How to Make Knitted Slippers (Beginner, Step-by-Step)

Here’s a clear, beginner-friendly, step-by-step guide to making knitted slippers quickly, even if you’re new to knitting 🧶

How to Make Knitted Slippers (Beginner, Step-by-Step)

🧵 Materials You’ll Need

• Yarn: Medium (worsted) weight yarn – soft and warm

• Knitting needles: Size US 8 (5 mm) straight needles

• Scissors

• Yarn needle (for sewing seams)

• Measuring tape (optional)

💡 Tip: Choose light-colored yarn so stitches are easier to see.

📘 Basic Stitches You Should Know

• K = Knit stitch

• P = Purl stitch

• Garter stitch = Knit every row (very beginner-friendly!)

👣 Step 1: Cast On

Cast on 30 stitches (this fits an average adult foot).

• Hold your needles comfortably

• Use the long-tail cast-on or any cast-on you know

🧶 Step 2: Knit the Sole

• Knit every row (garter stitch)

• Continue until the piece measures about 9 inches (23 cm) long

This flat rectangle will become the bottom and sides of your slipper.

👟 Step 3: Shape the Toe

Now you’ll shape the front of the slipper.

1. Row 1:
   Knit 2 stitches together (K2tog) across the row
   → You’ll reduce from 30 stitches to 15

2. Row 2:
   Knit all stitches

3. Row 3:
   Knit 2 together across again
   → You’ll now have about 8 stitches

✂️ Step 4: Finish Knitting

• Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail

• Thread the tail into a yarn needle

• Pull the yarn through the remaining stitches tightly
  → This closes the toe

🪡 Step 5: Sew the Slipper

1. Fold the knitted piece in half

2. Sew the heel seam first

3. Then sew along the top of the foot

4. Turn the slipper right side out

🎉 Your slipper shape is complete!

🔁 Step 6: Make the Second Slipper

Repeat all steps to make the matching slipper.

✨ Optional Improvements

• Add a ribbed cuff (knit 2, purl 2 for 2 inches)

• Sew on buttons or pom-poms

• Use double yarn for extra warmth

• Add non-slip fabric or puff paint to the sole

📏 Size Adjustments

• Smaller size: Cast on 24–26 stitches

• Larger size: Cast on 34–36 stitches

• Knit longer or shorter for foot length

🧠 Beginner Tips

• Don’t worry about mistakes — slippers are forgiving!

• Keep stitches loose and even

• Practice on one slipper first before making the pair

If you want, I can also:

• Write super-short instructions

• Add pictures or diagrams

• Adjust the pattern for kids or babies

• Convert it to loom knitting or crochet

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