Sandnes Double Slippers - Step by Step Knitting & Felting, Ingesknittinglab podcast Ep.16

[@gailfirenze4760]

I paid a lot of money for my husbands felted slippers from the shoe shop so I’m so pleased to have found you and I’ll certainly be trying my hand at knitting our slippers from now on. Thank you so much for this video. Blessings 🙋🏼‍♀️🇦🇺

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Hi Gail, thank you- you are so welcome 🙏 🌹Yes, isn’t great that you can make your own slippers at an affordable price. And as an extra bonus family and friends like homemade gifts - made with love in each stitch 💝 😊🥰

[@TartantazCreates]

Thank you for your very informative video. Most other videos on felting with a washing machine, I have come across so far, are from the states and they usually have a top loading machine so they can stop the process on demand. I have a front loading washing machine and as such, like you, I cannot just check on the slippers in 10 minutes into the cycle lol so this is very helpful. I will definitely be knitting and felting these slippers just as soon as I have got wool to do so. As a spinner, I plan to spin my own wool ;) though I am tempted to just buy some just to get started quicker lol having said that, it should not take that long to spin enough wool to knit a pair of slippers. I hope you are having a good festive period this year (2024) ;)

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Thanks 🙏 Wow spinning wool for you own slippers sounds great. 🤩 No, not much yarn is needed. How long time does it take to spin 200 grams? I have gone “crazy” with felting again this year 🤣 developing my own pattern based on the feedback from viewers of the pattern in this video - to accommodate the wishes for a simpler, easy sizeable and seamless pattern. I have also made a tutorial for the new pattern.

[@TartantazCreates]

@IngesKnittingLab to be honest it depends on how thin I spin the yarn. Bulkier yarns take less time. I do not tend to time myself to be honest so it is difficult to say. When I spin say 100 grams I am technically spinning 3 times, once for the two singles then the third time for the plying of the two together. I could probably spin about 100g in a day. Though as I type this, I wonder if I should use thicker singles and not ply as I am going to be felting anyway. The plying helps to strengthen the yarn but I suspect that is not needed when felting. Hmmm that has got me thinking now. I will look into that. Perhaps the felting will be easier if I do not ply.

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Interesting. 🤩 I have tested slippers using yarn with and without ply, and the ones without I find the loveliest. They seem lighter and warmer. If you want to see my tests have a look at the other slipper boot tutorial. Happy spinning 🧶

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Sorry, what I mean is without twisting. There are more ply. As you can tell I am not very knowledgeable when it comes to spinning. 🤭🤪

[@TartantazCreates]

@IngesKnittingLab thats ok, I got the gist of what you were saying. Thank you.

[@anitakaul8323]

I, too, am a sucker for symmetry! :) Thank you for making this!

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Thanks 🙏 Great 😘 I am still a sucker for symmetry. I spend a whole Knitting podcast (22) talking about symmetry challenges in one of my designs. LOL 🤣

[@leonorlatour9250]

Thank you so much for guiding us so precisely, and for filming so well. Have no doubt your video will be very helpful. Great thanks to you and happy new year.

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Thank you 🙏 You are welcome. Happy new year to you, too 🎉 Have fun with your slippers 🧶

[@chewsalot799]

Thank you so much for taking the time to put this video together. It will be immensely helpful when I get ready to start this project 😊

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Thank you so much - it is my pleasure 🙏🌹 Enjoy your slipper project. 🧶🤩

[@madcats1231]

This was so helpful Inge! I could not understand what the pattern was telling me to do but your video made it easy to understand. Thank you for sharing this!

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Thank you Kate 🙏🌹 You are welcome. It is my pleasure 😊

[@nathaliabavutti526]

If you are decreasing to your initial count of 76 you need to decrease 8 times. But you said we achieve the heel decreases by decreasing in 3 rounds and 3 plain stockinrtte rounds in between. This is confusing to me...on each round you decrease 4 times right? You have to put a stitch marker on both sides... every 21 stitches. I have knitted up to this point and can’t move forward. Would appreciate the help. Thx

[@lindaspencer6547]

Inge, thank you so much for doing this. I watched it when you posted a while ago and am back again as I hope to make several pairs of these (once all my Tree Trunks are done for the grand children…priorities! 😉). What a gift this is to us!

