Knit Some Fun Felt Slippers for Unwrapping Presents In

This may well be the winter season when I finally break down and knit some slippers.

I really love the idea of knit slippers, but I worry that something that’s in contact with the floor so much would wear out even faster than knit socks, which already can get tattered pretty quickly.

That’s why I like these felted slippers called Twinkle Toes from the book Fun and Fantastical Slipper Knits by Mary Scott Huff.

The pattern is worked from heel to toe, with the ruffle at the top of the foot worked separately. The slipper is assembled and felted, then leather soles are added for extra durability.

A free subscription is required to download, but these are pretty darn cute, they just might be worth it.

Have you ever knit slippers? Sell me on how great they are!

[Photo via Craftside.]

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Not too long ago I was seeing a crochet pattern for a glasses holder shaped like a bear all over the Internet. It was super cute, and also useful as a place to put your glasses on your bedside table instead of just throwing them somewhere random.

This project stewed in my brain for a little while and I decided I needed to make a knit version, but I didn’t want to make a bear. If you know anything about me you might know that I’m a cat person, so of course my version had to be a cat.

The base is just a basic little basic worked from the center out to the desired size, then up the sides as long as you want them. Knit some ears and add embellishments to make it whatever kind of animal you want.

The way I figured out to work the base from the center out was to use a crochet cast on, which gives you an easier way to pick up stitches from the back of the cast on than if you worked a more traditional cast on for a knitting project. It’s kind of fun to do things in a different way from time to time.

This little project is adorable if I do say so myself, and even as a plain little basket not made into an animal it’s a cute way to keep your glasses or other little things in one place. I’m tempted to make one for my desk to hold pens or even little little scissors and sewing needles that are always on my desk but somehow always seem to get lost on my desk.

If you need a little holder for your glasses on your table, check out the pattern at Our Daily Craft.

[Photo: Our Daily Craft]

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