Knitted House Slippers for Him

Men love cozy knit slippers just as much as women do!

Maybe the men in your life don't want any frills, but that doesn't mean they love knit slippers any less! These Knitted House Slippers for Him are a Christmas or Father's Day gift that's sure to put a smile on his face. The cozy design of these soft slippers will bring some comfort into his hard day, and they're simple enough to work with his favorite colors. The best part about simple patterns like this one is that they're unisex, so women can feel free to knit themselves up a snuggly pair, too!

Easy

Knitting Needle Size9 or 5.5 mm

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

Gauge14 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 (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.