[@IngesKnittingLab]

You are welcome 🙏 I will also make some for Christmas gifts. I consider doing a follow-up video with another modification requested by friends 😊 Happy Knitting with all the Tree Trunk Sweaters 🧶🥰

[@REngArchitect]

THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! I was so confused with this pattern and watching your video really helped me.

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Thanks. You are welcome 🙏 I was so confused by the pattern, too 🤪

[@a1n1g1u1s]

You are so kind to show how to make these! I’m planning slippers for family for Christmas this year! ❤

[@IngesKnittingLab]

What a great idea ♥️ You are so welcome 😊

[@PamelaZumwalt]

Thank you for the much needed help with these felted slippers!

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Hi Pamela 🙋‍♀️ You are welcome. I am happy to help. 🤩😍 Happy holidays 🎄

[@ellinorks1]

Always wanted to knit this, but never had the nerve because of the felting process. But this is such a perfect video and now I feel ready, thank you! ✨

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Great, Ellinor 🤩 Thanks, you’re welcome 🙏🌹 I am sure you will enjoy both the process as well as the final slippers. 🤗

[@TheStitchWitchPodcast]

thank you SOOO much for this~! as a beginner, this video was a huge help in finally getting me do this.

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Thanks Qurielle 🌹🙏 I am happy to help. Enjoy your slipper project. ☀️

[@nicoleschouwey2077]

A big hello from New Zealand, how existing a perfect Christmas present, thank you very much Inge😊

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Hi 👋 Nicole. Thanks 🙏 Yes, it is a perfect knit for a homemade Christmas present 🎁. It can be knitted in a couple of days. But remember to add the time for drying. My last gift was a bit damp 🤣

[@verylikecheryl]

Such a good, patient and careful explanation. I love your scientific approach to felting and seeing the stages. It gives me the confidence to try. I had been reading the pattern to knit some as Christmas gifts but struggling to visualise. Now I see it. Gestalt! Thank you very much, Inge x 🤓

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Hi Cheryl @verylikecheryl. Thank you so much for your feedback 🙏🌹 ♥️ I am so happy that you found it helpful 🤩🥰 having the same experience as me struggling to visualise the pattern 🤭🤪 Have fun knitting your slippers ☀️🎁🤶

[@zabnol]

Thank you so, so much for this! It is a great pattern but not that easy to understand. Your demonstration and detailed explanations on the why and how are most helpful!

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Thank you 🙏 You are welcome. Happy knitting 🧶

[@genier7829]

Thank you for a very useful video, especially the cast on!

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Thank you Genie 🙏🌹 You are so welcome 😊

[@deekay5594]

excellent master class on this pair of felted slippers. thank you.

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Hi Dee 🙋‍♀️ @deekay5594. Wow - thank you so much for your kind words 🌹🙏♥️. You are welcome. Merry Christmas 🤶🎄⛄️

[@AnjaEllehave-ru6bx]

Jeg har slået op med Judiths magiske opslag, og det fungerer også fint. Rigtig fin step-by-step video som virkelig gav god mening.

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Hej Anja, det er rigtig godt at høre. 👍Er det samme slags opslag, som jeg laver over vristen? Hvis ja, var jeg ikke klar over, at det hedder Judiths opslag. Herligt at lære en masse nyt om strik hver dag. 🤩Tusind tak for feed-back 🌹♥️🙏

[@suemccord9723]

I had been looking at this pattern to try. Thank you so much Inge for this tutorial, it is very helpful.

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Hi Sue, Thanks 🌹🙏 you are most welcome. Have fun with your slippers. ☀️🧶

[@lindaspencer6547]

What a fabulous explanation. Thank you so much! I bought some slippers like this years ago (before I began knitting) and have looked and looked for a pattern that would replicate them. I will certainly be trying this pattern and your modifications!

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Thank you so much, Linda. 🌹I can relate to searching and searching for a specific pattern - and the joy when you finally find it 🤩 Good luck with your homemade slippers. 🧶

[@carlaharnack]

Thank you so much for your instructions! Your teaching style is very encouraging.

