With the onset of the cold season, we begin to replenish our wardrobe with new warm things. Of course, each of us has a favorite sweater or scarf, hat or mittens, warm socks or slippers. It’s great if all these things are connected by someone, it’s even better to be able to knit them yourself. It is always profitable and inexpensive. You and your family will have new cool-down clothes every year. Moreover, you can get slippers for any home clothes. Learn to knit on the strength of everyone.
People have long been sewing and knitting things for themselves. An interesting fact is that it was men who were the first to pick up the needles, not women. In the old days, they weaved chain mail by hand, which became a fundamental fact in the history of knitting. Then it was not only a hobby, but also a necessity.
In fact, there is nothing complicated in knitting. How to tie tracks like slippers? Start with the basics. Having connected your first scarf, you will want to create something more complicated, with a picture. This article will discuss indoor moccasins that can be done in just a couple of evenings. Knitted slippers, slippers require less time to manufacture. Unlike socks, they are knitted much faster, and much less thread will be required.
By adding imagination, you can associate slippers of completely different shapes, sizes and colors, with or without a pattern. You can also decorate in different ways: bows, rhinestones, beads, embroidery, buttons, pompons. Moreover, you can pleasantly surprise with charming, soft and warm tracks not only yourself, but also your loved ones, friends, girlfriends.
Knitting needles
Let's study the knitting needles that you will need to tie the tracks (slippers). Beginners should pay special attention to the choice of tools with which you plan to work. Otherwise, your product may not look the way you want.
To knit slippers on the knitting needles, of course, you need the right tools. If you are going to tie tight, thick footprints, choose thinner knitting needles. If the products are planned to be made airy or openwork, then the tool needs a thicker one. As you can see, the choice of knitting needles depends on the type of knitting. However, this also needs to be able to understand.
If you don’t know how to knit slippers-traces (tight, viscous or delicate openwork), then remember that the number is written on the yarn so that you can choose the optimal size of the tool. We advise beginners in knitting not to experiment and follow the manufacturer's recommendations (the number of yarn should match the number of knitting needles).
Sizing
Asking the question of how to tie the tracks as slippers, you first need to decide on the size of them. How to do it right? There is a very simple way that our grandmothers used:
- Stand with one foot on a sheet of A4 paper.
- Circle the outline of your foot with a pen or pencil.
- Now you need to measure the distance between the most protruding points from the bottom and top of the foot in the resulting figure with a centimeter ruler. Usually it is on the second or first finger (each person has a different way).
- After measurements, we determine the size. Usually the 36th corresponds to a foot length of about 23 cm. Sizes 37-38 correspond to a mark of 24 cm. And the 40th will be equal to 25 centimeters.
Choose the threads
Now there is a huge selection of threads for your creativity. For each thing you need to be able to choose the right type of yarn. The quality and general appearance of your future product directly depend on this. In order to make slippers (footprints) knitted with needles, it is better to choose a dense, pleasant to the touch, soft yarn. Great for slippers, wool with the addition of acrylic and pure wool. Such products are the warmest and most comfortable to wear. However, before using such a thread, we advise you to make sure that you or the person you are knitting for is not allergic to wool.
Otherwise, it is worth choosing cotton products. How to tie footprints like slippers from material that does not stretch? Everyone knows that a product that is related in size can turn out to be large due to the ability of the thread to stretch, and traces made of such material can shrink during washing. In our case, mohair is perfect, as it is soft, light, warm and pleasant to wear.
Threads for kids
And for kids it is best to use a special children's acrylic. It is definitely hypoallergenic and environmentally friendly. This is important because children have especially delicate and sensitive skin. How to knit slippers-footsteps, we will describe below, there is no difference in the technique of knitting for adults and children. The only difference is in size and time. You can create baby mini socks twice as fast as similar products for adults.
How to knit slippers, knitting needles
For beginners it will not be difficult to make mini-socks for adults with their own hands, which will warm not only the legs, but also the soul. After all, everyone knows that a thing made by oneself is much nicer to wear and give to loved ones.
So, let's look at how to make short homemade socks. The threads for this product can be of any color and from a suitable material (which yarn is most suitable, described above). In this workshop, you will learn how to tie tracks as slippers for sizes 38-39. If you or the person for whom you are knitting has a larger or smaller size, simply increase the number of loops (+1 size = +2 loops, and -1 size = - 2 loops). In order to knit slippers, you need about 100 grams of yarn.
So:
- We collect 56 loops on the needles.
- The first row: we knit 27 facial loops, after which we make a crochet (extra loop). To do this, simply thread the needle. Then we knit 2 front loops, again we crochet and we knit 27 loops. Do not forget that the first loop in the row is not knitted, but simply removed on the knitting needle, and the last is always knitted as the wrong one. This rule must be observed when knitting any thing.
- Second row: we knit all the loops wrong.
- Third row: we knit 28 front loops, then we make 2 crochets, we knit 2 front loops and we crochet again, then we again knit 28 loops.
- Fourth row: we knit all the loops as purl.
In this order, tie another 10 rows. In the center of the front row, do not forget to make increases (double crochet, then 2 facial and double crochet). 15 row tie without increments. 16 row contains only the wrong loops. 17 row tie to the seventh loop of the front, not reaching the middle.
Getting started knitting the soles of our track
On an extra knitting needle, dial 14 loops and knit as follows: remove 1 loop (we already know that the first loop in a row is always removed and does not knit), then knit 12 facial loops, 1 loop from the sidewall and 1 central knit together.
Now flip your knitting to the other side. Gradually collecting from the sidewalls of the loop, continue to knit. There must be 14 stitches on your knitting needles. Tie them in a 16 row pattern (described above). Tie (sew) the footprints to the sidewalls.
This is not the only way showing how to knit slippers-footprints. Next, we will consider an alternative.
2 way
We present to your attention one more master class explaining how to knit slippers-footprints with knitting needles, for beginners. It is lightweight and easy to understand. Handkerchief is the main pattern in this description. Its essence lies in the fact that all rows are knitted with facial loops. Knitting begins with the heel of the product. For slippers of size 39, dial 44 loops and tie the desired number of rows to close the heel.
After that we tie the foot of the product, gradually reducing the loops on both sides closer to the toe. Next, grab the loop around the edge of the slipper and begin to knit its sides to the desired height. Now the canvas can be closed by knitting and removing loops from the knitting needles.
After the slippers are ready, you can start decorating them. And here it all depends on your imagination.