Olsen Slippers

If you follow my work, you’ll know that I love making these slippers. I’ve designed 21 patterns. This pattern was inspired by my Great Grandfather’s journey to America. He traveled with his parents and younger siblings. The sizes represent that little family. The star represents Norway, and the North Star. The compass at the toe represents their voyage and the sole is a sea of stars that they would have seen crossing the Atlantic.

My Olsen slippers are in the Fourth Chapter of the Nordic Knitting Primer.

I love this design! Hope you do too!

SIZES
Children’s sizes XS (S, M, L, XL) to fit US shoe sizes
5–7 (6.5–9.5, 10–13, 13–14) / Euro sizes 19–20 (23–24,
24–27, 28–32, 33–36)
MATERIALS
YARN: Worsted | Harrisville Designs WATERshed
| 100% Pure Virgin Wool | 110 yards (100 m) per
1.75-ounce (50-g) skein
MAIN COLOR (MC): Barn Door | 1 skein 45 (50, 60,
64, 70) yards / 41 (46, 55, 59, 64) m
CONTRASTING COLOR (CC): Birch Bark | 1 skein
20 (22, 24, 26, 31) yards / 18 (20, 22, 24, 28) m
NEEDLES: Double-pointed needles (DPNs) or
FlexiFlips in size needed to obtain gauge
SUGGESTED NEEDLE SIZE: US 4 (3.5 mm)
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
Size G (4 mm) crochet hook, tapestry needle,
scissors, and measuring tape
GAUGE AND SWATCH
24 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches (10 cm)
Lightly felted to approximately 28 stitches and
24 rows = 4 inches (10 cm)

SKILLS YOU’LL PRACTICE
Long-tail cast on
Knitting and purling with two colors
Reading a chart
K2tog decrease
Ssk decrease
Backward loop
Two-color long-tail cast on
Joining in the round seamlessly
DPN work
Catching floats
Sl1-k2tog-psso
Running backstitch
Making a crochet edge
Felting