Crosshatch Slippers by Dana Gervais

Crosshatch Slippers

Knitting
November 2020
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
6 stitches and 8 rows = 1 inch
in stockinette stitch worked flat and in the round, after blocking
US 6 - 4.0 mm
100 - 300 yards (91 - 274 m)
Circumference: 6.25 (7.75, 8.75, 9.75, 10.75, 11.75) inches/16 (19.7, 22.2, 24.8, 27.3, 29.8) centimetres ~ Foot length is customizable

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This pattern requires a provisional cast on. I used Judy’s magic cast on, though you should use whichever method of provisional cast on you prefer. The pattern includes a link to a video tutorial demonstrating the cast on method I used, and the unique construction of the slipper.

This slipper uses sideways construction and the cast on stitches are the centre back of the heel; the slipper then evolves from the centre back heel to the front with both sides and the sole being worked simultaneously. The slipper is initially worked flat, then joined for working in the round.

Instructions are included for six circumferences, and foot length is customizable. The instructions are needle neutral so you can use your preferred method for working small circumference in the round. The stitch pattern is both written and charted.

YARN: Fleece Artist Chinook 100% Superwash Merino); 185 yards/170 metres per 4.4 ounces/125 grams; ‘Rose Gold’; 2 skeins

NEEDLES: 4mm (US 6) needles or size needed to obtain gauge in preferred style for working flat and for working small circumference in the round
GAUGE: 6 stitches & 8 rows/rounds = 1 inch/2.5 centimetres in stockinette stitch, worked flat and in the round, after blocking

SKILLS: Knit, Purl, Increases, Decreases, Working in the round, Provisional cast on, Kitchener stitch

NOTIONS: 3 Stitch markers, Tapestry needle, Scrap yarn in a contrasting colour (if using provisional cast on)

SIZES: Narrow (Medium, Wide 1, Wide 2, Wide 3, Wide 4)
Circumference: 6.25 (7.75, 8.75, 9.75, 10.75, 11.75) inches/16 (19.7, 22.2, 24.8, 27.3, 29.8) centimetres

Foot length is customizable

This pattern has been tech edited and test knit.