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A Knitted slippers and house shoes: These are the new frontier for the legions of knitters passionate about sock knitting. And The Knitted Slipper Book is an everything-you-need-to-know guide to making this exciting variation on the sock. Whatever your preference-moccasins, mukluks, clogs, ballet flats, boots, booties, or Mary Janes-you'll find all of the instruction you need. This eclectic collection of 30 designs is meant to satisfy the slipper styles of everyone in the family, young and old, male and female. In addition to the knitting instructions, techniques covered include felting; shaping; sizing; attaching soles, linings, and insoles; and finishing with tassels, pom-poms, and other trims. Step-by-step photos assure beautiful, hard-wearing, and well-fitting results.Praise for The Knitted Slipper Book: "It's impossible to flip through without smiling. The color, the photography, the projects are imbued with joy. -Knitty.com"I really like the range of sizes . . . I love, love, love the Genie Folk Slippers! -Knit Knit Caf Blog"Fireside booties are genius shoes because they warm the feet and the ankles. The sleepy friends slippers are super adorable. The photos of each slipper are fantastic. -Sweetly Made"This book is a lot of fun, offering options both whimsical and practical. But beware: looking at it might inspire you to want to knit slippers for everyone in your family. Or everyone on your Christmas list. Or to institute a no shoes in the house rule and knit a basket of slippers to leave by the door for guests. -About.com"We're super psyched to offer you a free knitting pattern . . . (You'll definitely want to check out the trailer for the book. It's unbelievably adorable!) Katie suggests whipping up several of these clogs for house guests-but of course, a couple of pairs for yourself would be nice, too. -Craftsy.com"I love this book! You will too. And so will Mom, and Grandma! Aperfect gift for every knitter on your Holiday gift list. -Gingerbread Snowflakes"You can have all your gift knitting done from one book! Such a smart, fun yet functional collection of knits. -Petite Purls"The Knitted Slipper Book provides magic, along with a hefty dose of practicality. -Shelf Awareness"It's a wonderful, multi-faceted book-and once I've finished knitting my way through it, I'll be looking for the sequel! -Kangath Knits"We're in the time of year when crafters seek out patterns and ideas for handmade holiday gifts. There's a winner on each page of The Knitted Slipper Book. -Cleveland Plain Dealer"Patterns range from baby to large adults sizes, making this book of 30 designs especially appealing to those who have plans to make handmade holiday gifts this year. -Grand Rapids Press"Everything you need to know about how to make these warm and cozy beauties is all in one book, hooray for that! -Smashed Peas and Carrots"Because everyone needs cute house shoes, right? -DallasNews.com

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Publié par	ABRAMS BOOKS
Date de parution	15 décembre 2018
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781683355533
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	10 Mo

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THE KNITTED

SLIPPER BOOK

Slippers and House Shoes for the Entire Family

KATIE STARTZMAN

Photographs by Mika Nakanishi

(unless otherwise noted)

THE KNITTED

SLIPPER BOOK
Published in 2013 by Stewart, Tabori & Chang

An imprint of ABRAMS

All photographs copyright Mika Nakanishi unless otherwise noted

All step-by-step technique photographs Katie Startzman

form or by any means, mechanical, electronic, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission

from the publisher.

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The Knitted Slipper Book

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ISBN: 978-1-61769-058-7 eISBN: 978-1-68335-553-3

Editor: Melanie Falick

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For my Grandmothers, June and Claire

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CONTENTS
SPECIAL TECHNIQUES

ABBREVIATIONS

RESOURCES

SLIPPERS BY TYPE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Choosing a style

choosing Yarn

Gauge for felting

Sizing and Fit

Felting

Soling

Lining

Slipper Care and Repair

Fireside Booties

Woolly Wellies

Sleepy Friends Slippers

Pom-Pom Flats

Renaissance Boots

Mary Jane Baby Booties

Rustic Ballet Slippers

Trim Clogs

Recycled Fringe Slippers

Lace-Up Boots

Thrummed Booties

Sunday Morning Scuffs

Chunky Slipper Boots

Beaded Moccs

Garter Booties

Slouch Socks

Inside-Out Slipper Socks

Options Flats

105

Brushed Suri Slip-Ons

107

Tassel Loafers

111

Genie Folk Slippers

119

Ankle Fringe Boots

123

Roll-Top Baby Slippers

127

Travel Slippers

129

Pull-on Puddle Boots

133

House Clogs

137

Cotton Loafers

141

Button Boots

145

Plaid Loafers

149

Legwarmer Booties

INTRODUCTION

PART ONE: MATERIALS AND BASIC TECHNIQUES

PART TWO: PROJECTS

151

155

156

158

160

- the Knitted slipper book -

INTRODUCTION

I learned to knit from books when I was in my early twenties. I

used dime-store yarn and slippery metal needles and made multiple

uneven swatches until, one day, I learned that a family friend was

having a baby. Excited by the news, I bought a pattern for garter-stitch

booties and then-very, very slowly-followed it. Back then I had no

idea that those booties were a foreshadowing of my future.

I grew up in rural New York and then Pennsylvania with

my three siblings and my parents. My mom and dad

are the kind of people who can do anything: make a

showplace of a two-hundred-year-old house, tend a

huge garden, and sew Halloween costumes for four kids,

all with grace and love on a shoestring budget. With no

television in sight and farm fields for neighbors, my twin

sister, Laura, and I, along with my brother and sister, Josh

and Abby, would build forts, bridges, and dollhouses.

