Woman’s Ermine Slippers

For detail see Lace Picot, page 51

MATERIALS

SUNLIGHT four-fold Germantown

1 skein white

2 skeins colored

1 skein black

2 Steel Knitting Needles, No. 12

1 6-inch Bone Crochet Hook, No. 3

1 pair of soles, No. 6

INSTRUCTIONS

(Written for white, pink and black.)

These slippers are knitted in pink. The Turnover has the effect of ermine and a cord with little white pompons is pulled through around top and tied at the instep.

Cast on 22 stitches with pink yarn.

Knit plain forward and back for the length of 16 inches and bind off.

Turnover: Cast on 13 stitches with white yarn.

Knit plain 5 ribs (10 rows).

Start with the black yarn.

1st row: Knit 2 in white, 3 in black, 3 in white, 3 in black, and 2 in white.

2nd row: The same as 1st row.

3rd row: Knit 3 in white, 1 in black, 5 in white, 1 in black and 3 in white.

4th row: Same as 3rd row. Leave the black yarn on one side of work as you go along.

Knit 5 ribs, then make these little ermine spots alternately. Repeat for the length of 12 inches.

Make a picot edge around Turnover in white: Fasten the yarn and make a slip stitch on edge. * Make 1 chain a little tight, pull out the loop and withdraw the hook. Now put hook back into the slip stitch, yarn over and draw out a loop, make 1 slip stitch on the edge and repeat from *, making it full enough in the corners.

Join top of slipper by putting one end of the pink stripe to the side at the other end.

Sew top on to sole. Make a row of 1 chain and 1 double crochet around top of slipper for the cord. Sew Turnover to top of row.

Cord: Crochet a chain in white with the yarn double, 24 inches long. Pull through at top and put pompons on.

Pompons: Cut 2 round pieces of thin cardboard 1¼ inches in diameter and make ⅜-inch hole in center. Thread a needle and work with the yarn double over and over until the hole is filled up. Cut open between the cardboards. Take a linen thread and wind around tight between the cardboards, and tie.

Remove the cardboards and cut even.

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