Dagmar Slipper Pattern

I designed these friendship slippers to celebrate the opening of Handwork, a yarn shop and makers’ space in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. The theme of these slippers is friendship. The Nordic symbolism in these slippers represent love, courage, kindess, gentleness, understanding that lasts year after year, protection and guidance, a place where heaven and earth meet, faith, hope, humility and joy and how as friends our lives intertwine together as we travel life’s journey together. I named these slippers after my Grandpa’s cousin, who immigrated from Norway to Salt Lake City seventeen years after my grandpa immigrated. They were great friends. I like to imagine this reunion. Materials Women’s size Yarn: Brooklyn Tweed Shelter | 50 g. 140 yards/ 128 meters Main Color: Fossil| 1 skein Contrasting Color: Cast Iron| 1 skein OR Raumagarn 3 tr. Strikkegarn \ 50 g (1.75 oz) 105 meters/114 yards Main Color: Off white | 1 skein Contrasting Color: Grey | 1 skein OR Yarn: Fleece and Harmony Selkirk Worsted | 80 g and 200 yards Main Color: Natural | 1 skein Contrasting Color: Quartz | 1 skein Note: You will be able to knit 3 slippers from 1 skein of each color (so if you have 2 skeins of each color, with Rauma Strikkegarn or Brooklyn Tweed Shelter you can knit 3 pairs of slippers. You can knit 2 pair of slippers with 1 skein each color of Fleece and Harmony Selkirk). Needles: Double-point needles 3.5mm/US 4 Gauge and Swatch Swatch in colorwork. Women’s Slipper 24 stitches/24 rows = 4 inches or 10 cm If you need a larger size, determine gauge, then move up a needle size for a roomier slipper. If you need a smaller size, go down a needle size (from gauge) or shrink them a bit by extra felting in hot water. If you have made my slippers before, this fit is a bit more generous. Sizes Women’s small US 4.- 6 Go down a needle size from gauge Women’s medium size US 6-9 Women’s large size US 9.5-11 Bump up one needle size from gauge size needle Unfelted slipper: 10 x 5½” / Felted slipper: 9 ¾ ” x 4½” Skills used to make this slipper Longtail cast on Knitting in colorwork Purling in colorwork Knitting in the round Joining to knit in the round Backward loop Working Flat Decreasing in colorwork Increasing in colorwork Hand sewing with a running backstitch Catching floats while knitting Catching floats while purling DPN/Flexiflips/or Magic Loop skills