I love these slippers. They are double thickness, easy to knit, and quick (if you seam as you go.) They come off the knitting machine with no handwork left to do. They are great!
I’ve had the pattern programmed into a generator for a long time. The only thing was, I wanted really thick slippers. Really thick. So, having felted a purse, I thought why not make felted slippers?
Monday, I resolved to make a pair and felt them. It worked perfectly! You should give it a try. If you are going to felt a pair here are three pieces of advice:
- Felt your swatch and use that gauge when running the generator.
- Pick two shoe sizes bigger than your feet. Felt doesn’t stretch as much as knitting, so you don’t want them as snug as I advised for unfeltedslippers
- Don’t worry that they are way too big before you felt them. Look to the right. That’s how mine fit.
Make them. You’ll love them.
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I love the slippers, but could you give me the pattern?
Thank you very much,
Annette
Comment by ANNETTE GONZALEZ — 10/27/2004 @ 4:04 pm
The pattern is located at the generator page. (That will take you here:
slipper page
Or, click on the word “generator” or “slipper” in the blog entry. They are machine knit on a single bed.
Comment by lucia — 10/27/2004 @ 4:54 pm