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  • Tutorial 1 – how to cast on
    The first step of knitting is casting on. Casting on means making the base row of loops that will allow us to make a knit fabric by connecting new loops in following rows. The number of loops that you need to cast on depends on the project you wanna work on and also on your yarn size.  As you… Read more: Tutorial 1 – how to cast on
  • Stockinette stitch
    The very simple fabric that is made of basic knit and purl stitches is called stockinette stitch. It means after you cast on number of stitches, you knit the first row with Knit stitch and knit the second row (return row) with Purl stitch. You repeat to do Knit stitch for all odd rows, like row… Read more: Stockinette stitch
  • Stitch 1- Basic Rib Stitch
    Made in a multiple of 2 stitches, and 2 row repeat. Row 1) Rep (k1, p1) Row 2) Rep (p1, k1) Here is the short grid to help you with it:              

Sling heel slippers

 

 

Yarn size number 4/ Needle size between 7&9 US size or 4.5 to 5.5 mm

Step 1) Cast on 60 stitches

Step 2) Knit about 6 cm with Double Rib Stitch and then Cast-off.

Step 3) Fold in Half. Sew the bottom and sides by sewing them to get an double sided rectangle with one open side in length.

Step 4) Having the open area of rectangle on top hold it in your left hand. Pick up your needle in your right hand and pick up 15 loops as your new stitches in one side. Leave the other side for now. You need to repeat it for the other side later.
With new stitches follow to knit the Garter Stitch. After first row is done, decrease one stitch in the beginning of each row till you are left with 7 stitches. After that knit without decreasing for about 10 cm. Then again decrease each row for 4 rows till you are left with 3 stitches. Then Knit 3 stitches together.

Repeat step 4 for the other side.

 

 


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  1. http://static.knittingparadise.com/upload/2011/10/11/1318314501111-sling_heel_knit_slippers.pdf

    This link gives a better pattern.’
    you can also search it on ravelry.com

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