On December 6th, our family celebrates St.Nicholas with the exchange of small gifts, candy and homemade cookies. This year, my two daughters will receive dorm boots/slippers instead of stockings. I found a wonderful pattern on Needle Beetle called Aunt Alm’s Dorm Boots.
http://www.needlebeetle.com/free/aadb.html
Instructions are given for various sizes and I started out making children’s slippers for the Pine Ridge Lakota children in South Dakota. Their Sacred Shawl project which helps young mothers and children in abusive situations, particularly asked for warm slippers for their very cold winters.
http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/for-the-children-of-pine-ridge/3293728/1026-1050#1050
I consider them suitable knitting for an advanced beginner and made two more sets for my daughters. I made these with Lion Brand Wool-Ease (80% acrylic, 20% wool) which makes them easy to wash and dry. I tried one on to be sure they were close to the size I wanted.
The ssk stitch (slip, slip, knit) forms the “V” shape on the front of the sock, which I like a lot. See the YouTube link below for a tutorial on this stitch. The pattern is written for double-pointed needles but I work better with circular needles and I found the pattern easy to adapt and the slippers easy to knit.
LILLIAN'S CUPBOARD 
oh my gosh, these are great! I wish I could knit!
These look great!
These look so nice and comfy! I can crochet a little (mostly just granny square), but I tried knitting years ago and for some reason it hurts my hands & wrists. I would love to find a pattern for crocheted socks! 🙂
I Googled “crocheted socks” and saw several sources including this one. I have no idea how well they turn out. http://thecrochetcrowd.com/crochet-socks-beginners-tutorial/
Oh! I’ll have to try making them! Thank you so much for letting me know! 😊
Boy – those booties look nice and warm for those cold Ohio nights! And you chose beautiful colors too!!
Those are so warm looking and I love the idea of having a stocking that’s part of the present!