Last Christmas I bought my flatmate a pair of red chunky slippers, this year I thought I'd knit her a pair instead. These are really easy to do as I've just used stocking stitch, and they are really quick to knit up

Knit-ability rating: A little effort

Materials

4 x 100g balls of Rowan Biggy Print

Needles

1 pair of 15mm (US 19) needles

Tension

7 stitches and 10 rows to 10cm/4in square over stocking stitch

Abbreviations

M1: Make 1 stitch by picking up the strand between the stitch on the right-hand needle and the stitch on the left-hand needle and placing it on the left-hand needle, then knit into the back of it

Pattern

Front (make 2)
Cast on 9 stitches

Row 1: Knit to end of row
Row 2: Purl to end of row
Row 3: Slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over stitch just knitted, knit 5, knit 2 stitches together
Row 4: Purl to end of row
Row 5: Slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over stitch just knitted, knit 3, knit 2 stitches together
Row 6: Purl to end of row
Row 7: Slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over stitch just knitted, knit 1, knit 2 stitches together
Row 8: Purl 3 together and fasten off

ivillage uk

Knit your own slippers

Materials

Needles

Tension

Abbreviations

Pattern