Crystal Palace Yarns
free knit child slipper pattern
Puffin Loopy Children's Slipper
Designed & Knit by
Nancy Wild
Materials:
Size 4 Crystal Palace Star Bamboo
Double Point needles
Tapestry needle
1 50 gr. ball Crystal Palace
Puffin Main Color (MC) #107
1 50 gr. ball Crystal Palace
Puffin Contrasting Color (CC) #207
1/2 yard of ¼ inch elastic
Gauge:
5 ½ Sts/in (21 Sts/10cm)
[These slippers are knit at a firm gauge for best wearability.]
Abbreviations:
SL 1: Slip 1 St.
SSK: Slip the next 2 stitches as if to K, put back onto left hand needle, K2tog.
K2tog: Knit 2 Sts together.
Sts: Stitches
St st: Stockinette Stitch
MC: Main Color.
CC: Contrasting Color.
PM: place marker.
Loop stitch:
Rnd 1:*Bring Yarn forward and wrap around Thumb, Bring yarn to
back of needles, K in front of next stitch and k in back of same st, bind off
one stitch by bring first loop over second loop.* Repeat this process to end of
the round.
Rnd 2: Knit 1 round.
Repeat these two rounds one more time.
Sizes:
Child's small (med, lg)
Slipper:
Cast on 40 (50, 60) Sts with MC. Join being careful not to twist
the sts.
Round 1: Knit.
Round 2: Purl.
Rounds 3 & 4: Knit.
Rounds 5-8: With CC work Loop Stitch Pattern.
Rounds 9-15: Knit using MC.
Working on half of the Stitches, continue St st (K 1 row, P 1 row) until the
flap measures 3 inches less than the total length needed for the foot.
Toe Decrease:
Row 1: SL 1, K2tog, K to last 3 Sts, SSK, K 1.
Row 2: SL 1, P across.
Repeat these two rows until you have 8 Sts left on the needle for the flap. K4
Sts, PM, K4 Sts, Pick up one St for every slipped St on the side of the flap. K
10 (12, 15) Sts, PM, K 10 (12, 15) Sts, Pick up one St for every Slipped St on
the other side of the flap.
K 1 round.
With CC, P 4 rounds.
K 1 round.
Foot decreasing:
With round starting at center front, K2tog 3 (4, 5) times, K to within 6 (8, 10)
sts before the Center Back Marker and K2 tog 6 (8, 10)times, K to within last 6
(8, 10) sts and K2tog 3 (4, 5) times.
K 1 round.
K2tog twice (3, 4)times, K to within 4(6,8)sts of center back marker Then K2tog
4 (6, 8) times, K to within 4 (6, 8) sts of center front marker and K2tog 2 (3,
4) times.
K 1 round.
K2tog 1 ( 2, 3) times K to within 2 (4, 6) sts of center back marker and K2tog 2
(4, 6) times, K to within 2 (4, 6) sts of center front marker and K2tog 1 (2, 3)
times.
K 1 round - Placing all sts for left half of bottom on one needle and all sts
for right half of bottom on another needle.
Kitchener Stitch the sts tog off of the 2 needles. Weave in ends. Measure around
the child’s ankle and mark elastic to be cut and sewn together after weaving
through the sts between the loop stitch rounds.
Make the second slipper for your precious child to enjoy!
Special Thanks to Nancy Wild for designing these Puffin Slippers for children.
Visit Nancy's blog at warmandwildyarns.blogspot.com to see more of
her design work and learn about her yarn shop in Adrian, Michigan.
Crystal Palace Yarns 160 23rd St, Richmond, CA
94804
phone: 510-237-9988, fax: 510-237-9809
email: cpyinfo -at- straw.com
copyright 2007 Crystal Palace Yarns/Straw Into Gold, Inc. - We are happy to share this free knitting pattern with knitters. The pattern may be used for non-commercial personal or knitting guild use. It is not to be used in any publication in print nor should it be reproduced in electronic/digital format or elsewhere on the Web without permission. Knitting shops carrying CP Yarns Puffin are welcome to print and share this pattern with customers of our yarns.