Knitting Simple Slippers

Knitting is a wonderfully relaxing activity that has a history hundreds of years old. You can make anything out of yarn from sweaters, blankets, and even slippers. Choose whatever colors of yarn you want but make sure that you use heavy duty yarn for slippers since they will have lots of wear and tear from being worn on floors.

You'll need to measure the feet for which the slippers are being made so you know how wide to make the slippers. Get a large knitting needle to make large loops with the thicker and heavier duty yarn. The trick will be getting the rows wide enough to not only make the soles comfortable but to stitch up the slippers properly.

Start by making rows for the rounded toes. Eventually your stitches will look like a bell shape with flat and gradual edges to that when you stitch them together in the middle it will form into a three-dimensional slipper. So the trick is to make a flat pattern that turns into a slipper that fits over your feet.

Start with making a row near the toes and gradually fan out in a trapezoidal shape to the point where we need to start making the tops of the slippers. Measure the width of the slippers at this point as this will determine what size you are making the slippers so you can ensure they fit the wearer properly. When you reach that goal, make increasingly wider rows until you are able to fold up the slippers and join them with one stitch down the middle. Then stitch each row the same width for as many rows as needed for the length of the slippers.

At this point check the slippers again by folding them up to see what they look like. If possible, see if they will even fit correctly. The tricky part now becomes making a stitch down the middle to join both halves together to complete the pattern. Start at the toes and work your way up to the top weaving the yarn in and out of both sides of the slippers so that they are joined seamlessly. When you reach the top, cut the yarn and make one more stitch along the back heel to close up the entire slipper. Don't forget to make two of them, one for each foot. You don't even have to make them slanted for each toe like shoes. If you are more inclined, you can make different colors and patterns on the slippers for stylish and cozy winter footwear.