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Giveaway: 25 Stylish Knitted Slippers

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25 stylish knitted slippers giveaway

Sandy is the winner!

My feet (and the rest of me!) are pretty much always cold, so I’m growing more and more interested in knitting socks and other coverings for my feet. I really want to knit some slippers, and if you’re feeling that way, too, this week’s giveaway is for you.

I’m giving away a copy of 25 Stylish Knitted Slippers by Rae Blackledge. The book includes all sorts of thick socks, clogs, moccasins, slippers with animal designs, loafers and more to treat your feet. Most of the patterns are sized for women, while some are also (or just) for children, and I think just one also has sizes for guys.

There are felted designs to start with (felting hides mistakes like a dream!) and lots of fun things like little kid socks with dinosaur spikes down the back, or the adorable mom and me Mary Janes on the front (which I may well have to knit for myself and the girl).

If you’d like a chance to win this book, leave a comment on this post by the end of the day Sunday, January 17. I’d love to know if you have cold feet and what you do to solve the problem, or if you’ve ever knit slippers and how you like them.

Thanks for visiting, commenting and sharing, and good luck!

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Comments

  1. I never wear shoes in the house. In the winter I always have a pair of socks or slippers sometimes both on in the house. i would love to win this book. Thank you.

  3. Cold feet in Arizona…. I wish! But I do make socks and slippers for friends and family in cold states….
    Thanks for the opportunity to win this:)

  4. My feet are always cold, year-round, and it’s due to a medical conditon. In the winter, I have to wear knee high socks, along with warm slippers. I even own knee-high slippers for the below zero days!! At night, I wear cozy socks – even though we have an electric blanket. My feet never warm up!! If my feet don’t get warm, I’m in constant pain, and then I can’t move around when I’m awake, and I’m unable to sleep, if I’m in bed. Hope that last sentence made sense. I’m happy to have a chance to win this book!! Thank you so much, and have a great 2016!!

  7. I’m constantly knitting slippers for Mom. She wears them all the time – in and out of the house. Because of her shuffling gait and the outdoor use, they wear out quickly, no matter how sturdy the yarn.

  8. My feet are always cold and our hardwood floors makes it even harder to keep my feet warm. Slippers are a must have everyday!

  9. This time of year when I get my home from work, my feet are usuallly chilly. I always put on warm socks or my slippers. I would LOVE to wn this book.

    Thank you and hope you have a great day

  11. I live in Maine in a house built in 1768 so you know the floors are cold so this a definitely the book for me!!! :.))

  12. I’ve been sleeping with socks lately because my feet freeze at night. I love fuzzy socks the best, cozy and fashionable.

  14. My feet are not so cold but I love to knit socks, and they help a lot for sure! Never done slippers though! This must be a great book!

  17. I wear handknit wool socks all the time in the winter. Slippers would be a good idea tho – it would probably lengthen the life of my socks.

  18. This book is such a great idea… I remember my first knitting project in middle school were slippers and they are not half as cute as yours.. I would love to make some of your cute slippers and socks!

  19. My feet are always cold; if I’m sitting down I have a blanket on my lap, but that doesn’t help when I’m walking around

  20. This book is on my wish list…..I can think of a number of people that would enjoy receiving a handknit pair of slippers!

  21. My feet are sometimes cold. They’re usually hot, but I wear slippers all of the time anyway! Beats sweaty feet any day! These slippers are sooo cute!

  22. I would love this book I knit alot of socks and slippers always have someone asking for one or the other and have some on needles at all times

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Stitch Your Favorite Fruit on a Sweater

The other day I saw a post from Pinterest about trends for summer and it said one of them was “cultivating whimsy.” 

Well, I don’t know where Pinterest has been all this time, but we’ve been cultivating whimsy here at Craft Gossip for a long time. I love sharing projects that are a little different, things that make you smile when you see them, and will make you smile when you knit them and wear them or use them. 

Such it is with the Tutti Frutti tee knitting pattern from Bea Creative Knits. 

This cute little baby tee is worked top down in the round with contiguous shoulder construction to shape the sleeve caps. There are short rows for the neckline and folded hems with picot edging at the hemline, neckline and edges of the sleeves. 

All of this would be great on its own, but then there’s the addition of a super cute fruit icon, which is added with duplicate stitch. There are a lot of options, including strawberry, banana, orange, cherries, watermelon, lemon, blueberries, kiwi, peach, dragon fruit, apple and pear, so it’s likely you can add on your favorite fruit. 

It is offered in eight sizes, to fit a bust measurement ranging from 28-30 inches (71-76 cm) to 56-58 inches (142-147 cm). The design is meant to be worn with around 6.3 inches/16 cm of negative ease, but you can choose the fit you prefer. There’s also optional bust and waist shaping included in the pattern if you want to make it even curvier.

This is considered an advanced beginner or intermediate project because of all the skills involved, but it’s sure to be a lot of fun even if some of these techniques are new to you.

Grab a copy of the pattern for yourself form Bea Creative Knits on Etsy. 

[Photo: Bea Creative Knits]