Time For A Correction.

So you know how I said a little while ago that I'd found the most comfy slippers ever? Well, I've now been proven wrong. Seriously, I think I've found one of the comfies slipper patterns EVER. And you, lucky people are going to get a walk through! By the way, be forewarned I'm experimenting with a new photo editor, so be prepared for lots of labels, I kind of went a little trigger happy with that.
(I'm only going to sum up the crochet pattern, if you want the full thing you can find it at this website
So, to start out with, get some nice soft yarn (obviously something that you think will do the job around the house while feeling nice and cushy) and a crochet hook. The original pattern suggested an F hook, but I had to use a slightly larger hook to get my stitches big enough. Then, chain 6.

Next you have several rows of SINGLE crochet. Whoever wrote the pattern does not use the US abbreviations, so the entire pattern says dc, when it really does mean sc.
This will make up the toe of your slipper.

Next come 13 rows of sc going straight across, and another 14 to make the sole. I had to play around with the size A LOT. I saw several people say that it fit them the first time they attempted it, but I had to adjust my size a ton of times, and I have tine size 5 feet. It depends on the size of your stitches, your yarn, and your hook, but one basic hint I discovered was that by the end of the first 13 rows, the slipper should reach almost midway through the arch of your foot.


Almost there! Next will come building up the sides. You'll loop around 6 times. I found that it's really important to know there are 6 decreases in 1 row, which I missed the first time I read the pattern.


For the last of the 6 rows, you can change the color to add a border. The pattern said to swap colors in row 5, but I waited until row 6.


After that, you can add bit to it to 'decorate'. I've seene everything from bows to straps to simple cute buttons on the sides (which you can find here)

For my slippers, I just did a pair of old metal buttons I found in our ribbon-bin upstairs. It was really simple, but truthfully, I just needed a way to tell right from left!

And there's my new favorite slippers! There are two things I really love about these slippers. One, they are just like ballet flats, they slip on and off, but they are soo cozy! Two, they are so stinking easy to make. Seriously. I can finish a slipper in about an hour and a half, and that's with a few messups. The entire thing is just a giant spiral, there are no turns (except on the sole), and so long as you can keep track of moving your markers to count rows, it is so easy!
So, there is a nice little DIY from me. I'd say expect more, because I have tons of projects to do, and I'm rather enjoying my craftiness. Toodles!
P.S. I'm secretly really happy that my subconcious chose colors and buttons that remind me of Gryffindor. My nerdy side just needed to get that out there. And now, toodles for realsies!