Felted Baby Slippers with Textured Sole

Filipinos are really fond of wearing slippers whenever and whatever the occasion may be. The trend of flip flops and slip-ons crazed major malls nationwide. Why?  We love the comfort these footwear provides. No additional fuzz. Simple yet rocks.

I was playing with my fiance’s niece when I saw one of her slippers lying around. I picked it up and got inspired to make a pair of slippers. It’s what I do usually. Be inspired then crochet.

This pair of slippers is made with felted wool, for additional touch of softness and comfort. Plus ankle-wrap straps to secure the slippers on for extra flirty style. I also made the bottom sole textured for rough – look.

Materials

Yarn A:  Sportweight soft-cotton yarn – Brown (Alternative local mercerized cotton – preferably dark color)

Yarn B: Sportweight 90% Wool – Red (Alternative, faux animal hair yarn)

Needle

Hook Size

Size 2.1mm

Gauge/Tension

6ch ~ 1in

Finished Size

5.5 in x 2.5in

Abbreviations

ch = chain

sc = Single Crochet

hdc = Half Double Crochet

tc = Treble Crochet

sl st = Slip Stitch

sk = Skip

st = stitch

Pattern Notes

The textured effect was created by alternating treble and single crochet.

Each round starts with 1 ch.

Method

(Middle Sole and Top Sole) using Yarn A and Yarn B:

sole A and Sole B

Foundation Chain: Chain 20

1^st row: hdc on 2^nd ch from hook. 17 hdc. (sk 1^st ch) 3 hdc on 2^nd ch, 17 hdc on back st of ch, 2hdc on last 2^nd ch. Sl st.

2^nd row: ch 1. 18hdc, (2hdc on next st) twice, 18 hdc, (2hdc on next st) twice. Sl st.

3^rd row: ch 1. 2hdc on 1^st

st. 16 hdc, (2 hdc on next st) twice. 2 hdc, (2 hdc on next st) twice. 16 hdc, (2 hdc on next st) twice. 2 hdc, 2hdc on next st. slip st.

4^th row: ch 1, 20 hdc. (2hdc on next st) twice. 2 hdc,  . (2hdc on next st) twice. 20 hdc, . (2hdc on next st) twice. 2 hdc,  . (2hdc on next st) twice. Sl st.

5^th row: ch 1, 20 hdc. (2hdc on next st) twice. 6 hdc,  . (2hdc on next st) twice. 20 hdc, . (2hdc on next st) twice. 6 hdc,  . (2hdc on next st) twice. Sl st. Turn

6^th row: 5 hdc, 2hdc on next st, 2 hdc, 2hdc on next st, 1 hdc, 2 hdc on next st, 7 hdc. Turn

7^th row: ch 1, sk 1^st st, 18 hdc, sl st. Turn

8^th row: ch 1, sk 1^st st. 5 hdc. 2 hdc on next st, 5 hdc, 2 hdc on next st. 3 hdc, sl st. Turn

9^th row: ch 1, sk 1^st st, 4 hdc, 2 hdc on next st, 7 hdc, 2 hdc on next st, 2 hdc. Turn.

10^th row: ch 1, sk 1^st st, 11 hdc, 2 hdc on next st, 2 hdc. Turn

11^th row: ch 1, sk 1^st 2 st, 10 hdc. Turn

12^th row: ch 1, sk 1^st 2 st, 3 hdc, sk 1 st, 3 hdc. Turn

13^th row: ch 1, sk 1^st 2 st, 3 hdc. Sl st.

Finishing: To smoothen edges of the, sl st  with additional sc every now and then:

Textured Sole:

Use Yarn A:

The following stitches are done with alternating treble and single crochet. Every round starts with 1 ch.

Note that st represents alternating single and treble crochet

Foundation Chain: Chain 20

1^st row: 1 st on 2^nd ch from hook. 17 st (sk 1^st ch) 3 st on 2^nd ch, 17 st on back st of ch, 2 st on last 2^nd ch. Sl st.

2^nd row: ch 1. 18 st, (2 st on next st) twice, 18 st, (2st on next st) twice. Sl st.

