Blueberry Patch Ballerinas by Louise Lamarche

Blueberry Patch Ballerinas

Knitting
September 2013
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
38 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches
in fairisle
US 2 - 2.75 mm
197 - 219 yards (180 - 200 m)
S(5/6), M(7/8), L (9/10) - easily increased or decreased
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

Cozy slippers knitted flat and in the round.

The i-cord trim is knitted as you go along and becomes an elastic casing - no finishing required. With this technique, these ballerinas stay on the foot and you do not need to fiddle with accurate measurements.

The fairisle motif makes them interesting to knit and adds warmth, cushiness and comfort.

These slippers can easily be adjusted to fit other sizes by adding or removing 1cm in length per size.

Requires: 52 g sock yarn – 22 g background (Schoeller Stahl Fortissima Socka – 50g, 210m) and 30 g foreground (Biscotte Felix 115g, 384m)

2.75mm DPNs and 2.75 circular needle
Round-end needle for grafting and inserting elastic
Sewing needle and thread for securing both ends of elastic
60 cm elastic - 4mm wide