🧶Easy Knitting Slippers For Beginners Step-by-Step

Welcome, cozy crafters! Nothing beats slipping your feet into a pair of warm, handmade slippers after a long day. The vibrant blue slippers you see above are an elegant, ankle-high style that provides warmth and a snug fit. They feature a beautiful combination of Garter Stitch and 1×1 Ribbing, which creates texture and flexibility right where you need it.

This pattern is written for an Adult Medium (Women’s US size 7-9 / EU 38-40), worked flat, and then seamed up the back and along the sole. This makes it a great project for knitters comfortable with basic increases and decreases.

 Materials Needed

• Yarn: Approximately 100–120 yards (90–110 meters) of a Worsted weight (Aran/10-ply) yarn.
  • The yarn in the photo appears to be a robust acrylic or wool blend, which holds up well to wear.
• Needles: A pair of US size 8 (5.0 mm) straight knitting needles.
  • Adjust needle size if necessary to meet the gauge.
• Notions:
  • Tapestry needle for weaving in ends and seaming.
  • Scissors.
  • Optional: Stitch marker to designate the center stitch.

 Gauge (Crucial for Sizing!)

• Gauge: 17 stitches and 34 rows (17 garter ridges) equals 4 inches (10 cm) in Garter Stitch.
  • Tip: Getting the correct gauge is essential since slippers need to fit snugly. Knit a swatch to confirm you are meeting the gauge before starting.

 Key Techniques & Abbreviations

This slipper is worked as a flat rectangle with integrated shaping, similar to the construction of a traditional baby bootie, but on a larger scale.

• K = Knit
• P = Purl
• st(s) = Stitch(es)
• RS = Right Side
• WS = Wrong Side
• K2tog = Knit two stitches together (a decrease).
• ssk = Slip, Slip, Knit (a left-leaning decrease: slip two stitches knitwise, insert the left needle into the front of both slipped stitches, and knit them together).
• Garter Stitch: Knit every row.
• 1×1 Rib: Alternating K1, P1.

 The Pattern: The Riviera Slipper (Adult Medium)

 Cuff and Heel Flap (The Ribbed Section)

This section creates the ankle and heel area, which features 1×1 ribbing to ensure elasticity and a good fit around the foot.

 Instep Shaping (The V-Shape Opening)

You will now work back and forth only on the 16 stitches on one side, shaping the V-neck opening and creating the first half of the foot.

• Cut yarn and place these 14 stitches on a holder or spare needle.

 Second Instep Shaping (Completing the V)

Now, pick up your working yarn and work on the other 16 stitches on the main needle.

 Toe and Sole (The Garter Section)

You will now join the two sides and knit the remaining part of the slipper (the toe and sole) in Garter Stitch for stretch and durability.

 Toe Decreases

We will now shape the toe by decreasing stitches evenly across several rows.

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• Final Bind Off: Cut your yarn, leaving a very long tail (at least 30 inches/75 cm) for seaming. Bind off all 30 stitches loosely.

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