I even remember trying our hand at wallpapering our

basement. My mom let us make messes and generously

shared her art supplies (but not her fabric scissors!), and

my dad kept his cool if we left his hammer out in the

rain. It was a wonderful way to grow up and, of course,

I didn t realize how unique and special it was until I was

an adult.

After high school I headed to Berea College in Kentucky,

which is a small liberal arts college that was founded

before the Civil War on the ideals of equality and

affordable education. Today, students from Appalachia

and around the world attend Berea tuition-free. A

DIY-and-sustainability ethos imbues everything that

happens there. All students are required to work in jobs

around campus, such as tending the college farm,

preparing food in the cafeteria, supporting office staff,

and maintaining the grounds. I spent a couple of years

working in the office of the Student Crafts program,

where students make pottery, weave linens, make

brooms, and do woodworking (the wares are then sold

to raise money for the capital fund). Even back then I

appreciated the desire to preserve and share these

traditional crafts. My husband is a Berea native, so now

this little Kentucky town is my home too. I m proud to

live in a community of creative folks who value

sustainability and self-sufficiency.

My desire to live simply often intersects with my

creative pursuits. Born partly from a sense of thrift, but

mostly from rampant curiosity, I enjoy learning how to

create things that make me self-sufficient. Often, after

I complete my admittedly obsessive research and mess

around with my pursuit for a while, I m ready to move

on to some other kind of puzzle. This was true when I

was raising Angora goats, learning to make baskets, and

sculpting clay and sand to make a pizza oven. (There

are lots of stories about my fascinations old and new

on the blog I share with my twin sister, Laura, at www

.duofiberworks.com ). It s also true of my desire to make

shoes and sandals. It s easy enough to find a decent

pair of jeans at a thrift store, knit a sweater, or sew a

simple dress. But shoes are the weakest link in a low-

impact clothing diet. Shoes are largely made in faraway

countries from energy-consumptive materials, or they

are carefully made by hand but are out of my financial

reach. It is deeply satisfying to begin with a stiff, unfin-

ished piece of leather and end up with a pair of supple,

stylish sandals. They are simply leather and thread

with a bit of glue, but they become so much more with

the mastery of skills and the addition of time. Knitted

slippers possess a similar kind of magic: They are noth-

ing more than yarn, time, and skill, combined to make

Left to right:

Recycled Fringe Slippers ( page 61 ), Pom-Pom Flats ( page 41 ), and Sunday

Morning Scuffs ( page 73 ).
something lovely and useful. Crafting handmade

shoes is something that takes years to master, and

I m not sure how far I d like to pursue my interests

there. However, a pair of knitted slippers can be

made in a weekend, and they are longer-lasting and

more special than store-bought.

Throughout my various creative endeavors, some-

thing about knitting-and particularly felting-has

stuck with me. The myriad challenges and possibili-

ties of these techniques have kept me captivated.

Soon after I began to knit, I learned about felting

from Beverly Galeskas s classic book,

Felted Knits

I still have the funky green bag I knitted and felted,

and I also made a few pairs of her cleverly designed

clogs. I was transfixed by the alchemical transfor-

mation of loose, floppy knitting into firm, durable,

sculptural shapes. Because I had two small boys at

the time, I set out to make some knitted and felted

toys that took advantage of these most excellent

qualities. That s how I got my start as a designer,

puzzling out how to make a small toy horse that

maintained its proportions after felting. I soon real-

ized that the same features that made felted toys

so successful would translate to lovely slippers.

Felted knitting is ideal for slippers thanks to its

smooth surface, sturdy nature, and seamless look.

Many of the projects in this book are my explora-

tions into how best to use this technique to make

comfortable, long-lasting slippers. But because all

slipper styles aren t suited to felting (and because

sometimes I just want to knit and be done), I ve also

included plain knitted slippers.

Slippers are nice to wear on Saturday mornings,

curled up by the woodstove, but they aren t just

winter-weather warmers. Many people prefer to

remove their shoes at the door of their homes,

keeping outside grime out of their living space,

and the slippers in this book serve as excellent

house shoes. I think of them as shoes for your life

at home. Just as I have more than one pair of shoes,

I enjoy having a couple pairs of slippers around.

My Trim Clogs ( page 55 ) are my go-to pair for the

weekends, and I m sometimes guilty of borrow-

ing my husband s roomy and extra-warm Woolly

Left:

Chunky Slipper Boots ( page 77 ).
- the Knitted slipper book -

Wellies ( page 33 ). My red Cotton Loafers

( page 137 ) are great in the summer, as

the jute sole is sturdy enough to venture

down to my garden and the cotton is light

and cool in the heat. I prefer my embel-

lished Options Flats ( page 99 ) for when

we re entertaining and I m going to be on

my feet, as they are light and shoelike. My

Ankle Fringe Boots ( page 119 ), with their

sturdy leather sole, push the boundar-

ies of slippers, as I often sneak out of

the house in them to drop off my kids at

school or grab a latte. And for that home-

away-from-home-feeling, I always pack

my Travel Slippers ( page 127 ) when I am

going out of town.

There are many more designs I m still

planning to make for family and friends,

as well as a collection of House Clogs

( page 133 ) in different colors to place by

my front door for guests. As I write this I

have on my needles a pair of Inside-Out

Slipper Socks ( page 95 )

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