THE WORK CORNER.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XII, Issue XI, 10 March 1894, Page 238

THE WORK CORNER.

WOOL-WORK SLIPPERS. These were made in pale pink and white, but look equally well in blue and white, or pale fawn and pale bine. To make them you require three ounces of double Berlin of the deeper shade, and one ounce of the lighter shade, whatever the colours you may choose, will be enough for an ordinary sized pair of slippers. Cast on thirteen stitches in the darker wool, and knit backwards, forwards, and backwards again, plain (there is no purling at all in the shoe until near the end), slipping the first stitch of the row always in either direction. Then, for the next row forwards, slip the first stitch, knit one, join on the light wool, and knit one with both wools together ; knit one with the darker wool, then one with both wools, and so on alternately to the end of the row, knitting the last two stitches with the darker wool, so that there are always two stitches at the beginning of the row, and two stitches at the end of the darker wool only. Before each alternate stitch done with both wools together, the light wool should be p.assed round the finger behind the needle so as to leave a* sort of loop in the wrong side of the knitting. These loops aie afterwards cut in the middle when the shoe is finished, and the little ends thus formed form a thick fleecy lining, as it were, to the shoe, and greatly increase its warmth. Cut off the light wool at the end of the row, leaving an end about the same length as the loops, and then knit backwards plain with the dark wool only, then forwards and backwards again, but in the row forwards you must make a stitch between the second and third from each end, so that you will have fifteen on the needle for the next patternrow. Repeat as before, widening by two on each alternate plain row forwards, so that the first pattern-row will have five dots of white, the next six, the third seven, and so on until you knit the row, which will have thirteen dots of white. This makes the front of the shoe. Then (having knit backwards to the beginning of the row) cast off all the stitches but the last thirteen, and continue the pattern, without widening any, until the strip reaches round the sole and meets the front again. Yon can get thickly wadded soles for Ijd a pair, and size No. 2 in these equals size No. 3 in ordinary boots or shoes. When the strip is of the required length, knit the first thirteen stitches of those previously cast-off in with row of the strip, taking care to have the slight rib thus formed towards the wrong side of the shoe, and also to knit this double row from the outside to the inside of the front, casting off as you knit it, so as to finish in the middle with one stitch on the needle. Then take up the stitches all round the inside on three needles, and knit plain, in the same way as a stocking, for about 12 or 13 rows, then cast off. This plain piece of knitting curls over, you will find, and forms a pretty little finish to the shoe. Then sew the shoe on to the heel, easing it in a little at the back and at the toe, and fasten a smart little bow on the front of the same colour as one of the wools, whichever you prefer, and the thing is done. You have no idea how quickly and easily it is done and how pretty it looks.