Kits now available for KAL beginning Sept 22.

You know fall is coming when your toes start getting cold and you don’t want to go barefoot even in the house. Slippers are the perfect project to kick off your fall knitting. They’re fast to make, and then you’ll have them to keep your feet warm while you start working on the rest of your fall and winter projects. There are two patterns included here:

The Colorwork Slippers are a historical style that I believe is one of the earliest knitting projects. They are traditionally made toe up, but I made this pattern starting at the back of the heel and working down to the tip of the toe. The heel is simple garter stitch and the foot is stockinette stitch with two-color patterning. Perhaps this design originated before purling was invented. We’ll probably never know for sure.

Colorwork Slippers
Circumference: 66.5, 7 inches/ 1517, 18 cm, blocked

Length: 910, 11 inches/ 2325, 28 cm, or to desired length

The Ribbed Slippers are a basic version that’s suitable for beginning knitters. This version has been included in knitting pattern books for as long as they’ve been published. It reminds me of the first half of the twentieth century when my grandmother always wore her “house shoes” when we were at home. They have the same basic shape as the traditional version but they’re knit flat and you only use one color at a time. Stripes add a splash of interest to the heels and ribbing make the slippers so stretchy that you almost can’t make the wrong size.

Ribbed Slippers
Circumference: 55.5, 6 inches/ 12.514, 15 cm, blocked
Length: 910, 11 inches/ 2325, 28 cm, or to desired length