I am finishing up my third pair of these cute little slippers for my mother-in-law’s birthday on Saturday, using Churchmouse’s Turkish Bed Socks pattern. This pattern is easy to follow and each slipper knits up pretty fast as it isn’t technically a sock with turning the heel and a cuff and all of that good sock stuff. I get about an hour to knit after the kids are asleep!!! Take what you can get, right?

The first pair I gave to my sister, Lindsey, as a birthday present and used Claudia Hand Painted Yarns – Addiction in “Circus Dancer.” The rainbow variegation suits her well, she’s a free spirit and not afraid of some color. I stuck to the pattern size as it was for a smaller foot (I believe she wears a size six). This fingering weight yarn is 100% very fine merino superwashwool and I love knitting with it. They fit her perfectly which is always exciting.

The second pair I knit for my BFF (yes, you can be 32 and still have a best friend) Katie. I chose this beautiful “Indian Turquois” color because if I love it, chances are pretty good Katie will, too. The occasion was her annual visit back to Wisconsin to see friends and family while her husband was deployed with the Navy. Katie is one of the most generous people I know, so knitting her a pair of these slippers felt like the least I could do to gift her some love back. I wish I had a picture of the final result! I forget to take those sometimes 🙂

Project Details: Fingering weight or sock yarn with US 3 double point needles. With this particular Claudia Hand Painted Addiction yarn, a 50 gram ball is all you need for two slippers. If you wanted to knit a pair of actual socks, I would recommend two balls, one for each sock. While the main foot part of the slipper is all stockinette stitch (or knit every round), there is an option to incorporate a pattern on needle 2 which is the top part of the foot but I haven’t done that yet. I like the smooth, classic look of stockinette. Some good skills to know and/or learn for the pattern are picking up stitches (both knit side and purl side) and the Kitchener stitch for the toe closure. These are a wonderful gift to give and all for about $15 for this lovely yarn.

Did you notice I was also listening to the Audible book Knitlandia by Claudia Parkes (2016)? More to come soon on that wonderful book!