SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
- RED HEART® Hygge™: 1 (2, 2) ball(s) Powder
- Susan Bates® Double Pointed Knitting Needles: One set each 6mm [US 10] and 6.5mm [US 10-1/2]
- Scrap yarn
- Stitch marker
- Yarn needle
Gauge
12 sts = 4" (10 cm); 17 rounds = 4" (10 cm) with larger needles. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size needles to obtain the gauge given.
MEASUREMENTS
Finished Leg Circumference: 8 (8-1/2, 9-1/4)" [20.3 (21.5, 23.5) cm],
unstretched Finished Leg Length: 7 (8-1/2, 8-1/2)" [17.8 (21.5, 21.5) cm],
unstretched, including ribbed cuff Finished Foot Circumference: 8 (8-1/2, 9-1/4)" [20.3 (21.5, 23.5) cm], unstretched Finished Foot Length: 9 (10, 11)" [22.8 (25.4, 27.9) cm], including toe
Directions are for size Women's Small (shoe size 6-7). Changes for Women's sizes Medium (8-9) and Large (10-11) are in parentheses.
DIRECTIONS:
Special TechniqueCable Cast On = Turn work so stitches are on left needle, *insert needle between first and 2nd stitch on left needle, wrap and draw loop through (as if making a knit st), slip the new stitch back onto the left needle; repeat from * until the desired number of stitches have been cast-on.
Notes
1. Each slipper sock is knit from the top down in the round, utilizing an afterthought heel. The heel is worked at the end, after the rest of the sock is completed.
2. The heel and toe are knit with the yarn held double for re-enforcement and to make it extra cozy.
SOCK (make 2)
Ribbed Cuff
With smaller needles, cast on 24 (26, 28) sts using cable cast on method, or your preferred stretchy cast on. Divide sts evenly around 3 double pointed needles, place marker to note start of round, and join in the round, being careful not to twist sts.
Rounds 1-3: *K1, p1; repeat from * to end of round.
Leg
Change to larger needles.
Rounds 1-4: Purl.
Rounds 5-7: Knit. Repeat
Rounds 1-7 four (five, five) more times.
Knit 3 rounds.
Heel
With scrap yarn, knit the first 12 (13, 14) sts. Slip these 12 (13, 14) sts back to the left needle to where you began knitting with the scrap yarn. Drop the scrap yarn.
Foot
With working yarn, knit until foot measures 7-1/2 (8-1/2, 9-1/2)" [19 (21.6, 24.1) cm] from scrap yarn, or 1-1/2" (3.8 cm) less than desired foot length.
Toe
Redistribute sts on 4 double pointed needles as follows:
Needle #1: 6 (7, 7) sts
Needle #2: 6 (6, 7) sts
Needle #3: 6 (7, 7) sts
Needle #4: 6 (6, 7) sts
Add a second strand of yarn (either from tail end of working skein, or from a 2nd skein). Holding two strands of yarn together, continue as follows:
Round 1:
Needle #1: K1, ssk, knit remaining sts on needle - 5 (6, 6) sts on Needle #1.
Needle #2: Knit to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1 - 5 (5, 6) sts on Needle #2.
Needle #3: as needle #1 - 5 (6, 6) sts on Needle #3.
Needle #4: as needle #2 - 5 (5, 6) sts on Needle #4, 20 (22, 24) sts total.
Round 2: Knit all sts. Repeat Rounds 1 and 2 until a total of 8 (10, 12) sts remain - 2 (3, 3) sts on needles #1 and #3; 2 (2, 3) sts on needles #2 and #4.
Graft Toe
Combine sts from needles #1 and #2 onto one needle, then combine sts from needles #3 and #4 onto another needle.
Cut yarn, leaving an 18" (45.7 cm) tail. Thread yarn needle with tail.
Holding the 2 needles parallel and with wrong sides of work together, graft sts with yarn needle as follows:
1. Insert yarn needle through first st (both strands of yarn) on front needle as if to purl, leaving st on the needle.
2. Insert yarn needle through first st on back needle as if to knit, leaving st on the needle.
*3. Insert yarn needle through first st on front needle as if to knit; slip the st off the needle.
4. Insert needle through second st on front needle as if to purl, leaving st on the needle.
5. Insert needle through first st on back needle as if to purl; slip the st off the needle.
6. Insert needle through second st on back needle as if to knit, leaving st on the needle.
Repeat from * until all sts are grafted.
Tighten the yarn gently to match the st gauge. Cut working yarn, leaving a long tail for weaving in later.
Afterthought Heel
With larger needles, insert one needle through the right “leg" of the 12 (13, 14) working yarn sts in the round immediately above the waste yarn.
Insert a second needle through the right “leg" of the 12 (13, 14) working yarn sts in the round immediately below the waste yarn. Using a yarn needle, carefully remove the waste yarn from the sts. Redistribute sts on 4 double pointed needles as follows:
Needle #1: 6 (7, 7) sts above waste yarn.
Needle #2: 6 (6, 7) sts above waste yarn.
Needle #3: 6 (7, 7) sts below waste yarn.
Needle #4: 6 (6, 7) sts below waste yarn.
Join working yarn at start of needle #1, and add in a second strand of yarn (either from tail end of working skein, or from a 2nd skein). Round 1: Holding two strands of yarn together:
Needle #1: K1, ssk, knit remaining sts on needle - 5 (6, 6) sts on Needle #1.
Needle #2: Knit to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1 - 5 (5, 6) sts on Needle #2.
Needle #3: as needle #1 - 5 (6, 6) sts on Needle #3.
Needle #4: as needle #2 - 5 (5, 6) sts on Needle #4, 20 (22, 24) sts total.
Round 2: Knit all sts. Repeat Rounds 1 and 2 until a total of 8 (10, 12) sts remain - 2 (3, 3) sts on needles #1 and #3; 2 (2, 3) sts on needles #2 and #4.
Graft Heel
Follow instructions from Graft Toe to graft together the Heel sts.
FINISHING With yarn needle, weave in all loose ends.
ABBREVIATIONS
dec = decrease(s)(d)(ing)
K = knit
P = Purl
st(s) = stitch(es)
k2tog = knit next 2 sts together
* = repeat whatever follows the * as indicated
ssk (slip, slip, knit): slip next two stitches knitwise to right needle, insert point of left needle through front of sts, knit these sts together- 1 st dec