"Slippers for Her" Knitted Ballet Slippers for Women

Since the last pair of house slippers I knitted for myself (about 2 years ago) now look like this:

                                      

I think I deserve some new slippers.  This time, instead of getting the ultimately warm but a little clunky and sometimes too hot Aunt Maggie's slippers, not that there's anything wrong with them,  I simply chose to knit something a little lighter, a little prettier, a little more dainty.

("Slippers for Her" from the Red Heart web site)

This sweet ballet slipper is from Red Heart, although I knitted it in Michael's worsted weight Loops & Threads "Ruby". Don't tell.  I also skipped the roses for me and added a simple pre-made satin ribbon bow but as a gift I would have knitted the pretty roses and leaf.

They're beautiful on the beautiful, thin, rested feet of the model so I included this photo from the web site. I can say that they feel sweet, tender, and heavenly only my tired, swollen, post 12 hour nightshift footies above.  The only reservation I have about reccommending this pattern is that because my feet, like the rest of my body are adorably chubby, I had a little problem keeping the heels of the slippers on until I tied a satin ribbon (simple double knot) onto each side of each slipper so I could tie a bow to make them into Mary Janes.  I don't even have to retie them every time, I just slip my feet out of them and back into them with the ribbons still tied. Problem solved.  Eventually I may adapt the pattern but for now, the ribbons work well.

For the pattern, skip to:  "Slippers for Her" from Red Heart yarn company.

Knitted in one flat piece with "Make 1" increases, folded in half, finished with a flat bottom and back seam.

Use a flat stitch of sewing from the outside edge of each bottom stitch and mattress stitch up the back.  Looks and feels great.

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Comments

[Bid dunnill]

Asked for the pattern,slippers for her by red heart, a few days ago but have not as yet received it?

[Glenna]

You can access the free pattern from the Red Heart website by clicking on the words "Red Heart" in the line "(Slippers for her by Red Heart)" in the post itself or by going here:

http://www.redheart.com/free-patterns/slippers-her

thank you