Knit Checkerboard Slipper Pattern

Size 8 needles for toddler and children

Size 10 needles for women and men

Cast on stitches 

Toddler: 48

Children: 60

Women: 72

Men: 84

Toddler size: 8 blocks across 5 blocks long plus 1 decrease block

Children Size: 10 Blocks across 7 blocks long plus 1 decrease block

Womens Size: 12 Blocks across, 8 blocks long plus 1 decrease block

Mens Size: 14 Blocks across, 11 blocks long plus 1 decrease block

NOTES:
Blocks are 6 stitches each and 6 rows long. 

Every row uses the knit stitch, No Purling. 

At the end of each row you will anchor your yarn.

The wrong side of your work will have what are called floats. You will pull your yarn across the stitches you just created. This is what creates the bumps in the slipper.

To start: 

Cast on your number of stitches leaving a long tail for sewing up the heel at the end. For this example I will be using The women’s size. 

Cast on 72 in color 1.

Knit 6 stitches. Attach color 2 and knit 6 stitches.
Pulling the working end of color 1 across the color 2 stitches you just made, Knit 6 stitches. Repeat until the end of the row and turn your work. 

You will be anchoring your color at the very end to create a curl and finished look at the end. The pictures below show what you are to do.

When working on the wrong side of your work, you will be using the knit stitch. After working your 6 stitches, pull the color you just knit with toward you. You will then cross the 2nd color across those 6 stitches and pull that yarn to the back of your work and knit the next 6 stitches. Repeat across and make sure to anchor your yarn at the end of your row.

When you reach the number of blocks needed for your size you will do 1 decrease block.
R1: K1, K2tog, K1, K2tog (4 stitches now for each block)
R2: K1, K2tog, K1, K1, K2tog, K1 across ( 3 stitches now for each block)
R3: Knit across
R4: Knit across
R5: K1, K2tog across (2 stitches now for each block)
R6: K2tog across (1 stitch now for each block)

To tie up your toe, cut both colors and take 1 color and thread though your stitches on your needle. Take stitches off your needle and tie a knot with your 2 colors. You will sew up the top part of the foot to close it in. For the women’s size I usually sew up 6 of the 10 blocks. This is preference and you can sew as far down the top as you need. Sew in ends.

I like to turn my slipper inside out to sew up the heel. Take the tail you left from your cast on and fold your slipper heel in half matching the ends. Sew up the heel of your slipper. Weave in your ends.

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