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Thanks for your kind words 🙏🌹You are very welcome. I am happy to help 🤩

[@user-di1sf4uj2q]

As far as i am now, i'd like to thank you for this so very helpful video - you'll safe a x-mas present (have to undo some rows..) Thank you so much De bedste hilsner fra Nordtyskland from Christine

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Vielen dank 🌹🙏 Hvor er det herligt at høre, Christine. Held og lykke med resten af dit slipper-projekt 🤩 Merry Christmas 🎄🎁

[@LATHEANDLOOMPODCAST]

Inge, Thank you so much for the lovely detailed information. I was not aware this was now published in English and was actually planning to try to translate it. Now I won’t have to buy more important Loy you give so many great tips!! Very much appreciated. 🧶Cher

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Hi Cher @LATHEANDLOOMPODCAST - fellow podcaster 🙋‍♀️. You are welcome ♥️ The English translation was also new to me. So I had to share 🤩 Enjoy making your slippers 😊 Just a question from an ignorant Dane - what does Loy mean ? 🫣🤭

[@LATHEANDLOOMPODCAST]

@@IngesKnittingLab “Loy” is my very poor typing! I’m sorry I did not pick that up! Should have said “Love” that you give so many tips! Casting on today and will record a little vlog. I will certainly point my small channel to your video. 🧶

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Haha 😂 I Googled “Loy” and saw it is a term for some kind of tool used in Ireland. Thought it maybe was some knitting lingo I did not know 🤣 Thank you so much for linking up our channels. 🙏 Enjoy your project 🤩 and please share your link to your VLOG for all of us slipper-lovers to see 🤩

[@LATHEANDLOOMPODCAST]

@@IngesKnittingLab I never know with abbreviations these days either..... auto-correct can be a help or a hindrance. So happy to have found your channel also. This tutorial already has been so helpful, I am not sure I would have been successful with just the pattern as written. Slipper one is almost complete!

[@victoriaressler3547]

Thank you so much! I was reading the pattern and was getting very confused. Thanks for helping me!

[@IngesKnittingLab]

You are very welcome. This pattern was really a puzzle to me, too,

[@protu56]

Tusen takk! Denne filmen var super lærerik 😊

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Velbekomme, jeg er glad for at kunne hjælpe 🙏

[@Longjumpingimage]

I made a pair of slippers with your modifications and I love them. I will now make another pair but would like to have a higher shaft all the way around my ankle. Do you think it is possible to cast on some additional stitches to get a higher heel cap, without the decreases before splitting? In your video you say it is necessary with heel cap decreases, but why? If I make them higher around the ankle and decrease after splitting, do you think that will work?

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Yes, Sandra. Absolutely. If you want the higher heel cap around your ancle you just have to make more decreases AFTER the ankle CO sts. Just as you propose. I only did the decreases before the ankle CO to make room for a High-ankle-foot. But later on I realized that I can just work the hole longer before do the ankle CO. I hope it makes sense.

[@Katepwe]

Thanks for the detailed tutorial. I’ve felted quite a few pairs of slipper as well as bags. I have a top loading washing machine (not high tech like yours). I generally set the water temperature to hot, the water level to low and to the longest time. I put each item into an old pillow case and close it. By using a top loading machine I’m able to continually check the felting process of each item. I don’t use any soap and don’t let it spin because spinning can cause permanent creases. It takes less than 30 minutes to get them to size. Instead, once felting is done I squeeze out the water, roll the item in towels and press out as much water as possible then shape and let dry. Once dry if they look fuzzy I’ll shave them with a disposable razor and clean off the fuzz with a lint roller. It’s important to only use 100% natural wool and nothing super wash or blends with acrylic or silk.

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Thank you so much for sharing your experience 🙏 How interesting that you can leave out the soap helping to change pH-Valde for felting. It is smart that you have a top loaded machine to allow for closer follow-up on the process. I love felting, and I still make slippers.

[@maxx6050]

This is a very good instructional video, thank you.

[@IngesKnittingLab]

You are welcome 🤗 Thanks 🙏🌹

[@kruellajones]

Thank you so much for this wonderful explanation!

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Hi Nicola, Thanks 🙏🌹 you are welcome. Have fun with your slippers.

[@slashucker3306]

Amazing video, a lot of information. Thank you so much!

[@IngesKnittingLab]

You are welcome, Slash, my pleasure 🙏🌹

[@keedledee]

Great, well thought out video.

