MATERIALS Yarn: 4 ply worsted weight. I used Redheart Supersaver. Solid color is 7 oz, 364 yards and the variegated skein is 5 oz, 244 yards. I had a little yarn left over after making the slippers in the variegated yarn. And of course a lot left over from the black and grey slippers.
Hook: 5.00 mm
Size: Women's adult, 9 to 9.5 inch foot. You could use different hook sizes to get different sized slippers.
Abbreviations used: ch - chain st - stitch sc - single crochet dc - double crochet tbl - through back loops
fpdc - front post double crochet
bpdc - back post double crochet
dc2tog - double crochet two togther (decrease)
sc2tog - single crochet two together (decrease)
How to do the Basketweave Stitch. Here are some videos that will show you how to do the fpdc and bpdc. In this video they are doing the Basketweave stitch in sets of 4 sts, for this pattern we will be doing it in sets of 3 sts.
http://youtu.be/gcL4HA50i3s (opens in a new tab or window) In the next video they are doing the Basketweave stitch in sets of 3 sts. http://youtu.be/FdYnkon1hW4 (opens in a new tab or window)
How to do the sc decrease (sc2tog) - insert hook into st, yarn over hook, pull up a loop, insert hook into next st, yarn over hook, pull up a loop, yarn over hook and pull through all 3 loops on the hook.
How to do the dc decrease (dc2tog) - Yarn over, insert hook in first stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through two loops on hook. Yarn over and insert into second stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through two loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through all three loops on hook.
Abbreviations used: ch - chain st - stitch sc - single crochet dc - double crochet tbl - through back loops
fpdc - front post double crochet
bpdc - back post double crochet
dc2tog - double crochet two togther (decrease)
sc2tog - single crochet two together (decrease)
How to do the Basketweave Stitch. Here are some videos that will show you how to do the fpdc and bpdc. In this video they are doing the Basketweave stitch in sets of 4 sts, for this pattern we will be doing it in sets of 3 sts.
http://youtu.be/gcL4HA50i3s (opens in a new tab or window) In the next video they are doing the Basketweave stitch in sets of 3 sts. http://youtu.be/FdYnkon1hW4 (opens in a new tab or window)
How to do the sc decrease (sc2tog) - insert hook into st, yarn over hook, pull up a loop, insert hook into next st, yarn over hook, pull up a loop, yarn over hook and pull through all 3 loops on the hook.
How to do the dc decrease (dc2tog) - Yarn over, insert hook in first stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through two loops on hook. Yarn over and insert into second stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through two loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through all three loops on hook.
fpdc - front post double crochet
bpdc - back post double crochet
dc2tog - double crochet two togther (decrease)
sc2tog - single crochet two together (decrease)
How to do the Basketweave Stitch. Here are some videos that will show you how to do the fpdc and bpdc. In this video they are doing the Basketweave stitch in sets of 4 sts, for this pattern we will be doing it in sets of 3 sts.
http://youtu.be/gcL4HA50i3s (opens in a new tab or window) In the next video they are doing the Basketweave stitch in sets of 3 sts. http://youtu.be/FdYnkon1hW4 (opens in a new tab or window)
How to do the sc decrease (sc2tog) - insert hook into st, yarn over hook, pull up a loop, insert hook into next st, yarn over hook, pull up a loop, yarn over hook and pull through all 3 loops on the hook.
How to do the dc decrease (dc2tog) - Yarn over, insert hook in first stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through two loops on hook. Yarn over and insert into second stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through two loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through all three loops on hook.
