Ribbon Slippers
Skill Level Ambitious Beginner Sizes Adult One Size (fits feet sizes 7-9)
Finished measurements
11" long from heel tip to toe tip. $1\,1\,\,1/_{2}{}^{,,}$ wide at the base,before closing.
Materials
Mary Maxim Titan (85 g/80 yds) yarn (or any sturdy, buiky weight yarn that will give you the correct gauge.) 2 skeins of MC for background (shown in White) 1 skein of CC for ribbons (shown in Light Dusty Rose) US #8 $(5\;\mathsf{m m})$ knitting needles or size to obtain gauge. Yarn needle Gauge 8 sts and 9 rows on $4^{\bullet}$ using ribbon pattern in st st.
Notes
Skills required: garter & stockinette st, working with 2 colours, increase & decrease. To keep both colours from tangling, keep one skein of each colour on each side of you, and always keep the same colour above the other one when switching colours. You do not need to weave in or catch the floats, as they are not very long. Make sure you keep your floats loose enough to not tighten the slipper, and to give it some stretch for putting on your feet. I chose to use pink and white for this pattern to represent breast cancer research, but you may chose to combine any colours and create these slippers for any other causes.
$\circledcirc$ Johanne Grenier, MoonDust Boutique (April 2008)
You may use this pattern for personal use, gifts, charitable donations, or breast cancer fundraising. If used to create items for fundraising purposes, I would appreciate if you gave a minimum of $50\%$ of your profitsto the registered beneficiary. You may not make or distribute any copies of this pattern, including for fundraising purposes. This pattern may not be sold, given away by yarn stores, or used to create items for profit, other than fundraising items on a personal basis as mentioned above, without my written consent. Please contact me at inquiries@moondustboutique.net if you have any questions, requests, and/or would like a group licence.
Ribbon Slippers
Pattern
Cast on 34 sts, leaving a tail of about 16" for closing at the end. Work in garter stitch (knit every row) for 2 rows.
First ribbon row
Row 1: k3 MC, \*k1 MC, k2 CC, k3 MC. Rep from \* until 7 sts remain. k1 MC, k2 CC, k4 MC. Row 2: k3 MC, \*p1 CC, p2 MC. Rep from \* until 7 sts remain. p1 CC, p2 MC, p1 CC, k3 MC. Row 3: k3 MC, \*k1 CC, k2 MC. Rep from \* until 7 sts remain. k1 CC, k2 MC, k1 CC, k3 MC. Row 4: k3 MC, \*p1 MC, p2 CC, p3 MC. Rep from \* until 7 sts remain. p1 MC, p2 CC, p1 MC, k3 MC. Row 5: k3 MC, \*k1 CC, k2 MC. Rep from \* until 7 sts remain. k1 CC, k2 MC, k1 CC, k3 MC. Row 6: k3 MC, \*p1 CC, p2 MC. Rep from \* until 7 sts remain. p1 CC, p2 MC, p1 CC, k3 MC.
Increase row for heel
Row7: WithMC:k1,kf&b, k1, \*k4, kf&b twice. Rep from \* until7 sts remain. k4, k1, kf&b, k1.44 sts. Row 8: With MC: k4, purl until 4 sts remain, k4.
2 ribbon rows pattern
Row 1:k4 MC, $^{\star}\mathsf{k}5$ MC, k2 CC, k1 MC. Rep from \* until 8 sts remain. K8 MC. Row 2: k4 MC, \*p4 MC, p1 CC, p2 MC, p1 CC. Rep from \* until 8 sts remain. p4 MC, k4 MC. Row 3: k4 MC, \*k4 MC, k1 CC, k2 MC, k1 CC. Rep from \* until 8 sts remain. K8 MC. Row 4:k4MC, $\star_{\mathsf{p5}}$ MC, p2 CC, p1 MC. Rep from \* until 8 sts remain. p4 MC, k4 MC. Row 5:k4 MC, $\star|\star4$ MC, k1 CC, k2 MC, k1 CC. Rep from \* until 8 sts remain. K8 MC. Row 6: k4 MC, \*p4 MC, p1 CC, p2 MC, p1 CC. Rep from \* until 8 sts remain. p4 MC, k4 MC. Row 7: With MC: knit all sts. Row 8: With MC: k4br, purl until 4 sts remain, k4br. Row 9: k4 MC, \*k1 MC, k2 CC, k5 MC. Rep from \* to end. Row 10: k4 MC, \*p1 CC, p2 MC, p1 CC, p4 MC. Rep from \* until 8 sts remain. p1 CC, p2 MC, p1 CC, k4 MC. Row 11: k4 MC, \*k1 CC, k2 MC, k1 CC, k4 MC. Rep from \* to end. Row 12: k4 MC, \*p1 MC, p2 CC, p5 MC. Rep from \* until 8 sts remain. p1 MC, p2 CC, p1 MC, k4 MC. Row 13: k4 MC, \*k1 CC, k2 MC, k1CC, k4 MC. Rep from \* to end. Row 14: k4 MC,\*p1 CC, p2 MC, p1 CC, p4 MC. Rep from \* until 8 sts remain. p1 CC, p2 MC, p1 CC, k4 MC.