3^rd row: ch 1. 2 st on 1^st st. 16 st, (2 st on next st) twice. 2 st, (2 st on next st) twice. 16 st, (2 st on next st) twice. 2 st, 2 st on next st. slip st.

4^th row: ch 1, 20 st. (2 st on next st) twice. 2 st,  . (2 st on next st) twice. 20 st, . (2 st on next st) twice. 2 st,  . (2 st on next st) twice. Sl st.

5^th row: ch 1, 20 st. (2 st on next st) twice. 6 st,  . (2 st on next st) twice. 20 st, . (2 st on next st) twice. 6 st,  . (2 st on next st) twice. Sl st. Turn

6^th row:  ch 1, 22 st (2 st on next st) thrice 4 st (2 st on next st), 22 st (2 st on next st) thrice 4 st (2 st on next st). Sl st. (Fasten Off)

(Right Foot)

7^th row: ch 1, Sk 7 st, 23 st, Turn

(Left Foot)

7^th row: ch 1, 23 st, Turn

8^th row: ch 1, 6 st, (2 st on next st) twice. 4 st, 2 st on next st, 4 st. Turn

9^th row: ch 1, 18 st, sl st.

10^th row: ch 1, sk 1^st st, 15 st

11^th row: ch 1, sk st, 10 st. Fasten Off

Straps:

Strap 1 (Use two strands of Yarn A):  ch 15, turn, 14 sc, turn, 13 sl st. Fasten Off.

Strap 2 (Use two strands of Yarn A):  ch 23, turn, 22 sc, turn, 21 sl st. Fasten Off.

Strap 3 (Use two strands of Yarn A):  ch 33, turn, 32 sc, turn, 31 sl st. Fasten Off.

Strap 4&5 (Use four strands of Yarn A):  ch 165. Fold the string into two. Cut in Half. Fasten off both ends

Felting:

If you used faux-animal hair, skip this step.

Soak Top Sole (if Yarn B is untreated wool) in hot water (preferably water that just got boiled) with dishwashing liquid for 5-10 minutes (as desired – or longer). Remove the cloth from hot water. Be careful with being burned. Gently hand wash the cloth until felting occurs. Soak again to hot water. Repeat procedure til desired texture is achieve. Wash the soap in cold water. Let the sole dry.

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Fit Top Sole and middle sole on top of each other. Position the straps as shown on the left.

Secure the straps by sewing it (into top sole to middle sole) firmly and tightly. Make sure no straps are loose.

Sew the straps 4 and 5 near the back of the sole.

Using Yarn B, sew top sole and middle sew (running stitches)

Fit bottom sole and top sole together. Using Yarn B, attach two soles by sc st together.

Finished Product

Felted Baby Slippers with Textured Sole

Filipinos are really fond of wearing slippers whenever and whatever the occasion may be. The trend of flip flops and slip-ons crazed major malls nationwide. Why?  We love the comfort these footwear provides. No additional fuzz. Simple yet rocks.

I was playing with my fiance’s niece when I saw one of her slippers lying around. I picked it up and got inspired to make a pair of slippers. It’s what I do usually. Be inspired then crochet.

This pair of slippers is made with felted wool, for additional touch of softness and comfort. Plus ankle-wrap straps to secure the slippers on for extra flirty style. I also made the bottom sole textured for rough – look.

Close Up of Felted Sole:

Felted Sole

Soak Top Sole (if Yarn B is untreated wool) in hot water (preferably water that just got boiled) with dishwashing liquid for 5-10 minutes (as desired – or longer). Remove the cloth from hot water. Be careful with being burned. Gently hand wash the cloth until felting occurs. Soak again to hot water. Repeat procedure til desired texture is achieve. Wash the soap in cold water. Let the sole dry.

Close Up of Slippers:

Close Up of Slippers with view of Textured Sole

The textured sole:

Textured Sole

The textured effect was created by alternating treble and single crochet.

