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I like turkish slippers and love to knit socks. I find these slippers on ravelry. This pattren is by Katja Guler ( Orgu Atolyesi ). She has lot of her desigens on ravelry and she help me to finish these slippers and i am very thankful to her. This pattren is free download on ravelry http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/turkish-slipperspatik . Turkish women knit patik in defferent styles and i like to knit these slippers, this is why i bought these slippers from Turkey. I couldn't found more. ALABORA This pattren is also by Katja Guler( Orgu Atolyesi ) and alabora style is her own creation and this pattren is also available for free download on ravelry http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/turkish-slipper-alabora /library/turkish-slipper-alabora om/patterns/library/turkish-slipp er-ala bora . I knitted my 1st alabora in one color and the 2nd pair knitted in 2 colors. This is in one color. I use this yarn for my 1st pair of slippers. Here is slippers in 2 colors.

Pattren, This is my first pattren and i knit this on 2.50 mm, needles. I knit without the gauge, it can be change on your own size and use needle one nr small or large. crochet hook nr, 3.00 mm , I used figure 8 cast on 7 st on each needle ( 2 needles, 14 st on 2 needles), knit and increase 1 stich in the begning and end of every row and divide on 4 dpn, when there are 16 or 17 stiches on every needle, knit every round aobut 46 rows and on row 47 decrease one st, on needle one and knit to end , needle 2 knit to last 2 st, decrease one, needle 3 1st st dc and knit to end , needle 4 knit to last 2 st and decrease,( 4 st decrease) knit 4 rounds, ( 52 rounds) On the next round bind off 3 st in the middle and now knit and purl, back and fourth. Knit until 1/2 inches less to your heel, turn heel ( knit 2 st on the begning and end of evry row, it give a gather st row boder), now you have 16 or 17 sts on needle 1, 33,or 35 sts on needle 2, and 16 or 17 sts on needle 3, knit all sts on needle 1...