A friend inspired me to come up with a sneaker pattern that features a gentle “ballerina” style where the cuff sits slightly deeper at the front. It took me a while to figure out all the little details, but here you go!

Special features:

• doubled cuff and increases above back heel for a snug fit
• my newly unvented “lotus heel flap” where you work increases at the sides so you do not have to pick up stitches later
• short row heel turn
• a “ballerina neckline” worked in rows

Techniques used:

• provisional cast-on
• lifted increases
• shadow wrap short rows
• grafting/kitchener stitch

The pattern is written needle neutral so all needle styles can be used (dpns, one or two circular needles, flexi flips etc.). Please be aware that some stitches are shifted from instep to sole.

Update 11.06.2023: now the pattern also features 68 and 72 stitches!