Felted Sailor Style Slippers Review – A Cozy Free Knitting Pattern Worth Trying

If you love practical knitting projects, this free Felted Sailor Style Slippers pattern is a fun one to try. It has that classic striped look, and the real magic happens after felting, when the oversized knitted slippers shrink down into cozy, sturdy house slippers.

What I like about this pattern is that it is useful without being boring. The stripes give it that sweet sailor-style charm, and it is the kind of project that feels very giftable. You could go classic with navy and cream, or have fun with brighter colour combos from your stash.

The pattern itself is fairly straightforward if you already know the basics. You knit the slippers in the round, do a bit of shaping, then finish them off and felt them in the washing machine. It is not the hardest project in the world, but I would not call it a first-ever knitting project either.

One of the nicest things about this pattern is that it includes felting guidance too, which is handy because felting can feel a bit like crossing your fingers and hoping for the best the first time around.

Overall, this is a lovely free pattern for anyone wanting to make warm, handmade slippers with a neat striped finish. Cozy, practical, and just a little bit clever — always a good combo.

I love the look of mesh tops for summer, but I don’t know that I would ever actually wear one that’s full of giant holes, even though I admit they look cool (in both senses of the word) on other people.

What I would wear, though, is something that’s still lacy but maybe a little bit more subdued, like this chevron lace knit top from Yarnspirations.

This easy to knit T-shirt style top is worked flat in two pieces from the bottom up, using and easy lace pattern that’s a repeat of 10 stitches and four rows (though the wrong side rows are just purled, so there’s only two rows you need to learn the pattern on).

It has little cap sleeves that are worked as part of the top by casting on stitches where you need them.

If you’re new to lace knitting this is a good one to try because the pattern includes both written and charted instructions, and the only skills you need are yarn over, knit two together, slip slip knit and slip 1 knit 2 together pass the slipped stitch over (which makes a centered decrease).

There are four size options available (which they claim is enough to cover XS to 5XL), with finished chest measurements ranging from 38.5 inches (that’s 98 cm) to 59 inches, or 150 cm. The amount of ease would vary widely depending on your size and the size garment you choose. For example the largest size is said to fit a chest measurement from 5258 inches/132-147.4 cm, which gives you a range of ease from 1-7 inches, or 2.5 to 17.78 cm, depending on your size. Just something to be aware of when you think about how you want it to fit.

The project calls for Red Heart Cotton Breeze yarn, which isn’t a yarn I’ve tried yet, but it’s a DK weight acrylic and cotton blend, which should make a lightweight top that’s great for summer.

Grab the free pattern from Yarnspirations.

[Photo: Yarnspirations]

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