Tryntje Slippers
Details

Symbolism
I designed these heart and flower slippers to celebrate a trip to the Netherlands. In a quaint country village, there was a cozy bench placed between the face of a step-gabled brick house and the sidewalk. The side of the bench had a cutout heart and flowers. It looked like such a charming place to chat with a neighbor, have a cup of hot tea or cocoa and watch kids and their parents bike to school. In Norwegian symbolism, the flower stands for hope. The heart represents courage, kindness, gentleness, love, and understanding. I like to think the tiny flowers on the sides are a shower of hope. And the squares represent the four-corners of the earth, surrounded by faith and hope. I’m crazy about this Kors og Kringle pattern (I like to think of it as an XO pattern). The cross also stands for humility. This is another of my Valentine love notes to the world.

Materials
Women’s size
Raumagarn 3 tr. Strikkegarn \ 50 g (1.75 oz) 105 meters/114 yards
Main Color: Off White | 1 skein
Contrasting Color: Sky Blue | 1 skein

Note: You will be able to knit 3 slippers from 1 skein of each color (so if you have 2 skeins of each color, with Rauma Strikkegarn you can knit 3 pairs of slippers.
Needles: Double-point needles 3.5mm/US 4

Gauge and Swatch
Swatch in colorwork. Women’s Slipper 24 stitches/24 rows = 4 inches or 10 cm
If you need a larger size, determine gauge, then move up a needle size for a roomier slipper. If you need a smaller size, go down a needle size (from gauge) or shrink them a bit by extra felting in hot water.

Sizes
Women’s small US 4.- 5.5 Go down a needle size from gauge
Women’s medium size US 6-9 gauge-size needle
Women’s large size US 9.5-11 Bump up one needle size from gauge size needle
Women’s Medium Unfelted slipper: 10 x 5½” / Felted slipper: 9 ¾ ” x 4½”

Skills used to make this slipper
Long-tail cast on
Knitting in colorwork
Purling in colowork
Catching floats while knitting
Catching floats while purling
Ssk
Ktog
Backward loop cast on
Two-color long-tail cast on
Knitting flat
Knitting in the round
DPN/Flexiflip or magic loop skills
Sl1, k2, psso
Sewing by hand
Single crochet round