Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Converse Slippers Pattern


I made these slippers for my roommate last year. She loves them! Someone requested I share the pattern, so here it is!

A couple of things first:  These are INDOOR SLIPPERS ONLY. They aren't suitable for going outside, and from what I've seen the white yarn won't clean up completely unless you bleach it, which will ruin the yarn. So only wear them inside, k?

Also, I haven't got around to sizing yet, so these are size 8 women's. If you adapt it to make a different size, I'd love to know! =)

How to read my patterns:
xst y:  x is the number of stitches to work into the next stitch. st is the kind of stitch to use. y is the number of stitches to work this way. (2sc 3 means make 2 sc in each of the next 3 stitches.)
sk - skip this many stitches.
2-x (dec):  2sc first st, 1sc x. If there's a dec after this instruction, replace the 2sc with sc2tog.

MATERIALS:
I Love This Yarn! Red (or any color you want) - 1 skein per pair
I Love This Yarn! White - 1 skein per pair
G hook
Yarn needle for sewing in ends

With white, ch23.
1: sc 11, hdc 10, 9hdc, hdc 10, sc 10, 4sc. (54)
2: hdc 21, 2hdc, hdc 2, 2hdc 3, hdc 2, 2hdc, hdc 21, 2hdc 3. (62)
3: hdc 23, 3hdc, hdc 2, 2hdc, hdc 1, 2hdc 2, hdc 1, 2hdc, hdc 2, 2hdc, hdc 23, 2hdc, hdc 2, 2hdc. (70)
4: hdc 26, (2hdc, hdc1)x6, 2hdc, hdc 27, 2hdc 3, hdc 1. (80)
5: hdc 30, 2hdc, hdc 3, 2hdc, hdc 1, 2hdc, hdc 1, 2hdc, hdc 3, 2hdc, hdc 30, 2hdc, hdc 2, 2hdc, hdc 2, 2hdc. (88)
6: hdc 33, 2hdc, hdc 1, (2hdc, hdc 2)x3, 2hdc, hdc 1, 2hdc, hdc 33, 2hdc, hdc 1, 2hdc 4, hdc 1, 2hdc. (100)
7: hdc ea
8: back loops only, sc ea
9-10: sc ea

After row 10, join red between 9 and 10. sl st around. Mark out 28 st at toe. Join red next to the mark.

11: sc to other marker, leaving toe alone. (72)
12: ch3, sk 2, sc to last 2, ch2sk1, sc last.
13: (sc3, sc2tog)x3, sc to last 15, (sc2tog, sc 3)x3
14: sc2tog, sc to last 2, sc2tog.
15: ch3, sk2, sc to last 2, ch2sk1, sc last.
16: (sc3, sc2tog)x3, sc to last 15, (sc2tog, sc3)x3
17: sc2tog, sc to last 2, sc2tog
18: ch3, sk2, sc to last 2, ch2sk1, sc last.
19: (sc2, sc2tog)x4, sc to last 16, (sc2tog, sc 2)x4
20: sc2tog, sc to last 2, sc2tog
21: ch3, sk2, sc to last 2, ch2sk1, sc last.
22: sc2tog, sc to last 2, sc2tog.
23: sc ea
24: ch3, sk2, sc to last 2, ch2sk1, sc last.
25: sc ea. (33)
26: sc ea.
27: ch3, sk2, sc to last 2, ch2sk1, sc last.
28: sc ea. fasten off.

TOE AND TONGUE -- join white in the same sp as the first st of red.
1: back loops only, sc ea. (30)
2: sc2tog ea (15)
3: 2-1 dec. (10)
4: sc 3, sc2tog 2, sc 3 (8)
5: sc 3, sc2tog, sc 3 (7)
6: sc, sc2tog, sc, sc2tog, sc (5)
7: sc2tog, sk 1, sc2tog. fasten off. break white.

8: Join red at 1 side. sc across. (16)
9: sc2tog, dc to last 2, dc2tog. (14)
10: dc ea
10 11 12 13 14 15
16: dc2tog, dc to last 2, dc2tog (12)
17: dc ea
17 18 19 20 21
22: dc2tog, dc to last 2, dc2tog (10)
23: dc ea
23 24. Fasten off.

FINISHING.
Join red at the top of the high-top, just behind the first lace hole. sc down one side, across the edge of the toe (where the white toe meets the red tongue) and up the other side. Fasten off.
Sew in all ends.

LACES: With white, ch235.

And there you are! Make the other one and you're good to go!