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Men Slippers
I have noticed, that there are just few posts with men knitting, so I'll try to amend it, and today I'll start my series of posts with slippers for men.
Knitting Needle Size9 or 5.5 mm
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Gauge14 sts = 4” (10 cm), 32 rows = 4” (10 cm) in Garter Stitch. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size needles to obtain the gauge.
Finished Size 5” (12.5 cm) deep x 9½ (10½,11)” [24 (26.5,28 cm) long]
Materials List
RED HEART® With Love®: 1 skein of 1308 Tan
Susan Bates® Knitting Needles: 5.5 mm [US 9]
Stitch markers
Yarn needle
Instructions
Directions are for size Small; changes for size Medium and Large are in parentheses.
Special Stitches
K2TOG = Knit two stitches together.
M1 = Make 1 (Increase) – Lift strand between needles to left-hand needle and knit strand through the back loop, twisting the stitch to prevent a hole in the fabric.
SSK = Slip, Slip, Knit – Slip next 2 stitches, knitwise, to right needle, insert point of left needle through the front of stitches, knit these stitches together through the back loop (1 stitch decrease).
PSSO = Pass Slipped Stitch Over – Insert the left needle into the front of the slipped stitch, passing it over the previously worked stitch and off the needle.
Slipper (Make 2)
Cast on 45 (51, 53) sts.
Row 1 (Right side): K22 (25, 26), place marker, K1, place marker, knit across.
Row 2 and all wrong side rows through Row 32: Knit across, slipping markers.
Row 3: Knit across to marker, slip marker, M1, K1, M1, slip marker, knit across: 47 (53, 55) sts.
Row 5: Knit across to marker, slip marker, M1, K3, M1, slip marker, knit across: 49 (55, 57) sts.
Row 7: Knit across to marker, slip marker, M1, K5, M1, slip marker, knit across: 51 (57, 59) sts.
Row 9: Knit across to marker, slip marker, M1, K7, M1, slip marker, knit across: 53 (59, 61) sts.
Row 11: Knit across to marker, slip marker, M1, K9, M1, slip marker, knit across: 55 (61, 63) sts.
Rows 13-21: Knit across, slipping markers.
Row 23: Knit across to marker, slip marker, SSK, K7, K2 tog, slip marker, knit across: 53 (59, 61) sts.
Row 25: Knit across to marker, slip marker, SSK, K5, K2tog, slip marker, knit across: 51 (57, 59) sts.
Row 27: Knit across to marker, slip marker, SSK, K3, K2tog, slip marker, knit across: 49
(55, 57) sts.
Row 29: Knit across to marker, slip marker, SSK, K1, K2tog, slip marker, knit across: 47
(53, 55) sts.
Row 31: Knit across to marker, remove marker, slip 1 as if to knit, K2tog, PSSO, remove marker, knit across: 45 (51, 53) sts.
Row 33: K1 (P1, K1) across.
Row 34: P1 (K1, P1) across.
Rows 35-37: Repeat Rows 33 and 34 once, then Row 33 once more.
Bind off all sts in pattern, leaving a long end for sewing.
Finishing
Thread a yarn needle with the Slipper’s long end. Folding Slipper in half, with right sides together and matching stitches, sew back and bottom seam.
Abbreviations
K knit
mm millimeter
P purl
st(s) stitch(es)
tog together
( ) work directions in parentheses as indicated.
3 comments
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Mia
Dec 08, 2019 02:30 AM
I've made such for my dad, they're really very simple to knit.
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Annabelle
Dec 08, 2019 03:19 AM
It's interesting will my husband agree to wear such slippers? I need to check it.
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Susan
Dec 09, 2019 01:09 AM
