There’s nothing quite like slipping into a pair of warm and snug knit slippers, especially when the chilly winds of autumn and winter start to blow. We all deserve a little extra TLC, and what better way to treat yourself or someone you care about than with a set from this collection of knit slipper patterns?
We’ve gathered a treasure trove of 25 enchanting slipper sock and boots knitting patterns, designed to cater to all skill levels – from the new knitter eager to learn, to seasoned pros looking for their next creative challenge.
The most basic slipper pattern is just knit and purl stitches and have you working in rows, rather than in rounds. As for challenges, we’ve got you covered with special techniques such as impressive cablework, dazzling multicolor designs, and enchanting lacework, if that’s your kind of thing. Whether you’re a knitting novice or a seasoned stitcher, there are so many different ways to make slipper socks and there’s something here for everyone.
Crafting a pair of socks for yourself is an act of self-care. Each of these 25 slipper sock and boots knitting patterns is an opportunity to keep your toes cozy and inspire warm fuzzy feelings too. One of the best things about slipper socks is they generally use a small amount of yarn compared to your next big project!
And let’s not forget the magic of handmade gifts! A pair of custom-knitted slipper socks or boots not only warms the body but also the heart of the recipient. Whether it’s for a birthday, a holiday, or just because, there’s no better way to show you care than with a personalized, handcrafted pair of cozy slipper socks.
In this article, we’ll explore 25 slipper sock and boots knitting patterns of all styles, ranging from cozy moccasins perfect for lazy Sundays, to stylish ankle booties that add flair to your winter wardrobe. We’ll delve into the elegance of ballerina slippers and the rustic charm of cabin socks too.
So, grab your knitting needles, your favorite yarn, and a cup of tea, and let’s embark on a knitting adventure that promises to keep your toes toasty and your heart full!
Cloud Slippers
Let’s ease into it with a beautiful beginner-friendly design that is sure to impress. Worked flat and then seamed, these stylish slippers can be made using only one skein of yarn. All you need to know is how to knit and purl stitches. The thickness of the super bulky weight yarn makes it easy to see and count your stitches so you can keep on track.
Designer: Adrienne Sullivan
Yarn: Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick Solids (Super Bulky Weight #6)
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Simple House Slippers
Stockinette stitch has long been revered for the smooth, professional finish it creates in your projects while garter stitch is a fan favorite for it’s squishiness. With this slipper design, you get the benefit of both of these stitches without having to knit any purl stitches. The pattern is worked both flat and in the round using only knit stitches.
Designer: Temple of Knit
Yarn: Rauwerk Merino DK Naturally Dyed (DK Weight #3)
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Simple Garter Stitch Slippers
There is something very enticing about this pair of slippers. Maybe it is the gorgeous color variation in the yarn or maybe it is the contrasting white trim or maybe it is the modern shape of the design. Find out for yourself by whipping up these slippers using fingering weight yarn held doubled. The pattern calls for garter stitch worked flat. The slippers are seamed with single crochet stitches.
Designer: cloudydays designs
Yarn: Fingering Weight #1
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Family Slippers
If you are looking for knit slipper sock and boots knitting patterns to make for the whole family, then you will need to find a design that is available in a wide range of sizes like this one. The pattern is worked flat in one piece using just knit and purl stitches. Worsted weight yarn is held doubled for twice the sturdiness and satisfying squish.
Designer: Churchmouse Yarns and Teas
Yarn: Brown Sheep Lamb’s Pride Worsted (Worsted Weight #4)
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Cosy Slipper Socks
One simple color change between the cuff and the foot of these slipper socks make a big impact on the final product. These extra adorable two-tone slipper socks are knit flat in garter and rib stitches. You’ll seam them afterward to create the slipper shapes. They certainly look cozy! (or “cosy” as they spell it in England)
Designer: Debbie Bliss
Yarn: Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Chunky (Bulky Weight #5)
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Celtic Dancer
If you have a little extra yarn and time, opting for ankle booties instead of shorter slipper socks can be a very rewarding choice. The pattern for these stylish slippers calls for rib, stockinette and garter stitches along with 2 kinds of cablework. Little textured sections of seed stitch are nestled within the larger interlocking cables.