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Thanks 🙏

[@latitude1904]

Thank you so much, Inge! Your instructions help us so much

[@IngesKnittingLab]

You are so welcome. It is my pleasure. 🌹

[@mollypenwhistle7918]

Great video, thank you 😊

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Thanks 🙏 You are welcome 🤗

[@thecognitivedissonant3606]

Great video! I still get confused with the magic loop process, but maybe when I get my needles working. I really like the suggestion for how to make a low heel to the slipper as well

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Thanks 🙏 Yes, the magic loop technique is a bit tricky, especially the first couple of rounds. But it gets much easier with practice. I will also do slippers with low heel next winter. Haven’t tried it myself yet. But I have had kind requests from familiy 🤣

[@tinaroquemartinsdewattevil4667]

Thank you so much for this video. I have done one pair before, translating from google, but my wasn't as nice yours are. They get holes after some months and I definitely made another ones following your explanation. Very grateful for this !😍

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Thank you 🌹🙏 You are welcome Tina. Hopefully, you will find some nice felting yarn giving slippers lasting a bit more than a few months. And I guess the more you felt, the thicker and tighter the fabric, the less likelihood of holes. Enjoy your new slipper project 🤩🥰

[@natalyavereshchagina2846]

Большое спасибо! Отличное вдохновляющее видео и такие чудесные тапочки.

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Большое спасибо, Natalya 🙏🌹 Where do you come from ?😊 I hope I choose the right language. I am not familiar with Cyrillic letters 😊 Thank you so much for watching 🤩😍

[@natalyavereshchagina2846]

@@IngesKnittingLab , спасибо, я из Израиля (к счастью, современные технологии позволяют общаться на любом языке). Пишите по английски, если вам так удобнее. Мне очень нравится ваш подход к вязанию - и творческий, и исследовательский. И вас приятно смотреть и слушать, что важно для видеоформата. Удачи!

[@IngesKnittingLab]

@natalyavereshchagina2846 - Thank you so much for your kind words. Yes, you are absolutely right. Google translate is our very best friend. После волнений в вашем районе. Думаю о тебе и надеюсь на скорый мир.🕊

[@critchie]

This is so great! I’m just getting g started with this project, and appreciate the details and modifications. Wish me luck. I’m using a wool yarn from Canada from Briggs and Little, “heritage”. Cheers from Atlantic Canada.

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Thanks 🙏🌹😍 you are welcome 😊 Looked at the Briggs & Little HomePage. Looks as a fantastic yarn 🧶🤩 Good luck with your project. I just love that you viewers write where you are coming from. I am looking at a map and learning more geography 🤩😍 Cheers

[@critchie]

@@IngesKnittingLab I’m in Halifax, Nova Scotia. There is a long history here of knitting felted mittens for Fishermen/women. Briggs &Little is the last real woolen mill in Canada (I believe) and a lot of people use this historic scratchy wool for rug hooking too. There is No Way I would have been able to understand this pattern without a video tutorial! Cheers, and thank you for this lovely holiday gift.

[@IngesKnittingLab]

@critchie - Unfortunately, I haven’t been to Canada yet. 🇨🇦 Checked out pictures from Halifax - lovely. Thanks for sharing. I will check out your fishermen mittens. I am very fascinated by the different crafting traditions and techniques around the world 🤩 Have a lovely holiday 🎄🧑‍🎄

[@Pickles6115]

Thank you , thank you! I was gifted some wool yarn from Hobbii the Natur Uld Hjertengarn in jeans blue and pistachio. 10 of each color.. This should be perfect my daughetr and I to do. Happy holidays Inge 💝

[@IngesKnittingLab]

@Pickles6115 - You are so welcome 🙏 The Natur Uld sounds perfect for the job 🤩 Enjoy your mother-daughter-slipper-knitting 🧶 🎁 Merry Christmas to you, too 🎄⛄️♥️

[@reginaflynn2622]

This is so helpful!

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Tank you Regina 🙏🌹You are very welcome 😊

[@nancynewman6592]

Hello, I have made something similar. I used the inexpensive Lion Brand Fisherman's yarn, and it felts very well. I made them just like regular socks, but the pattern was easy for me as I have made numerous pairs of socks. I felted mine in the washing machine .. i had to keep checking the size. You can pull the felted slipper into a slightly larger shape and bring the toe more to a point for shaping. Takes about 4 days to dry. I will enjoy trying this method next :) My pattern was called 'Fuzzy Feet"

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Hi Nancy @nancynewman6592 Sounds great. Thank you so much for sharing 😍 I will check out both the Lion Brand and “Fuzzy Feet”. I remember seing some Danish webshops with the Lion Brand.

