I just finished some super cute slippers! My SIL has a very talented friend named Courtney. She is a whirlwind of knitting, spinning, yarn-dyeing, pattern designing, knitted-item selling, gardening, mothering... pretty much everything you can think of! You can read about all her adventures
HERE.
Courtney was nice enough to let me help test-knit one of her latest patterns! They are really pretty slippers that are sort of a slipper/legwarmer hybrid. The legwarmer portion really helps the slipper stay on your feet! The pattern is called
Francis Flats. (Ravelry link)
They are super comfortable. I used Cascade Superwash (a worsted yarn) instead of the reccomended DK weight (because it is what I found in my stash lol). It ended up working out fine, I knit the "medium" size and used US6 and US7 needles. I wear a 9.5 or 10 size shoe, if that helps anyone else out there!
I made these as a gift, but it is going to be hard to let them go! Thanks again Courtney!!!!
OH well, I will rip and reknit and report back. I think i will try US5 needles and only make the foot 5 inches long. Stay tuned!
