Knit Cozy Slippers for Men: A Step-by-Step Guide

Dec 08, 2019 01:38 AM

Men's Knitting: Craft Your Own Cozy Slippers with This Complete Guide

I have noticed that there are just a 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.

Materials Required

Knitting Needle Size: 9 or 5.5 mm

Yarn Weight: (4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)

Gauge: 14 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 Construction

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 Touches

Thread a yarn needle with the Slipper’s long end. Folding the slipper in half, with right sides together and matching stitches, sew back and bottom seam.