Close Up Felted Bangle

I am going to wear this to office tomorrow I like the jeweled bling bling around it. Looks like a dog collar to me

Felted Bangle - worn

When looked closely – individual crochet stitches were barely distinguishable:

Close up look at the felted bangle

Finally, she posted the contest details. and i have started on it:

Here is my progress:

up to increasing rows

before the brim starts

Finished CAP SIde VIEWFront View

Top View

Finally, last sunday, my mother surprised me with the finished scarf. I like how she manage to make even stitches. I am so tempted not to give it to the recipient, but my mom is just too happy to do that for him, that i have to put up extra measures just to make sure that my friend gets the scarf before he leaves for China, the following day.

Oh well. he loved the yarns and would like to let my mom knows that he is grateful for the scarf that he sent me a picture of him wearing it. He’s keeping a low google profile, so let’s no longer name this guy.

My mother's first scarf

The scarf is made from three colors of wool yarn (available at the store).

Btw, remember the first scarf i made? It’s still alive after all these years. He finally sent me a copy I m so happy that i saw my first scarf again.

My first scarf

I cannot share yet the experience since i am more excited about the result. I will share next time the steps I had taken but i want to share this wrist wrap i was able to make:

If you want to order a bracelet of the same kind, kindly leave a comment below

I was able to finish a scarf that measures approximately 70in x 12in using just a 100g of wool. The fabric was soft and light weight, it makes me think if i would want to finish the bolero i was working on because i have to finish it using the white acrylic yarn.

Here are some highlights:

Wool Scarf higlighting the motif used

Tada!!!

Scarf spread apart

]]> http://ginantsilyo.com/blog/2009/11/what-can-a-100g-wool-yarn-do/feed/ 1 http://ginantsilyo.com/blog/2009/11/working-in-parallel/ http://ginantsilyo.com/blog/2009/11/working-in-parallel/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:33:15 +0000 Lorelie Dazo http://ginantsilyo.com/?p=487 Last Sunday, I accompanied Mike in his laboratory. He needs to work on something and that day was the only day he could work without the hassle of someone else waiting for him to finish so others could use some of the equipment he needs.

Mike working

That’s mike on the background. His pc on the left, his microscope he assembled on the furthest left, the detector (gray and blue on the right) Some lens tissue on the center atop some miscellaneous boxes, His working table is surely a mess.

And I was supposed to finish a crocheted bolero so I brought some yarns and the unfinished project. As a precautionary measure, I always bring extra yarns with me, on the fear that I might be bored on the recent one I am working on.

And yes I did. so I decided to start the shrug that was ordered to me It was supposed to be made in wool (Yeah, i want to start crocheting wool). I did not know the exact size but I assumed it has to be longer than me. It always has to be.

The wool yarn I was using was the bluish gray (100g) from the store. I removed the ‘plastic cone’ from this yarn so I could measure the weight. Thus it was difficult to work with.

But, i was in mike’s lab and there has to be something in there that could help me. I saw some metal rods (which i asked mike how much, $6 to %10 !!!) and a metal base mounted on the optical table (the working table mike was working on) hehe, voila. i had a threader!

Improvised Threader

A closer look…

Closer look of the threader

And testing if the threader works..

Testing the threader

Yei! I am ready to work again.

Thus with my magnificent instrumentation i was able to crochet comfortably. But alas, we had to spend more time in the lab because mike was unable to align his needed laser properly. And i was really cold. So my fingers are already shivering from the cold and i can’t insert the hook from the right hole so I stopped working and asked mike to take a picture of me with the crocheted article I had worked.

Here it is…

Me and my first woolen crocheted article

And before we went home (at 10pm) Mike was able to make his experiment work, and thanks to what? Hahaha.. inspiration he had coz i was with him.. <3

Wool Yarns are now available at the store.

Hurry! Discount price for first five customers :Here are some of the yarn colors, to view all –> Visit the store.

Now I should compile the pictures of the felted crochet projects I see in the web.

Deep Red Statement by GlissKnits from www.etsy.com

Crocheted/Felted Wool Bangle with Hand Needle Felted Applique by OctobersChild from www.etsy.com

Crocheted/Felted Wool Bangle with Hand Needle Felted Applique by OctobersChild from www.etsy.com

Ivory felted bracelet by HeddaVatter from www.etsy.com

I will try making felted accessories first And i will try making something like these photos