Designer: DROPS Design
Yarn: Garnstudio DROPS Nepal (Aran Weight #4)
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Little Red Riding Slippers
Here’s another one of our slipper sock patterns for adorable little ankle booties. The pattern calls for garter stitch and simple 6-stitch cables. Super bulky weight yarn adds extra stitch definition to those gorgeous horizontal cables and it increases the squish factor too!
Designer: DROPS Design
Yarn: Garnstudio DROPS Snow (Super Bulky Weight #6)
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My Favourite Home Slippers
Keep it simple with these comfortable house slippers. The pattern is worked both flat and in the round using garter and stockinette stitches. I like the sleek, modern profile of this design and the contrast in texture between the two stitch patterns. It’s a great choice for quick gifts too!
Designer: Woolen Tales
Yarn: Garnstudio DROPS Nepal (Aran Weight #4)
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Time-Off Slipper Socks
The beauty of slipper sock and boots knitting patterns is that the majority call for worsted weight yarn and thicker. This makes them work up much more quickly than knitting socks which commonly call for fingering weight yarn. These Time-Off Slipper Socks are an especially quick and easy project that are made using just garter and rib stitches.
Designer: Christine Marie Chen
Yarn: Red Heart With Love (Aran Weight #4)
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Snow Boots
Lounge around the house in style with these eye-catching knit boots. An attractive central cable motif runs up the front of these slipper socks from toe to cuff. The rest of the design is made using squishy rib stitch to make it easier to get the slipper socks on and off (and to ensure a snug, non-slip fit).
Designer: DROPS Design
Yarn: Garnstudio DROPS Snow (Super Bulky Weight #6)
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Slipper Socks
You’ll be pleased as punch if you pick this pretty pink slipper sock design. The pattern is worked from the top down in the round. There’s no heel, so the pattern is much simpler than the average sock pattern. Instead, the design has a wider circumference so it can easily stretch to accommodate the heel.
Designer: The Graceful Tangle
Yarn: Knit Picks Muse Hand Painted Aran (Aran Weight #4)
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Stay-At-Home Slipper Socks
Here’s another one of our slipper sock and boots knitting patterns that works up satisfyingly fast with super bulky weight yarn. The pattern is worked flat in rows using rib and garter stitches. I like the just above the ankle weight, especially if you decide to wear them with shoes. That way you won’t have to worry about them slipping down off your heels.
Designer: Bendigo Woolen Mills
Yarn: Bendigo Woollen Mills 16 ply Wool (Super Bulky Weight #6)
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Straight Needle Slippers
They say a picture is worth a thousand words and I definitely think that’s the case for the photo above. With one quick glance, you can see how a flat knitting project becomes a 3-dimensional slipper sock. Pretty neat, huh? This straight needle slipper design is a good choice for beginner knitters who aren’t yet comfortable knitting in the round. It is made using rib and garter stitches.
Designer: Gina-Michele
Yarn: Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Worsted (Worsted Weight #4)
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Textured Adult Bootie Slippers
Textured stitches add visual and tactile interest to these tall booties. I know that stitches outside of garter and stockinette may be intimidating to beginner knitters, but these bootie slippers are made using just knit and purl stitches along with knit 2 togethers and picking up stitches.
Designer: KweenBee
Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver (Aran Weight #4)
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Origami Slippers
Think outside the box with this refreshingly unique slipper pattern. Each stylish slipper is made up of 8 garter stitch squares which are knit individually and then sewn together. The resulting slippers are a unique blend of modern and rustic with a patchwork charm that’s pure cottagecore bliss.
Designer: Gina-Michele
Yarn: Lion Brand Tweed Stripes and
Lion Brand Jeans (Worsted Weight #4)
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Good Morning Slippers
Raise your hand if you love loafer style slippers! This style of comfy footwear is popular with both men and women for how easy it is to slip them off and on. These two-tone slippers are first worked flat in garter stitch, then seamed, and finally, felted for a smooth durable finish.
