KALLIO

These slippers are started from the sole, which is worked flat with a strand of sock yarn and silk mohair held together. Stitches for the sides are picked up along the sides of the sole and the work continues with the sock yarn in the round. Next the back is shaped with short rows and the upper worked back and forth, decreasing sts at the same time. Finally, the opening is finished with an i-cord bind-off.

SIZES
1 (2, 3, 4)

Finished measurements:
Sole length stretched: approx. 23 (24.5, 26, 28) cm / 9 (9.75, 10.25, 11)”.

Sizes roughly correspond to UK shoe sizes 4 (5.5, 7, 9.5) and EU shoe sizes 36/37 (38/39, 40/42, 43/45).

MATERIALS
Yarn:
Sock yarn: Usko by Vuonue (70% Finnish wool, 30% Tencel, 180 m / 197 yds – 100 g). Samples shown in colourways light grey and beige.

Silk mohair: nurja mohair by nurja (72% kid mohair, 28% silk, 420 m / 459 yds – 50 g). Samples shown in colourways peridootti and kaarna. Silk mohair is only used for the soles, held together with the sock yarn.

Yarn consumption:
Sock yarn: 65 (70, 75, 80) g or approx. 117 (126, 135, 144) m / 128 (138, 148, 157) yds of other worsted-weight yarn.

Silk mohair: 6 (7, 9, 13) g or approx. 51 (59, 76, 110) m / 56 (65, 83, 120) yds of other lace-weight silk mohair yarn.

Other sock yarn suggestions: Léttlopi by Ístex, Cascade 220 by Cascade Yarns, 7 Veljestä by Novita and Peruvian by Filcolana.

Silk mohair suggestions: Soft Silk Mohair by Knitting for Olive, Tilia by Filcolana, Lace by Lang Yarns and Tukuwool Silk Mohair by Tukuwool.

Needles: 3.5 mm (US 4) circular needles with 80 cm / 32” cable or size needed to get the correct gauge. The pattern is written for the magic loop technique, but you can also use DPNs.

Notions: 3 stitch markers (at least one of which can be opened), tapestry needle.

GAUGE
18 sts and 32 rnds in stockinette stitch using the sock yarn only = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4”, after blocking