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Ride or Die
These are my all-time favourite slippers - both to knit and to wear. I’ve been making and wearing them for over a decade, and I can’t imagine ever being without a pair. My ride-or-die slippers are now updated for circular needles using the Magic Loop method, available in both garter stitch and stockinette versions.
Materials:
Aran weight yarn - 100 (160, 220) yards
Size US 7 (5 mm) 32” (80 cm) circular needles, or size needed to obtain gauge Size US 7 (5 mm) needle for three-needle bind-off
Tapestry needle
Gauge:
4 sts = 1” in stockinette stitch
Finished Measurements:
Note: I find that garter stitch has a bit more stretch than stockinette, so I usually knit the smaller size when working the garter version. This allows for a little negative ease and a nice, snug fit.
Size Small - 6” circumference
Size Medium - 7” circumference
Size Large - 8” circumference
Abbreviations Used:
K = Knit
P = Purl
RS = Right side
WS = Wrong side
St(s) = Stitch(es)
Kf&b = Knit into the front and back of same stitch
M1L = With left needle tip, lift strand between sts from front to back, knit into back of loop M1R = With left needle tip, lift strand between sts from back to front, knit into front of loop
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- First published: January 2026
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