Knit Yourself a Pair of Slippers

Slippers might seem like a cold-weather project (and if you’re in the colder part of the world, now’s a great time to make some!), but I think slippers are even more important in the summer.

I don’t wear shoes in the house, and in the summer I don’t want to wear socks if I’m wearing sandals when I go out. But my feet tend to get cold in any weather, so a pair of slippers is a great way to keep my feet warm in the house without having to wear socks.

And of course I’ll also wear them with socks when it’s cold outside. So basically I’m saying there’s not a bad time to knit, or to wear, slippers. Here are a few patterns to get you started.

I love the classic look of a garter stitch slipper, and this pattern from Kween Bee on Etsy is a good one. It is a moccasin style bootie with a cuff, which will keep it on your foot. It’s worked on straight needles and there are lots of photos in the pattern to show you how it all comes together.

Another great option for a garter stitch slipper is Lisa Chemery’s Cozy Toesies. The sole is worked flat, then you pick up stitches and work the top of the foot and the cuff in rounds. The cuff folds over and has elastic inside to ensure the slippers stay right where you want them. This pattern is available on Ravelry.

The slipper sock booties from Lulu Pattern on Etsy knit up super fast in super bulky yarn. They’re worked flat and seamed, and available in four sizes.

The Better Dorm Room Slippers from Kriskrafter on Ravelry are worked with two strands of worsted weight yarn held together for extra thickness and durability. It also makes them a fun stash busting project. They are knit flat and seamed and are a super quick project — the designer says they can knit a sock in about two hours.

The Woodland Warmers on Ravelry from designer Claire Slade are so pretty and they fit your feet well, too, because there’s a lot of shaping involved to make it hug the foot better than a lot of slippers do. The sole is worked flat and the rest of the slipper is worked in the round, and this one uses bulky yarn.

The combination of garter stitch and stockinette on the Cloud Slippers from Adrienne Sullivan gives these slippers a distinctive look. They’re super quick and easy to knit and you can make any of the four adult sizes with just one skein of super bulky yarn. This free pattern is available on Ravelry.

Wooly Moccasin Slipper Knitting Pattern

Simple Slippers to Keep Your Feet Warm

Simple Slippers to Knit for Women

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I’ve shared a lot of Christmas stocking knitting patterns over the years (see posts 1, 2, 3 for example) but what if you want to knit a stocking for a non-human member of your family. If you’re looking for Christmas stocking knitting patterns for your cats or dogs, this is the post for you.

These large paw print stockings are perfect for either dogs or cats, so they’re great to knit if you have both. They are worked in the round using DK weight yarn, and the stocking measures about 17 inches/43 cm from the top to the heel. You can get the pattern from nicolaluke.

The K4 Project has a super cute Kitty Christmas stocking pattern, which is worked in worsted weight yarn. They also have a dog version, or you can buy both and get a discount if you have both dogs and cats to knit for. Both projects have two patterns, showing how to work the stockings flat or in the round.

Put your dog into a Christmas scene with this stocking pattern from ifanhourChild. It shows a dog in a dog house in the snow, and has room for the dog’s name at the top. It’s worked flat using worsted weight yarn and the pattern includes charts for many small and medium dog breeds (there’s a separate listing for bigger dogs) so you can stitch a dog that looks like yours.

Annie’s Woolens has both dog and cat stocking knitting patterns that are worked in worsted weight yarn in the round. You can change up the colors to suit your pet if you want, and they come with an alphabet chart for personalization. Or you can stick with holiday colors and buy a kit to make the dog or cat stocking.

Waiting for Santa Paws is a pattern from Kate Agner on Ravelry that would be cute for a dog or a cat. It looks like a leg with a paw print on the bottom part of the foot and more paw prints running around the top of the leg. This is a great option if you don’t want to mess with a heel turn because it doesn’t have a heel, because dogs and cats don’t have heels so why would their stockings?

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