Hi! I’m a new member (from Oriental Flanders) with a big problem. My daughter and grand children ask me every year to knit house slippers and I have so many patterns but I can’t seem to be able to make good fitting slippers.
Or they are to long and they loose them, or they are to short and they also loose them. They never seem to fit just right. I’m looking for a pattern where I can knit the sole first and compare it to the lenght of their feet and then start at the rest of the slipper. I also use yarn I have in my stack, so mostley not the yarn in the pattern, I cannot say how many times I knit a slipper and then have to unravel it again. It’s hopeless. So I hope someone here had that same problem and found the ultimate solution. I can knit straight and in the round.
Can anybody help me with this so my grand children have warm feet in winter?
I can’t suggest any pattern but you might ask your daughter and grandchildren to draw around their feet on some cardboard so you have a permanent size comparison whilst you’re knitting.
It starts with the cuff but the sole is knit flat and attached to the live cuff with decreases. Also, great for stash busting as you can hold different strands together to get the right weight.
Ysoldas patterns are always well designed and tailored!
I had to felt in my machine at least twice and then I moulded them a bit into shape when wet and stuffed a small tea towel or face cloth inside to support the shape whilst drying. They didn’t change shape or size. I made a felt flower at the same time which was a total disaster! Win some, lose some.
You’re definitely not alone — slipper sizing can be tricky! Try looking for “knit from sole up” slipper patterns or modular slipper patterns (like “Grandma’s Knit Slippers” or “Mary Jane Slippers” on Ravelry).
Start by knitting the sole first, matching it exactly to their foot length, then pick up stitches around the edge to build the sides and top. That way you can easily adjust width and length before finishing.
Also, keep a note of which yarn and needles give the right fit once you find it — it’ll save tons of time next year!
I’m so happy to read that, because I really do the best I can.
You gave a very good advise and I will follow that up. To be honest I lost a bit my courage to start knitting slippers again because I fail all the time.
Also the fact I try to use the yarn in my stash doesn’t make it easier.
But I will start all over again and give it another try with all the advice I got on the forum.
Thank you!!
