Size: 38/39 (40/41, 42/43)

Required quantity:

approx. 200 g felting wool color col. 25

(brown-anthracite multicolor)

2 medium fur pompons col. 24 (camel)

Needle thickness:

Circular knitting needle and double-pointed needles

8.0 – 9.0

Pattern:

stocking stitch:

in rows: RSR: knit stitch, WSR purl stitch

in rounds: knit only

Tension sample:

(stocking stitch, unfelted): 11 st x 16 r = 10 cm x 10 cm

(stocking stitch, felted): 15 st x 27 r = 10 cm x 10 cm

Pattern:

Deviating instructions for size 40/41 and 42/43 are given in brackets. Cast on 32 (34, 36) stitches with the circular knitting needle, and knit 33 (35, 37) rows in stocking stitch. Then distribute the st onto the double pointed needles 4 x 8 (2 x 8 and 2 x 9, 4 x 9) st. Continue knitting in rounds, additionally cast on 2 stitches on the first round in the front middle = 34 (36, 38) st. Work the toe after 27 (29, 31) rd. For that, knit together the last two st of every needle in every rd, repeat until there are 2 st left on each needle. Pull them together with the working yarn.

Finishing:

Close the back with as flat a seam as possible and felt the slippers.

Felting:

Put the slippers into the washing machine (on their own) with 3 tennis balls and felt them at 40°C, colored washing. Please do not use fabric softener. Add some washing detergent without any added optical brighteners and softener. After the washing: pull the slippers into shape and let them dry. After drying sew on fur pompon.