Designer: DROPS Design
Yarn: Garnstudio DROPS Alaska (Aran Weight #4)
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Easy Chunky Slippers
If wanting to put big fluffy pom poms on your slippers is wrong, then maybe you don’t want to be right. You’re sure to feel happy and content when you slip these cute slippers on! You’ll be knitting flat in easy peasy garter stitch for this design and I think you’ll find that it’s an easy beginner pattern, especially with the thickness of the recommended yarn.
Designer: Sheep & Stitch
Yarn: Paintbox Yarns Wool Mix Super Chunky (Super Bulky Weight #6)
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Snow Sledders
You just can’t beat the classic slipper silhouette of this next design. The rolled garter stitch cuff is a nice contrast to the smooth felted stockinette stitch of the rest of the slipper. Best of all, the chunky yarn makes them extra thick and cushy so you’ll feel like you’re walking on air.
Designer: DROPS Design
Yarn: Garnstudio DROPS Snow (Super Bulky Weight #6)
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Felted Ballerina Slippers
Slipper sock and boots knitting patterns don’t get much cuter than this ballerina style design! Whip yourself up a pair of these cute and comfy flats and prepare for the compliments to start rolling in. The design is knit flat in garter stitch, so it’s really quite simple. Afterwards, the slippers are felted for a smooth finish. We can see these going seamlessly from the couch to your favorite peaceful vacation spot.
Designer: Sys Fredens for Hobbii
Yarn: Happy Sheep Woolpower (Aran Weight #4)
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Slipper Socks
This next design combines the structured look of a shoe with the comfiness of a slipper. The pattern is mainly made up of stockinette stitch but it does use a couple trickier techniques (like kitchener stitch, grafting, and knitting a heel flap, similar to sock knitting) to deliver a really polished project.
Designer: Tori Gurbisz for Premier Yarns
Yarn: Premier Yarns Stitch Please Superwash Chunky (Super Bulky Weight #6)
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Homesocks
Backless simple slippers like this next design are great for when you need to be able to easily slip your shoes off and on. The pattern is worked in the round on circular needles in stockinette stitch using just the background color. The accent hearts are embroidered on afterward using kitchener stitch.
Designer: Schachenmayr Design Team
Yarn: Schachenmayr Boston Originals (Super Bulky Weight #6)
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Beyond Boots
Slightly fuzzy and extra soft super bulky weight yarn makes this slipper boot design an instant win in my book. The attractive fisherman’s rib cuff on the top of the foot is a nice contrast to the textured garter stitch on the bottom of the foot and I especially adore the trio of wooden buttons running down the side.
Designer: DROPS Design
Yarn: Garnstudio DROPS Eskimo (Super Bulky Weight #6)
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Cloudborn Fibers Adult Stripe Boots
Does the silhouette of these slipper boots remind you of a style of shoe that’s really popular in fall? I’ll give you a hint: the brand name starts with a “U” and it rhymes with bug. Skip the sticker shock and make yourself a pair with this stylish striped design. The pattern has you knitting flat in garter stitch and then seaming to form the boot.
Designer: Mad Monkey Knits
Yarn: Cloudborn Fibers Superwash Merino Worsted Twist (Aran Weight #4)
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Super Easy Slippers
There’s something about a rustic tweed yarn that brings to mind cozy cabins in the woods, steaming mugs of hot chocolate, and long evenings spent in front of the fire. Wrap your toes in warmth with these cute and comfortable tweed slippers. This easy pattern has a garter and rib stitch design and uses just knit and purl stitches.
Designer: Gina-Michele
Yarn: Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick Tweeds (Super Bulky Weight #6)
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Walk in the Clouds
It seemed fitting to end this round-up on another design that alludes to clouds, since that’s where we started too. But where the first cloud slipper design was simple and straightforward, this design pulls out all the stops with columns upon columns of gorgeous cables.
Designer: DROPS Design
Yarn: Garnstudio DROPS Snow (Super Bulky Yarn #6)
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Final Thoughts on Slipper Sock and Boots Knitting Patterns
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