Women's knitted slippers Enterlac

Beige and brown yarn - 100% Leonberger underfur. White yarn - 100% Keeshond (Wolfspitz) underfur with addition of goat underfur.

Leonberger is a very rare dog breed, and its underfur is considered to be exclusive in its qualities. The underfur of this dog can be equal to silk by its softness. This is ideal material for slippers, children's items, mittens, scarves, i.e. for those works which need softness.

The wool of such beautiful dog is colored by many different colors: auburn, simple red, grey, brown, cream-colored and white. Accordingly, I use Leonberger underfur of different colors too. Accurate selection of underfur can give up to five different kinds of yarn that I use for knitting. Consequently, Leonberger underfur of beige, red and grey colors can be used for knitting as for different works, as for the only one that you can see on the presented slippers.

The slippers are knitted with a special technique called 'entrelac'. As a result, the work looks freshly and unusual. Such method of knitting has a great potential for fantasy because of various colour-rage (if only the necessary yarn is available).

These women's slippers have an additional crochet ribbing with close structure. It is intended not only for adornment, but also for keeping the foot in warmth. А new technique is used for knitting such kind of items. The slippers resemble in slight and fluffy half-socks or half-sneakers, which sit tightly on the foot, don't fold back or slip off that may be usual for such items. These qualities are important for modern human's needs. The slippers will suit for high boots with a narrow instep as they don't have collars, but warm just as well as the socks. The work can be easily wear with boots, tennies, men's shoes etc. The slippers suit well also for any kind of house footwear. That is how a long-out-to-date accessory caught its second wind.

The work doesn't have any signs of dog wool smell, as it has two stages of washing: firstly the yarn itself is washed, then the finished work goes washing. I don't use cutted wool, only underfur.