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Handspinners can and should make room for rare breed wools like Hog Island and Navajo Churro. The Livestock Conservancy lists Hog Island as a Critical breed and Navajo Churro as a Threatened breed in the U.S. I found Hog Island to be a soft but sturdy yarn. Navajo Churro is very durable, but not next-to-the-skin soft for me (Spinning notes are also provided in the pattern). These slippers were designed with these strengths in mind: to be a bit roomy, worn over socks with the cuff turned down. Since the cables are worked on both sides of the fabric for the top section, they can also be worn extended. They are worked in sport weight yarn at a tight gauge, and have leather soles sewn to the bottoms for durability. Step outside of your usual fibers and into some rare breed wools to help preserve biodiversity!
GAUGE: 30 sts/ 34.5 rows = 4 inches /10 cm in stranded colorwork 28 sts/ 36 rows = 4 inches /10 cm in cable pattern
- Brand
- Independent Designer
- Craft
- Knitting
- Designer
- Stefanie Johnson
- Format
- Downloadable PDF
- Language
- English
- Notes
- You will also need leather slipper soles and optional thin leather cord for sewing them on in place of the matching yarn.
- Number of patterns
- 1
- Pages
- 6
- Skill Level
- Intermediate
- Yarn Weight
