Eigg Slippers by Jem Weston

Eigg Slippers

Knitting
July 2012
DK (11 wpi) ?
8.5 stitches and 13 rows = 4 inches
in over stockinette stitch using larger needles and yarn A
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 11 - 8.0 mm
810 yards (741 m)
One size only in stated instructions with recommended yarn
English

These fair isle slippers contain a separate lining that is knitted out of wool boucle for extra warmth. The soles are knitted and then felted before it is sewn with the rest of the pieces.

Finished width dimensions:
No size given.

Yarn Information:
Purelife British Sheep Breeds Boucle
A - Dark Brown Masham 223
2 skeins
132 yards

Colourspun
B - Hubberholme 275
2 skeins
296 yards

Felted Tweed DK
C - Watery 152
1 skein
191 yards

D - Damask 182
1 skein
191 yards

Additional gauge notes:
24 stitches and 32 rows = 10 cm (4 inches) over design pattern using 3.75mm needles and yarns B, C, or D.