[@chardennis9370]

I have got my wool so off I go. Thanks for the video. ❤

[@IngesKnittingLab]

You are welcome 🙏🌹 Oh, it is the best getting new lovely yarn for a new project. Happy knitting and felting 🧶

[@WoolRevival]

Wow, such a great video! Thank you for all of your hard work. I am inspired. 🧶

[@IngesKnittingLab]

You are so welcome 🙏🌹 Great 🧶🤩

[@adelinacolell-se5oy]

Thank you very much Inge! 🌷

[@IngesKnittingLab]

My pleasure, Adelina 🙏😊

[@despinavassos7865]

Thank you so much❤

[@IngesKnittingLab]

You are welcome. My pleasure 🤩

[@dalilabenhabiche2636]

Bonjour, c’est vraiment formidable ce que vous faites dommage qu’il n’y ait pas pas une française qui explique cela. Comme vous. C’est très généreux de votre part, de partager votre savoir-faire mais j’aurais tant aimé avoir les explications en français afin que ça soit beaucoup plus facile pour moi, j’ai tellement envie de réaliser ce modèle, mais malheureusement il n’est pas en français, merci pour votre gentillesse

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Thank you 🙏 No, unfortunately the pattern is only in English at Sandnes HomePage. I was taught French in high school but now it is very very far from fluent. I can only say a few sentences, sorry. I will soon publish my own seamless slipper pattern - Felted Pearl Slipper Boots. And I will make a tutorial where you see my hands working - not sitting in a sofa. Maybe this will be better to understand in a non-verbal manner. You can see pictures of the slippers on my instagram profile. Happy felting 🧶

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Just a thought - you can also enter the pattern into ChatGPT to get your French translation. Long live our new AI world 🤩

[@KateMH_]

Great tutorial!!! Thank you!!

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Thanks Kate 🙏🌹

[@annasilfathorsteinsdottir9127]

Beautiful work, Inge❤

[@nadegefarion5891]

Hello ! Thank you so sooo much for your video. It is very helpfull. And by the way, I would like to know about what you are wearing please, it is very nice 😊. Sincerely, Nadege

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Thanks 😍, you are welcome 🙏 I am wearing one of my own designs - a summer tee. Unfortunately, I have not published the pattern yet. Hopefully, it will be on Ravelry ready for the summer next year 2025.

[@nadegefarion5891]

Thank you ! Very nice tee ❤

[@ЛюдмилаКруглова-ш3т]

Тапки классные! А какая на Вас замечательная кофточка! Сами вязали?

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Thanks 🙏 😍 Yes, it is my own design. However, I have not published the pattern yet.

[@ЛюдмилаКруглова-ш3т]

Красивая кокетка. Если соберётесь мастер-класс снимать, обязательно с Вами свяжу.​@@IngesKnittingLab

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Thanks 🤩. I plan on making a pattern ready for testing and release during Q1 2025.

[@ЛюдмилаКруглова-ш3т]

@@IngesKnittingLab Спасибо, подождём. Подписалась на Вас.

[@AnneluvsKatz]

How many skeins of the Drops Alaska did you use please?? Also are those US women’s or men’s sizes in the chart??

[@IngesKnittingLab]

I used 5 skeins for a women’s US size 7.5. The US sizes in the chart are women’s sizes. Google can help you find a shoe size converter from EU sizes to US male sizes. EU male and female sizing scale is the same.

[@blueliningsus]

Thank you so much for explaining the pattern! Could you please explain which stitches you passed on the new needle for the separation of the 2 feet? Did you stop after the last SSK and then passed on the next 32 stitches onto the new needles? I am stuck on this step😢

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Yes, this is exacly what I did 👌 - however ,with my modification I have 36 sts .The numbers) below refer to the numbers in my description box below the video. I hope this makes sense, otherwise feel free to ask again. 😊 5) After the last round of the heel cap decreases, place one half on the stitches on another circular needle (36 sts). The first stitch on the new needle is the stitch above the last SSK stitch. 6) CO 2x 8 sts. You now have in total 44 sts on each of the circular needles for each foot before the new ankle decreases on top of the foot. 7) Knit 6 rounds, make ankle decreases as in the pattern, Knit 5 rounds, make decreases as in the pattern. After the decreases I have 40 sts on the needles.

[@blueliningsus]

Wow! You are truly wonderful and so kind! Thank you for the fast reply! This is very clear. Thank you@@IngesKnittingLab

[@IngesKnittingLab]

@blueliningsus - when you just love to knit and move forward fast, you cannot be stuck for days, can you?😊😅

[@victoriaressler3547]

Are you supposed to end up with a hole in between the two feet? Does only one foot get additional stitches cast on? Or am I supposed to pick up the new stitches from the first when I start knitting in the round for the second foot?

