Creating coziness and comfort in the house, it is very important not to forget about yourself and your family members. In any weather and in any mood, it is so nice, taking off street shoes, to plunge into the warmth of slippers. Not everyone loves, knows how and considers it appropriate to wear them. However, when it comes to knitted slippers, very few people can refuse them.
Features and benefits
What is this type of home shoes? Everything is very simple: the appearance and shape of knitted slippers vary depending on the personal preferences of the owner, and may look like socks, socks with high and low tops and so on. You can find a huge variety of models that suit you in color, mood, form and even setting.
Why are they so unique? The main advantages of knitted slippers are:
- softness and convenience;
- better body preservation and air circulation, compared to textile counterparts;
- the possibility of washing and quick drying. They can be washed at any convenient time, even in a washing machine;
- they do not need to be removed if you sit in a chair or on a sofa, having crushed legs under you;
- always an unusual appearance and the ability to choose slippers with all preferences.
Such home shoes can be either knitted by yourself or ordered from a professional, or also purchased in stores.
Models
Today on the market there are a large number of knitted slippers. Let us dwell on the brightest and most common representatives.
1. Children. Here, imagination simply has no limits. Children, as a rule, prefer bright play colors, original solutions of slippers made in the form of various little animals (bunnies, kittens, cubs and even bees), cartoon and fairy-tale characters (Chippolino, Luntik, minions) and other children's fun.
2. Women. Women are the hardest to please, especially when it comes to home comfort and comfort. Therefore, female models are still divided into subspecies:
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slippers: with closed and open toe, imitating textile slippers;
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slippers-ballet flats, completely repeating the look of this women's shoes, can also be on the sole, with patterns and a variety of ornaments;
3. Seamless. Very comfortable and nice slippers that fit without a seam in a circle.
4. Motivate. The principle of mating such shoes is to combine the squares, pentagons and hexagons together in such a way as to make a cute knitted slippers.
5. Japanese. A separate model of unusual home shoes. These knitted slippers are fixed on the leg with long cords tied just above the heel.
6. Slippers, sneakers. Fully imitate sports shoes. Can also be made with the logos of favorite and famous brands, and even shoelaces.
7. Sneakers socks. The most common type of knitted slippers and, moreover, the most familiar. For true conservatives, who are very difficult to get used to everything new, slippers, socks fit perfectly. They can be short, like sports socks, and tall, like socks or even leggings.
8. Cool. To this section can be attributed some variety of home knitted slippers, created for certain festive events: New Year, Defender of the Fatherland Day (in the form of tanks and cars), and even wedding ones.
The more creativity and individuality in each model of knitted slippers, the more memorable will be the gift and the person who presented it. In them you will always be comfortable at home, always in a good mood, in a cozy chair with a mug of your favorite hot drink.
Where do knitted slippers come from?
If everything is more or less clear with ordinary everyday shoes, where can you get knitted slippers?
The best option would be to link them yourself. Knitted slippers are made in several main ways:
- crochet - the most common way to knit all models of slippers;
- needles - there are options not to count: on two, four and five needles, on circular needles, etc .;
- on the sole. The main disadvantage of knitted slippers is the quick wear of wool soles. However, this can be avoided by making home shoes immediately based on a felt or rubberized sole.
The next most popular place to search for knitted slippers are various forums and websites on needlework, where craftswomen of different levels and specializations will come to your aid, paying maximum attention and doing all the wishes.
And place number three: markets, home textile stores, supermarkets and others. Perhaps there you will have to sweat yourself in search of the desired model and colors. After all, the popular goods, as before, are classic home slippers and they are presented on counters in a much wider range.
How to tie slippers with their own hands?
In order to acquire your own knitted "clothes" for the legs, it is not at all necessary to have creative thinking or many years of handicraft experience. Even if you have a basic knowledge of knitting or crocheting, half the work has already been done. You just have to be patient, yarn color or colors you like. Decide on the model of slippers that you would like to see on your feet every day. And go on a tempting and somewhat adventurous journey under the flag of home comfort.
Top tips from professionals on how to make homemade slippers:
1. If for the first time you start mating exactly slippers (no matter what size, model or color they will be), you should choose simple schemes, preferably single cut, with detailed step-by-step description.
2. The most convenient and simple decoration for your future slippers will be pompons, applications, straziki, beads, beads, buttons, hooks and other pleasant little things that you can buy at any sewing accessories store.
Do not give up and get upset if the first slippers came out not like you imagined. Now you already have a good experience and, for sure, your own personal opinion and approach to making home knitted slippers with your own hands.
How much are?
The cost of knitted slippers on homemade needlewoman forums varies from 650 to 2,000 rubles. At the same time, motif models can be purchased for a lower price than, for example, short socks with pompons, flowers and other voluminous additions.
Coming into the store of goods for home and comfort, you can stumble upon a model of knitted slippers-toys, which will cost no more than 280 rubles. These slippers are offered for both children and adults. These are cute low slippers with a knitted elastic strap fixing it on the leg and a kitten's muzzle.
The next in the price category are slippers-ballet shoes, made in completely different styles: striped, colored, strict, with an elastic band, with ribbons, bows, with bows, brooches and pompons. For such beauty you will have to pay about 320-550 rubles for a couple.
Knitted sneakers-boots, saturated with motifs, with lacing, on the sole, combined with other materials (fur, velor, knitwear) fix the price at the level of 600-1000 rubles. Of course, it varies depending on the content of the models themselves.
Well, and if you suddenly decide to tie something like this with your own hands, then the main costs will be spent on purchasing the necessary amount of yarn and, possibly, jewelry for your future slippers.
Beautiful models
Top 10 of the most beautiful and incredible knitted slippers reveal bright flip flops with large bows. The sole of this original model consists of a polyurethane insole tied with yarn. They are made in the form of beach slippers.
Children love shoes and clothes with images of their favorite cartoon and fairy tale characters. Funny kids slippers-minke sledges are a great gift for a little fidget.
A striking example of a motif model crocheted slippers. They are quite elegant, conservative and homely. The sole is made of half-woolen yarn in two threads. This, of course, is not the most durable option, but such a seal will significantly increase the service life.
One of the simplest models - slippers, stylized as vintage shoes - sandals. Bright color and simplicity of performance will give you mood and comfort.
Funny slippers socks in the shape of sheep are comfortable slippers for adults and children. They will give comfort and warmth to the legs after the coolness of the street and will cheer up the hostess with their unusual appearance.
Knitted slippers in the technique of "patchwork". This original patchwork slippers can conquer your even the most conservative household. A number of advantages in favor of this handmade artwork makes you think about purchasing (or making yourself) this model of home slippers:
- simplicity in execution (if, nevertheless, you decided to put this idea into practice on your own);
- accuracy of landing on any leg and extraordinary comfort in a sock;
- A huge number of colors that you can imagine.
One of the main competitors of children's cool slippers with little cartoon cartoons can only be an original gift for a man for the Defender of the Fatherland Day, for example. Such clear tank slippers will definitely show who's boss and who is the coolest now.
Cozy slippers, boots, made in the original knitting technique, complement the home wardrobe of any fashionista. They will warm their legs in cold winter evenings and just give a good mood.
Cute children's slippers, knitted in the form of sandals, will delight young fashionable women with a bright flower, non-slip sole and an “adult” clasp-strap.
In order to come home after a hard day's work, you want to smile, you just need to get elephant slippers with very realistic trunk, ears and tusks.
Home shoes are a part of our daily life, our life. Therefore, paying more attention to it, we care not only about comfortable and fun clothes for our tired legs, but also about our own moral condition. Comfort and warmth to you and your home.
