Saturday 21 March 2020

Women's knitted dorm boots

I knitted a pair of ladies medium dorm boots today.  I found the pattern here and adapted them so I had less seams to sew up ... I put them on circular needles/double pointed needles when I started the "foot". I had made two pairs of men's dorm boots earlier in the week and they were quick and fun to knit.

I used Bernat Softee Chunky Yarn (6) in Black Plum and 6.5mm needles.


Abbreviations:
  • k = knit
  • p = purl
  • yo = yarn over sl-1 = slip one
  • PSSO = pass slipped stitch over
  • p2tog = purl 2 together
  • k2tog = knit 2 together
  • ssk = slip, slip, knit
  • WS = wrong side
  • RS = right side
  • PM = place marker
  • Rep = repeat
Women's sizes:
Sm (6-7.5), M/L (8-9), XL (9.5-10.5)

Starting with Sole:
  • Cast on 47(50,52) sts using a long-tail method and with 2 strands held together.
  • Row 1: Knit.
  • Row 2: K1, yo, k22(23,24), yo, k1(2,2), yo, k22(23,24), yo, k1. [51(54,56) sts]
  • Row 3 and all odd rows: Knit. *knit the yo’s through the back of the loop.
  • Row 4: K2, yo, k22(23,24), yo, k3(4,4), yo, k22(23,24), yo, k2. [55(58,60)sts]
  • Row 6: K3, yo, k22(23,24), yo, k5(6,6), yo, k22(23,24), yo, k3. [59(62,64)sts]
  • Row 8: K4, yo, k22(23,24), yo, k7(8,8), yo, k22(23,24), yo, k4. [63(66,68) sts]
  • Row 10: K5, yo, k22(23,24), yo, k9(10,10), yo, k22(23,24), yo, k5. [67(70,72)sts]
  • Row 12: Size Sm ONLY: k6, yo, k22, yo, k11, yo, k22, yo, k6. [71sts]
  • Row 12: Sizes M/L & XL ONLY: K6, yo, k(23,24), yo, k6, yo, k6, yo, (k23,24), yo, k6. [75,77 sts]
  • Row 13: Sizes Sm & M/L proceed to #1 of foot.
  • Row 13: Size XL: Knit (knit the yo's through the back of the loop)

Foot - put on a circular needle or four double pointed needles and work in the round
  • Row 1: Size Sm ONLY: (RS) k34, k2tog, k35. (knit the yo's through the back of the loop) [70 sts]
  • Row 1: Size M/L ONLY: (RS) Knit (knit the yo’s through the back of the loop)
  • Row 1: Size XL ONLY: (RS) Knit
  • Row 2: (WS) K31(33,34), PM, k8(9,9), PM, k31(33,34).
  • Row 3: K24(26,27), ssk 2x, k3tog, k8(9,9), sl-1, k2tog, psso, k2tog 2x, k24(26,27). [62(67,69)sts)
  • Row 4: Knit
  • Row 5: K20(22,23), ssk 2x, k3tog, k8(9,9), sl-1, k2tog, psso, k2tog 2x, k20(22,23). 54(59,61)sts]
  • Row 6: Knit
  • Row 7: K31(34,35), ssk, turn. [53(58,60) sts]
  • Row 8: Sl-1, k8(9,9), p2tog, turn. [52(57,59) sts]
  • Row 9: Sl-1, k8(9,9), ssk, turn. [51(56,58) sts]
  • Row 10: Sl-1, p8(9,9), p2tog, turn. [50(55,57) sts]
  • Rows 11-26: Repeat rows 9 and 10. [34(39,41)sts]
  • Row 27: (RS) Sl-1, k8(9,9), ssk, DON’T TURN, k11(13,14). [33(38,40)sts]
  • Row 28: K10(13,14), k2tog, k21(23,24). [32(37,39) sts]
  • Row 29: Removing markers as you come to them, knit one row.
  • Row 30: Size Sm ONLY: K1, k2tog, k to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1. [30 sts].
  • Row 30: Sizes M/L and XL ONLY:  K1, k2tog, k2tog, k across to last 5 sts, k2tog, p2tog, p1 [33, 35sts]
  • Rows 31 and 32: Knit

Ribbed Cuff
  • Row 33: Size Sm ONLY: k1, p1 to end. Now go to row 36-42.
  • Row 33: Size M/L ONLY: [k1, p1] 8x, k2tog, p1, [k1, p1] to end. Now go to row 36-42. (32,34 sts)
  • Row 33&34: Size XL ONLY: Repeat rows 31 & 32 once more.
  • Row 35: Size XL ONLY: [k1, p1] 8x, k2tog, p1, [k1, p1] to end. (32,34 sts)
  • Rows 36-42: 1x1 rib.

Bind off loosely.

I turned the slipper inside out and sewed the seams. Weave in loose ends.

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