[@IngesKnittingLab]

No. You make a double cast on at the ankle. And continue using the “second stitches” when you start the second foot. I hope it makes sense. This is my variation. You can also make a single cast on for the first foot and pick up stitches for the other foot as you suggest.

[@victoriaressler3547]

@@IngesKnittingLab Yes that makes sense! Thanks so much!

[@IngesKnittingLab]

I'd love to learn more about these nice slippers before the next pair is on my needles 😍Please share your experience with the slippers e.g. type of yarn used, any modifications and/or your experience with the felting process and used parameters/settings.

[@IngesKnittingLab]

I have added my modifications in writing in the description box. I hope it makes sense otherwise send me a mail or comment.😊

[@guddan6615]

17:57. I don’t understand how to make new stiches. It is hard to see how you do this from behind 😞

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Yes, I fully understand. You are not the only one. I consider making a new video showing this step better now that I have better rekording devices. But unfortunately this will not help you right now. 🥴

[@carolinvater9716]

Hi There :) I have a few questions. First of all, I want to say, however, that I love your video! How much yarn did you need in total? And if I have 50g=50m yarn, I will need more, right? (I am still a beginner...) Also, my yarn say I need a needle size 8--9 - should I stick with it? or use a smaller size, as in the pattern? Further, if I want the shoe to be higher, like over the ankle - do I get it right, that I have to cast on more at the beginning? Sorry for all these many questions... :)

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Thanks 🙏 I used 5 bullet skeins of Drops Alaska having 50 g = 70 m as Sandnes Fritidsgarn. Needle size 6 mm. As a beginner knitter I would recommend using a yarn with the same meterage as the pattern. Otherwise, you have to calculate your correction factor and change the pattern to your yarn gauge with another stitch and row count. Or find a similar pattern matching the gauge of your lovely yarn. Yes, to get the shoe higher at the ankle you need more CO sts which you have to decrease later. I love questions 🤩😘

[@carolinvater9716]

@@IngesKnittingLab thank you!! 🙂 I am way too experimental for a beginner.. but also, I love my yarn and really wanna use it... which is 50g=50m.... (recommended needle size 8-9) any adjustment suggestions?! or video on how to change yarn / needle sizes?

[@michelleboon3165]

Loved watching you make the slippers. How many balls of Drops Alaska yarn did you use for these slippers?

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Thank you Michelle 🙏🌹 I used 4 balls for EU size 36/37, 5 balls for EU size 38/39 and 6 balls for EU size 44/46. 🧶

[@michelleboon3165]

Thankyou and Happy Holidays to you @@IngesKnittingLab

[@chrisbrennan8900]

Thank you !

[@IngesKnittingLab]

You are welcome Chris. 🌹

[@agnesetsesaiguilles4424]

Thank you

[@IngesKnittingLab]

You are welcome, Agnes 🙏🌹

[@a1n1g1u1s]

I’m curious to know if you knitted the total rounds for the heel that the pattern calls for and then did you decrease before separation of the foot? Or did you begin your decrease 6 rows ahead so that after decreasing you had the rows indicated for your size slipper? Hope that makes sense😂

[@IngesKnittingLab]

It makes full sense 😘 The pattern calls for 27 rounds (heel) before the separation. I did 30 rounds and then + 6 rounds of decreases - so in total 9 rounds more than the pattern for the heel. Remember, I used DROPS Alaska and not Sandnes Fritidsgarn. I find that all DROPS brands felt much more than Fritidsgarn at the same washing parameters. And I really needed more space for the ankle. 🤣

[@PerspektywaEwy]

felting rather happens from changes of temperature (hot to cold and cold to hot) as well as from friction, that is why it is good to put it together with some other at least one peace of garment.

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Yes, thanks. 🙏 🌹 I fully agree. As a newbie felter back then I tried to explain the physics at 34:18 🧶

[@annasilfathorsteinsdottir9127]

The best is to use merino wool, but with no superwash. Icelandic wool is hard to felt but possible. You can also use your dryer ;😊 use the wool dryer balls to cast on the felting items.Use a large plastic bag if you don't want to clean after wards 😂 When felting wool and silk the dryer is used 😊

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Thank you so much for sharing, Anna. 🌹 It makes sense that the softer and more crimpier wool like merino is better for felting. I guess I will also dare use the dryer with wool balls the next time. I already look forward to experimenting more and optimizing the felting time. 🌞

[@annasilfathorsteinsdottir9127]

@IngesKnittingLab if you wonder of anything about felting, you can always ask me, "the felting artist "

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Thank you. I will for sure 😊 Do you have a KZbin Channel or Instagram page?

