Translated Finnish/Russian Leaf Pattern Slippers #2

Translated from Finnish. http://arkisto.novitaknits.com/cms.php?cms_cname=neulemallisivu&nlm_id=1786

To fit AU size 8

Knit on 3mm needles. I used 8ply yarn and 3.25mm needles. Approx 100g cream and less than 50g of the 2 greens. Some patterns say to use sport weight yarn which is 5ply. 

Cast on 20 sts with a base color. Knit every row (garter stitch) For the first 10 rows add 1 st every second row total of 5 stitches = 25 sts (= heel rounding). Continue knitting every row for a total of 42 rows.  (10 more rows for a bigger foot, 10 less rows for a smaller foot)

End on a right side row.

Start knitting a leaf pattern. (Heel shaping is at the bottom right corner)

 1 row: Knit 15s with base color, 4s with color 1, 4s with color 2, leave 2 sts on needle, turn.

2nd row: Slip the first st, Purl mirroring 1st row.

3rd row: Knit 13 st with base color, 4 st color 1, 4 st color 2, leave 4 s on needle, turn.

4th row: Slip 1st st, purl like 2nd row.

5th row: Knit 11 sts with base color, 4 st color 1, 4 st color 2, leave 6 sts on needle, turn.

6th row: Slip 1st st, purl like 2nd row.

Row 7:   Knit 9 sts with base color, 4 st color 1, 4 st picture color 2, leave 8 sts on needle, turn.

8th row: Slip 1st st, purl like 2nd row.

Row 9:   Knit 7 sts with base color, 4 st color 1, 4 st color 2, leave 10 sts on needle, turn.

10th row: Slip 1st st, purl like 2nd row.

Row 11: Knit 5 sts with base color, 4 st color 1, 4 st color 2, leave 12 s on needle, turn.

Row 12: Slip 1st st, purl like 2nd row.

Row 13: Knit the entire row to end with base color (25 sts), turn.

14th row: purl like row 13

15th row: Knit 5st with base color, 4 st color 1, 4 st color 2, leave 12st without knitting, turn.

Row 16: Slip the first stitch, Purl mirroring previous row

Row 17: Knit 7 st with base color, 4 st color 1, 4 st color 2, leave 10 sts on needle, turn.

18th row: Slip the first stitch, Purl mirroring previous row

Row19: Knit 9 st with base color, 4 st color 1, 4 st color 2, leave 8 sts without knitting, turn.

Row 20: Slip the first stitch, Purl mirroring previous row.

21st floor: Knit 11 sts with base color, 4 sts color 1, 4 sts color 2, leave 6 sts on needle, turn.

Round 22: Slip the first stitch, Purl mirroring previous row

23. rows: Knit 13 st with base color, 4 st color 1, 4 st color 2, leave 4 sts on needle, turn.

24th row: Slip the first stitch, Purl mirroring previous row

25th sts: Knit 15 sts with base color, 4 sts color 1, 4 sts color 2, 2 sts left on needle, turn.

Round 26: Slip the first stitch, Purl mirroring previous row

Row 27: Knit the entire row (25 sts) with the base color, turn.

Round 28: Purl the entire row with the base colour

29th row = 1st row

30th row = 2nd row, etc.

Knit three leaf patterns.

Continue knitting in garter stitch with base color to mirror of the first edge. You should end with 20 sts. Bind off.

Sew heel and sole seams.