I love my Footsies, all you need to warm up your feet and being able to slide across the floor, of course just to polish them, not for fun hahaha.
You need 2 skeins of Kureyon to match color progression, 70 g yarn total used.
I made an I-cord around the top and put an elastic inside to ensure the Footy stays on the foot and doesn’t go flying on the run. I also added little knots where the I-cord meets to mark right and left foot. After time the Footsy will take on the form of the foot it is worn on and be even more comfy.
More Footsies to come, maybe I try a felted version …
I was asked to explain how I did my footsies, so allow me to confuse you, here’s my recipe:
Provisional CO 43S
20R: 15K 6xK1P1 16K, make sure you have nice edges for picking up stitches later, don’t do slip stitches for the 1. stitch otherwise you will have problems picking up stichtes later.
Start Heel, created over 13 middle stitches, the K/P part with short rows:
1. Row:
Knit 27S as appear, after last P K2tog leftleaning (= slip knitwise, slip knitwise, Ktog)
2. Row:
Slip 1S purlwise and pull yarn tight, knit 11S as they appear P2tog
3. Row:
slip 1 S purlwise and pull yarn thight, knit 11 S as they appear, K2tog leftleaning
Repeat 2. and 3. Row until all stitches on either side of heel are used up, you should now have a 3 sided cap
Create Forefoot:
Now it get’s tricky to describe, look at pictures, this might help to figure it out: Pick up stitches along the edge. With my gauge i picked up 1 stitch every 2 rows by putting the needle in the middle of 1. stitch in 1. row and through the 1.Stitch 2. row below. This helps to keep the knitting tight, no holes are going to be created. I use a crochet hook to pull the stitch through, makes it easier.
You want to achieve a flat laying seam with no holes occurring due to picked up stitches for comfortable fit and the total stitches picked up should generate a fabric which equals the width of the knitted rows, so no pulling in or stretching out. Don’t be scared it’s far easier than it sounds, just keep going. Once you have it you done a major step towards sock knitting so keep going … forge ahead, show those feet what you can do!
You should have picked up 10 Stitches. After you did this on 1 side, turn around purl across and pick up 10 stitches on the other side, being careful you do it from the wrong side now, so use your crochet hook for easy pick up, ensure the seam is on the purlside, total 33S.
Haha now we’re on the home stretch, one last decision to make before we go ahead: What shape shoe do you want, how much of the instep covered, mine is fairly high, the original is low, like a Ballerina. I knit 10R straight stockinette, for the Ballerina you might go 20 R, your choice, but consider the wider the opening the greater the risk for the shoe slipping off.
When your ready to close the shoe off provisional CO 13S you should have now 46S. Keep knitting stockinette in the round till the total length - slightly stretched when put on the foot - reaches equal height to your little toe.
Toe cap, the last challenge to total shoe equilibrium! Consider the shape your toes form, well worth the effort for perfect fitting shoes. Divide stitches on 4 needles, the needles meeting over the little toe have each 1 stitch more: 11S / 11S / 12S / 12S. I did sock decreases on the opposite sites of the foot so achieve a firmer fabric on the sides where toes might put pressure on the fabric. I started the decreases for the little toes (Mark the side so you can mirror the other sock later), not decreasing on the other side, now you have 11 S on all needles Knit 1 round, decrease as follows: K8 K2tog K1 - K1 K2tog leftleaning, K8 - K8 K2tog K1 - K1 K2tog leftleaning = total round around the sock done! Keep going until all toes are covered, more than 4 stitches left, kitchener together, otherwise just pull yarn through and close off!
Unravel prov. Cast On or pick up stitches here, capture stitches and pick up along the sides, create bind off you like, I-cord or picot, what ever you like. leave an embellishment of some sort on the little toe side so you know which way to wear your shoes, enjoy!
