Kickshaws - two-color striped bed socks/slippers, unusual construction

These slippers were originally designed for the Jimmy Beans Knit Club. The pattern and all future versions will be available here!

“Art thou good at these kickshawses!” wrote Shakespeare, a slang term from him for something frivolously fancy and fun. These slippers will be a fun project, and make you feel fancy padding around during the colder seasons, but they are certainly not frivolous! Warm and practical, the three-part construction allows you to custom-fit the slippers. Lots of squishy garter stitch adds coziness and fun stripes!

An ankle strap modification is available for free on my blog to address design flaws with the pattern's initial version.

Sizing

XS (S, M, L) fits baby (child/adult narrow, adult medium, adult large/wide) feet (more in “Dimensions and Fit”)

Gauge

22 sts x 30 rows = 4”/10cm (5.5 sts/in) in unblocked stockinette
22 sts x 44 rows = 4”/10cm in unblocked, unstretched garter stitch

Tools

Any style needle to obtain gauge (recommended: US4/3.5mm)

Yarn

Two worsted weight wool yarns in contrasting colors (MC and CC).

MC - 25 (90, 160, 210) yds total
CC - 25 (80, 130, 180) yds total

Original sample (orange and blue) shows Berroco Ultra Wool as MC, and Malabrigo Rios as CC. New samples show Kelbourne Woolens Germantown as MC, and Knitted Wit Merino Worsted as CC.

Dimensions and Fit

Foot width: 2 (3, 4, 5) ” / 5 (7.5, 10, 12.5) cm
Foot length: 4 (7, 10, 13) ” / 10 (17.5, 25, 32.5, 37.5) cm as written, can be adjusted between 3-5 (5-8, 8-11, 11-13) ” / 7.5-12.5 (12.5-20, 20-27.5, 27.5-32.5) cm

To fit sizes:

Euro 18-24 (25-32, 33-43, 44-49)
US children’s 0-3.5 (4-13.5, -, -)
US women’s - (-, 5-11.5, 12+)
US men’s - (-, 3.5-10, 10.5-15)