[@annasilfathorsteinsdottir9127]

@@IngesKnittingLab I just have mine , I'm working on it 😆 just posted my first video. Probably better to have it under my company SILFA

[@annasilfathorsteinsdottir9127]

Im new to youtube 😃😅 would you recomend me doing this personally or under My Pearl by SILFA?

[@lamar198]

How is it folded into itself without an opening?

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Yes, it is tricky. Have a look at time stamp 38:39

[@angrytrees7519]

Oh nice! It's in English now. Google translate got me through it.

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Well done. 👏Yes, Google Translate is our best friend 😂

[@Katepwe]

Where can you get shoe blockers?

[@IngesKnittingLab]

You can get shoe blockers more places e.g at Amazon, and different kinds. Happy felting 🧶

[@nathaliapadron8050]

Hey Inge, first of all thanks for this tutorial. I like the way you went deep in the physics behind the felting… very nice. However, I am having an issue. I am knitting a size 39 European and according to the English translation of the pattern I was supposed to cast on 76 sts so I followed your steps by casting on 84. The issue is that when starting the decreases for the heel. It is not clear to me if you decreased on both front and back of your knitting and placed one marker every 42 sts and did the *k2tog, slipped marker and slp slp knit after marker * two times every round resulting in 4 decreases per round… because you said, that you knitted 6 Rounds in total counting the in between rounds of simple stockinette, ending up with the initial count of 76 sts … this doesn’t add up and I am stuck now trying to figure this one out. I would really appreciate the help. I am excited to finish this project :) yours are so pretty with the higher heel. ❤

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Hi Nathalia, I am visiting friends right now, but I will get back to you later today.

[@IngesKnittingLab]

MY MODIFICATIONS to get a higher heel cap (EU Size 37) and larger "ankle hole": 1) CO 42 "rounds" on the two needles as a Turkish cast on corresponding to 84 stitches (sts). (the 84 sts are more than the pattern calls for to get the higher heel cap) 2) Knit 30 rounds before decreasing the heel cap. (more rounds than the pattern calls for to get a larger hole for the foot "to enter" the slipper). 3) Place markers: Knit 21 sts (K21), place marker (PM), K42, PM, K21. End of Round (EOR). (important to center the decreases around the ancle). 4) *Make decreases before and after each marker: K2tog, slip marker (SM), SSK Knit one round* Repeat from * to * 3 times. Now in total 36 rounds have been knitted before separation into two feet. 5) CO 2x 8 sts 6) Knit 6 rounds, make decreases as in the pattern, Knit 5 rounds, make decreases as in the pattern. 6) Knit 20 rounds (in total 17 cm from the ancle cast on) From here on I follow the pattern for the toe. I really hope this makes sense otherwise send me a gmail or a new comment :-)

[@nathaliapadron8050]

@@IngesKnittingLab hello Inge, thanks for the fast reply. Yep, it definitely helped when you are specifying that 30 rows in the beginning make up for a larger hole.. I frogged back there to stick to the pattern for that part. And the tunesian cast on was a very clever choice.. thanks for the explanation. I am excited 😊

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Great - have fun with your project 🤩

[@Longjumpingimage]

I have watched the part where you divide into two feet sooo many times, and I can not understand how you do it. After the double cast on part, which one of the sticks do you use to knit the 8 added stitches? It just wont work for me...

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Hi Sandra, Yes, this double cast-on on the ankle is a bit tricky. I pull the upper needle to continue working on the first foot. The lower needle is connected to the other foot with stitches on rest. I hope this works out for you. Otherwise, you can skip my modification and do a more simple backloop cast-on method as suggested in the pattern. Good luck with your project 🤞

[@Longjumpingimage]

I worked it out after some trial and error 😅😍👌

[@inarendboe1306]

Hej Inge. En lille detalje. Jeg har gjort som dig og slået flere masker op til hælkap. Jeg har strikket et par helt efter opskriften og kan godt se, at hælen kan virke lidt lav. Du tager ind på begge sider vel? Eller? Du siger det nemlig ikke og jeg kan ikke se det. Men omkring midten på begge sider af de 40 masker indtil samme maskeantal som i opskriften - eller ?