$\circledcirc$ Johanne Grenier, MoonDust Boutique (April 2008)
Ribbon Slippers
Row 15: With MC: knit all sts. Row 16: With MC: k4, purl until 4 sts remain, k4. Repeat these 16 rows once (5 ribbon rows total). Toes From this point on, there will be no more garter stitch border - all sts will be work in st st. Row 1: k1 MC, ssk MC, k1 MC. \*k1 MC, k2tog MC, k2 MC, k2 CC, k1 MC. Rep from \* until 8 sts remain. k1 MC, k2tog MC, k2 MC, k2tog MC, k1 MC. 37 sts. Row2: p3 MC, \*p3 MC, p1 CC, p2 MC, p1 CC. Rep from \* until 6 sts remain. p6 MC. Row3: k1 MC, ssk MC. \*k1 MC, k2tog MC, k1 CC, k2 MC, k1 CC. Rep from \* until 6 sts remain. k1 MC, k2 tog MC twice, k1 MC. 30 sts. Row 4: p2 MC, \*p3 MC, p2 CC, p1 MC. Rep from \* until 4 sts remain. p4 MC. Row 5: ssk MC. \*k2tog MC, k1 CC, k2 MC, k1 CC. Rep from \* until 4 sts remain. k2tog MC twice.23 sts. Row 6: p1 MC,\*p1 MC, p1 CC, p2 MC, p1 CC. Rep from \* until2 sts remain. p2 MC. Break CC yarn. The next 4 rows will be worked in MC only. Row 7: k1, \*k1, ssk, k2tog. Rep from \* until 2 sts remain. k2. 15 sts. Row 8 & 10: purl all sts. Row 9: k1, \*k1, k2tog. Rep from \* until 2 sts remain. k2. 11 sts.
Finishing
Break MC yarn, leaving a tail of about $10^{\circ}$ . Thread tail through remaining 11 sts and remove from needle; close tightly. Weave in CC tails before sewing close. Fold bottom base in half and sew both sides together with MC tail to close heel. Then sew both sides of the slipper down the middle for about $5^{\circ}$ , or until the hole for the foot is the desired size. Weave in all loose ends. Wash and block yarn (if needed) according to manufacturer's instructionslf youneed tomakethebottmsturdier,youcantryputingon somefabricglu, which also has the advantage of making it non-skid. Work the pattern in the same way for second slipper.
$\circledcirc$ Johanne Grenier, MoonDust Boutique (April 2008)
Ribbon Slippers
Abbreviations
CC Contrast Colour k2tog Knit two stitches together kf&b Knit to the front and back of the same stitch MC Main Colour Rep repeat RS Right side ssk Slip slip knit (slip 2 stitches on right needle purlwise, insert left needle from underneath and knit together) sts Stitches St st Stockinette stitch WS Wrong side
$\circledcirc$ Johanne Grenier, MoonDust Boutique (April 2008)
Ribbon Slippers
Knit 2 garter stitch rows before starting chart. .egend: With MC,knit on RS pur on Ws With CC, knit on RS,purl on WS k&b With MC, knit on WS 四s k2tog
$\circledcirc$ Johanne Grenier, MoonDust Boutique (April 2008)
You may use this pattern for personal use, gifts, charitable donations, or breast cancer fundraising. If used to create items for fundraising purposes, I would appreciate if you gave a minimum of $50\%$ of your profits to the registered beneficiary. You may not make or distribute any copies of this pattern, including for fundraising purposes. This pattern may not be sold, given away by yarn stores, orused to create items for profit, other than fundraising items on a personal basis as mentioned above, without my written consent. Please contact me at inquiries@moondustboutique.net if you have any questions, requests, and/or would like a group licence.
