Winter and Summer Slippers by Veronik Avery

Winter and Summer Slippers

SIZES
To fit women’s shoe sizes 5–6 (7–8, 9–10)

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Winter Slippers: 7 1⁄4 (8, 8 3⁄4)“ foot length, after felting
Summer Slippers: 6 1⁄2 (7, 7 1⁄2)” foot length

YARN
Winter Slippers: St-Denis Nordique (100% wool; 150 yards /
50 grams): 2 balls #5807 Silver
Summer Slippers: Classic Elite Yarns Summer Set (64% cotton / 19% alpaca / 12% polyester / 5% lyocel; 95 yards / 50 grams): 2 balls #2178 Driftwood

NEEDLES
Winter Slippers: One set of five double-pointed needles (dpn) size US 8 (5 mm)
Summer Slippers: One set of five double-pointed needles size US 5 (3.75 mm)
Change needle size if necessary to obtain correct gauge.

NOTIONS
Waste yarn; stitch markers

GAUGE
Winter Slippers

  • 16 sts and 28 rows = 4” (10 cm) in Garter stitch, using larger needles and 2 strands of yarn held together, before felting
  • 18 sts and 37 rows = 4” (10 cm) in Garter stitch, using larger needles and 2 strands of yarn held together, after felting

Summer Slippers
22 sts and 42 rows = 4” (10 cm) in Garter stitch using smaller needles