High-top slippers – Free knitting pattern

Size: 35-36 (37-38, 39-40)
Materials: 110 g of Alize LANAGOLD yarn (49% wool, 51% acrylic, 100 g / 240 m), needles 3.0 mm.
Knitting tension: 20 stitches = 10 cm wide.

Abbreviations:
st – stitch
ssk – slip, slip, knit
wyif – with yarn in front
wyib – with yarn in back
knit2tog – knit 2 together
purl2tog – purl 2 together

With thread A cast on 59 stitches.
Row 1 (RS): edge st., *knit 1, purl 1, repeat from *, knit 1, edge st.
Row 2 (WS): edge st., * purl 1, knit 1, repeat from *, purl 1, edge st.
Rows 3-32: repeatr 1-2.
Row 33: thread A, edge st., knit, edge st.
Row 34: thread A, edge st., purl, edge st.
Row 35: thread B, edge st., *knit 4, (slip 1 wyib, knit 1) – 4 times, knit 2, repeat from *, knit 1, edge st.
Row 36: thread B, edge st., *knit 4, (slip 1 wyif, knit 1) – 4 times, knit 2, repeat from *, knit 1, edge st.
Rows 37-48: repeat rows 33-36.
Cut thread B.
Row 49: thread A, edge st., knit, edge st.
Row 50: thread A, edge st., knit 17, purl 23, knit 17, edge st.
Do not cut thread A, remove first 18 stitches.
Connect thread B.
Row 51: thread B, edge st., (slip 1 wyib, knit 1) – 4 times, knit 5, (knit 1, slip 1 wyib) – 4 times, edge st.
Row 52: thread B, edge st., (slip 1 wyif, knit 1) – 4 times, knit 5, (knit 1, slip 1 wyif) – 4 times, edge st.
Connect thread A.
Row 53: thread A, edge st., knit, edge st.
Row 54: thread A, edge st., purl, edge st.
Row 55: thread B, edge st., (slip 1 wyib, knit 1) – 4 times, knit 5, (knit 1, slip 1 wyib) – 4 times, edge st.
Row 56: thread B, edge st., (slip 1 wyif, knit 1) – 4 times, knit 5, (knit 1, slip 1 wyif) – 4 times, edge st.
Repeat rows 53-56 – 10 (11, 12) cm.
Cut thread B.

Fingers:
Row 1: edge st., ssk, knit to last 3 sts, knit2tog, edge st.
Row 2: edge st., knit, edge st.
Rows 3-14: repeat rows 1-2 = 9 stitches.
Cut thread A. Re-cut 18 stitches.
Row 15 (RS): edge st., knit 17, pick-up 29 (31, 33) stitches, knit 9, pick-up 33 (35, 37) stitches, knit 17, edge st. = 103 (107, 111) stitches.
16-24 rows: edge st., knit, edge st.
Place a marker on each side of the center 9 sts.
Row 25: edge st., knit 54 (56, 58), purl2tog, turn.
Row 26: slip 1, knit 7, ssk, turn = 9 stitches.
Row 27: slip 1, knit1, inc 1, knit to last 2 sts, inc 1, knit 1, purl2tog  with side stitch.
Row 28: slip 1, knit to last, ssk with side stitch.
Repeat rows 27-28 until you have 15 (15, 17) sts in the center.
Next row (RS): edge st., knit to the last purl2tog  with side stitch.
Next row (WS): edge st., knit to the last ssk  with side stitch.
Repeat last 2 rows.

For sizes 39-40 only: when 22 side stitches remain on each side, decrease: slip 1, knit2tog, knit to last 3 sts, ssk, purl2tog  with side stitch = 15 center stitches.

For all sizes: when 15 side loops remain on each side, decreases: slip 1, knit2tog, knit to last 3 sts, ssk, purl2tog  with side stitch = 13 center stitches.
When 7 stitches remain on each side:
Next row: slip 1, knit2tog, knit 7, ssk, purl2tog  with side stitch = 11 center stitches.
Next row: edge st., knit to the last ssk  with side stitch.
Next row: slip 1, knit2tog, knit 7, ssk, purl2tog  with side stitch = 9 center stitches.
Next row: edge st., knit to the last ssk  with side stitch.
Place the side loops on one knitting needle, close the loops from the working knitting needle together with the side loops with a needle.
Sew back seam.