilj.
CC2: 1 skein of colourway Bärnsten.
CC3: 1 skein of colourway Magenta.

Or approx. the foll amounts of DK-weight yarn: 131 (157, 183) yds / 120 (144, 168) m (in MC), 52 (78, 91) yds ​/48 (72, 84) m (in CC1), 26 (26, 26) yds / 24 (24, 24) m (in CC2) and 13 (26, 26) yds ​/ 12 (24, 24) m (in CC3) or any yarn you obtain gauge with.

Alternative yarn suggestions are for example Rauma Vandre, Milla Vandre by Milla Yarn, Rauma 3-tr strikkegarn, Istex Lettlopi and Järbo 3-tr Svensk Ull.

Needles: US 3 / 3.25 mm and US 4 / 3.5 mm 32” / 80 cm circular needles.

Notions: 1 removable stitch marker.

GAUGE
23 sts x 24 rnds to 4” / 10 cm on US 4 / 3.5 mm needles in colourwork patt worked in the rnd, after blocking.

23 sts x 24 rows to 4” / 10 cm on US 3 / 3.25 mm needles in colourwork patt worked flat, after blocking.

CONSTRUCTION
These slippers are worked from cuff to toe in a mix of stranded colourwork and intarsia. While mostly stranded colourwork is used, the flower stems are worked with the intarsia technique and separate balls of yarn.