Hi everyone,
I added another FO to my list of things to do this year, a new pair of slipper socks. My old winter ones had worn out the toe and I was getting a hole in a sole.
Different than the summer sandals, these are made from acrylic yarn and completely cover my feet.
They are also crocheted, and do not have a square heel like a lot of the free patterns for slippers I found online.
No pattern, but I'll describe what I did: I used doubled yarn (stash Red Heart worsted in Paddy Green and Black this time) and a large hook, size N or P, don't remember which and already stuck it back in the box, and they look the same, big and white! Working from the toe up, I made 2 chains and worked a few sc in the 2nd ch from hook, joined into circle. Ch 1 and worked 2 sc in each sc around to double the number of sts, tried on my foot, tore out and redid with more sts, tried on again and fit around my toes OK. Then worked a couple rows straight, tried on again. Then increased to follow the contour of my feet a few rows, tried on again. Then worked straight on those until my ankle, when I increased again, and then divided sts in half, worked on half, then chained and skipped half for the heel. Worked on half and on the chain for a some rounds to form the ankle. Broke off. Joined yarn in the heel hole and crocheted around that for a couple rows, then decreased evenly around a couple more until the heel was pretty much closed; left long ends at toe and heel to cinch up those holes when weaving in ends. Made a cuff a couple sts smaller so they don't flop loosely at the ankles. To make larger size for my DH, I increase the length of the foot and have him try them on as I'm going.
They are initially a little loose, but once washed and dried in the drier, they mold to my feet really well, so I don't feel I have a weird corner flapping around at the back of my foot. Despite cinching up the hole at the heel, it doesn't feel lumpy to me, either.
Thinking about the next pair, maybe start with the foot section and add an afterthought toe like the somewhat afterthought heel, and do those in contrasting colors, and then I can make new toes or heels when one blows out next time, but yarn isn't that much, and 2 big skeins makes a couple pair, so I doubt it, because I like to change colors on them every year.
Still looking for the cable, but hopefully can post some pics soon!
Leah