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Button-Up Romeos
These oh-so-cozy, yet ruggedly durable slippers are the perfect thing to get your tender feet through the chilly months ahead! Designed for both Men and Women, the thick knit and leather soles make these Romeos the go-to footwear this Fall/Winter season.
Knitting loom: KB Hat Loom (set to 24-28 pegs in the large gauge).
Yarn: 1 (1.5) skein Wool Ease Thick & Quick (108 yrds per skein) (samples in oatmeal and denim), super bulky #6 weight, worked along with 1 (1.75) skein of bulky #5 weight decorative yarn of your choice (samples use Red Heart Curly Q (150 yrds per skein) in mexicali and Loops & Threads Charisma (109 yrds per skein) in mountain majesty)
Notions: set of leather soles, 2 large decorative buttons, loom tool, 6mm crochet hook (for cast on and help with possible missed stitches, etc), stitch markers, scissors, yarn needle, row counter, measuring tape, sewing needle and thread or thinner weight yarn (for stitching on leather soles).
Gauge: 4.5 stitches and 6 rows per 2”
Finished Slipper Measurements: Note: pattern is easily adjusted to other sizes
Women’s Size 7.5-8.5:
Circumference: 10.5”
Length: Adjustable to size (heel/toe=2.5”) (Sample’s total length measures 10”)
Men’s Size 9.5-10.5:
Circumference: 12.5”
Length: Adjustable to size (heel/toe=3”) (Sample’s total length measures 11.75”)
Skills Needed: E-wrap, Purl, Double Wrap Short Row Method (shown in video links and step by steps below), Half Hitch CO (or CO of your choice), and Basic BO.
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