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Hej Ina. Tak for dit spørgsmål 🙏🌹 Ja, jeg tager ind på begge sider. Jeg har tilføjet min modifikation til opskriften i beskrivelsesfeltet under videoen, så du har på skrift, hvad jeg har gjort. 😊

[@annasilfathorsteinsdottir9127]

If you want to felt shoes by hand, I use so called green soap, the smell is not nice haha but works good😊 You use a very hot water and cast it like crazy, and put hot water again and again course it will felt faster! You end by taking the soap out with warm water and the finish with ice cold water ;)

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Wow, thanks for your valuable tips. 🌹 I can see now, that I have been far too cautious in my felting process 😂 I can speed up the next time with a much larger temperature change.

[@emmaslow]

I'm already confused (I struggle to understand patterns) - why did you only cast on 42 stitches if it asked for 84 stitches?

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Hi Emma, I understand you - it is confusing. I use a Turkish double cast on method winding the yarn 42 times around two needles which will end up being 84 stitches when I start knitting 🧶 I hope this makes sense. Maybe also looking up a short video on the Turkish cast on method would be helpful for you. Good luck with your project 🧶

[@mommerang]

Are these standard sizes for men or women?

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Tha Sandnes pattern is for both men and women.

[@francoissainte-marie7908]

Where can I find the written pattern in English please?

[@IngesKnittingLab]

@francoissainte-marie7908. You find the link to the pattern in the description box. Enjoy your slipper project ☀️😊

[@mirandavikanderson6958]

This written patter is making no sence, with the dec, I got 44 st on and it want me to dec 2 stitches 5 times and I Supposed to get 40 stitches for the foot part, well that only 2 decrease rounds?

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Hi Miranda, @mirandavikanderson6958 If you are in the pattern where I think you are - separating the two socks - I think the pattern wants you decrease only 2 times. You have 44 stitches. Decrease by 2 sts. Knit 5 rounds (without decreases). Decrease by 2 stitches = 40 sts. I hope this helps you 😊

[@mirandavikanderson6958]

​@@IngesKnittingLabthanks I will look again,

[@IngesKnittingLab]

@mirandavikanderson6958 - Great. Don't give up. You've got it 👟🌞

[@tinajensen8081]

Kan du ikke vise, hvordan du syr den sammen

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Hej Tina, mener du sy sammen i hælen? Jeg har lavet en modifikation til mønsteret, hvor der ikke sys sammen i hælen. Det undgår jeg ved at lave et dobbeltopslag, som jeg viser i videoen. Hvis du ønsker at se metoden i oprindeligt mønster, så skal jeg lige lave en ny teststrik iht mønsteret for at vise sammensyning bag på hælen.😊

[@tinajensen8081]

@@IngesKnittingLab Hej Inge. Jeg kan desværre ikke på den måde, som du viser, er det ikke muligt at lave en usynlig sygning. Iøvrigt tak, fordi du viste et andet garn alternativ, har lige bestilt, fritidsgarn er jo alt for dyrt. Tak

[@IngesKnittingLab]

@tinajensen8081 Hej Tina, det er desværre ikke lykkedes mig at lave en usynlig syning. Inden filtningen er syningen nærmest usynlig, men efter filtningen så ses den. Jeg tænker det skyldes forskellig spænding af garnet omkring syningen ift en strikket maske. Måske det vil hjælpe dig at se en kort video fra en instruktør som viser et dobbeltopslag? Giv ikke op teknikken. Det tog også mig lidt til at lære den. Held og lykke med det. 🤞

[@bethkolle1]

Choice. Ankle. Otherwise, excellent English! Can’t wait to try a pair myself

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Thanks Beth 🙏🌹 Good luck with your project 🧶

[@zeynepascioglu4015]

👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@inarendboe1306]

PS. Jeg laver stadig magic loop i tået. For den store størrelse med 44 masker placerer jeg bare markører mellem 11. og 12. maske i stedet for 4 pinde og tager ind som opskriften siger. Det fungerer OK :) Og gælder også for andre størrelser selvfølgelig

[@IngesKnittingLab]

Mange tak for tippet Ina. 🙏 Det vil jeg bestemt gøre næste gang. Jeg er ikke så vild med de strømpepinde 😂