Comments on: Slipper boots

By: Sandra

Sandra — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 21:03:25 +0000

Many years ago, while being active college student, my landlady thought me to knit slippers like that! It is nice to be refreshed!

By: Vera

Vera — Sat, 20 May 2006 05:14:00 +0000

I love these slippers. It’s hard to find nice slippers for men. Thanks.

By: Margaret Wengert

Margaret Wengert — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 12:49:33 +0000

size 7 I repeated step 4b until I had the calculated 56 stitches on needles. After knitting the next round without increasing, I knit 4, placed marker, knit 20, placed marker,knit 9, placed marker, knit 20. Total stitches knit are 53. What shall I do with the remaining 3 stitches since I started with 56.
Sure hope you will help me. Thank you so much!

By: Renee

Renee — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 22:56:58 +0000

Question: 1. The very first set of instructions says “You begin by knitting rows” but then says “purl XX rows.” Am I knitting or purling? Since it will be garter stitch, does it even matter?

2. “Do not try to knit toe has fewer than 3 stitches.” I’m not sure I understand this?

3. The #3 step confused me- first it says to join, but then in 3a it says next row, do a round and join. I got confused and thought maybe you join twice, and it didn’t work out well at all. There does not seem to be a 3 and a 3a, since 3a is simply explaining 3, and there is no 3b. Or maybe I’m the only nitwit it confused, lol.

4. It would be very helpful if, in the pattern somewhere, you mention that the “m1″ you used is the same as the raglan set of increases elsewhere on your blog. I may have shed a few small tears of frustration before I figured that out.

By: wavybrains

wavybrains — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 22:28:49 +0000

I’m really enjoying this pattern. However, I notice a problem. Entering a fractional stich gauge in custom seems to yield an off result. For example, for slippers of 10.5 inches long and 4.5 inches wide, a stitch gauge of 3.6 or 3.75 should yield MORE not less stitches than a stitch gauge of 3. Correct: 44 cast on, inc. 10 evenly spaced, total 80 stitches, heel worked over 16 stitches by my calculations. Program says 34 cast on and 56 total stitches etc. Something is off! Hopefully it is an easy math fix because this is great pattern and excellent program. I had fun with the first pair.

By: Clare

Clare — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 13:17:55 +0000

Your hand knitted slippers look great. I don’t suppose you have made a pattern for felted hand knitted ones? I am eager to give them a go.

Thanks
Clare

By: Margaret

Margaret — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 18:04:15 +0000

I was wondering the same thing as Clare. Has anybody tried just knitting them really large and felting them?

Margaret

By: Simple Gifts » Nifty Knit Thingie…

Simple Gifts » Nifty Knit Thingie… — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 21:53:21 +0000

[…] With thanks to my friend Heather M, I present this link that will help you make a custom sized pair of bootie slippers. Not only can you choose the size, but the yarn weight and needle size. Plug all those into the handy dandy boxes and out comes your instructions! Neat huh? […]

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 23:28:59 +0000

Next row, slip 1 stitch, knit until 2 stitches remain. M1 stitch, k1. Place a maker. Slip last stitch on left tip to right needle tip. Place tips together to join. Check knitting is not twisted, slip stitch on right tip to left tip. then knit the first and final slipped stitches together. (This reduces 1 stitch and joins the knitting in a circle; there are stitches on needle. You will now work in rounds. The stitch after the marker is the “center front”.)

I’m not sure about this paragraph. When you say “slip last stitch on left needle to right need tip”, then “slip stitch on right tip to left tip”…. is this not just transferring the same stitch ? Thanks for your help

By: Pat Holm

Pat Holm — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 20:44:15 +0000

I entered gauge, size etc and the calculator came up with letters in the pattern instead of numbers. Help. I am eager to make these as my disabled husband can’t wear socks as his feet and legs are so swollen. Thanks.
Pat

By: lucia

lucia — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 20:52:22 +0000

@pat, It’s working fine for me. Why don’t you visit the page and try again.

By: Julie

Julie — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 14:29:13 +0000

Can you tell me where the Flange suppose to end on the foot before you start start putting on the markers?Where exactly on the top of the foot?
Thanks
Julie

By: Puntitas

Puntitas — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:48:33 +0000

I’ve made slippers similar to the ones on your site. To avoid my own muddle-headedness I do the following before the short-row sole:

Instead of working two knit rounds before the sole, I knit one round. I place the markers as your pattern describes. Then I work the second round by knitting all stitches at heel and toe, but working * k2, k2 tog * along the sides of the foot.

This way, I can work the sole by just working 1 sole st together with 1 slipper st on every row, not having to worry about whether it’s time to work an extra st or not. the effect is the same. It just makes the knitting more mindless.

I love your blog and all your pattern generators! You’re the bomb!

By: Lynn

Lynn — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:00:04 +0000

I want to thank you for your generosity. Sooooo very nice of you to go through the work and then share this with everyone. I just entered my numbers for the first time, so have not idea how it will translate to my feet, but am definately going to knit it up. FYI… had no trouble using your calculator.

Thanks again!!!

By: cbm

cbm — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 02:06:17 +0000

I am looking for booties for my mom -she is nursing home–in wheel chair—how much are the booties made–call me please reply-
email–Tobcarmad@aol.com

By: Teresa

Teresa — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:44:03 +0000

hi i’m a beginning knitter and love your design but am still confused about most of the directions. is there a way to check the answers you gave to other ppls questions? because some of the ones they have asked are the same as my own.

thanks

By: Pat Swan

Pat Swan — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:49:35 +0000

This is way, *way* down the timeline, but I’m a knitting computer geek who really likes your site for the wonderful calculators you have, and nicely explained tutorials. I’ve knit for over 35 years, but sometimes things don’t quite compute from directions I have, and a new explanation from someone else allows me to make the connection on how something really functions. The pop-up issue is probably that their web browser has pop-ups turned off, or the computer has a separate pop-up blocker. In my case in Dec ‘08, the pop-up didn’t even show as a potential in Firefox 3 until I told NoScript to allow javascript from thedietdiary.com to execute, then Firefox notified me that there was a pop-up that wanted to execute that it had blocked, and did I want it to allow the pop-up to execute. Thanks for your wonderful blog.