Yahoo! I feel so happy. 😍 I am finally able to finish a crocheted house sandals for my little man. Ever since I started learning how to crochet last year, making slippers has been one of my "dream" projects. It all started when my rubber flip-flops broke and I thought of remaking it into a crocheted masterpiece.
Well I still haven't completed that slippers of mine but today I am happy to share what I have made for my Little man.
Finding The Pattern
It has not been easy to find a pattern to follow because I normally just refer to free tutorials I can find in YouTube or pinterest. Some are too complicated for me to follow or there is not a size that fits my son.
Another reason is I am always looking for a pattern in which I can use the yarn available to me.
A few weeks back, I decided to follow a pattern to make everything (including soles) and here's what I achieved. 😅
 |  |
|---|
Since my yarn is too thin the sole I made only fitted half the sole of my kiddo. Needless to say, I abandoned this project. Haha.
Last Saturday, I decided to finally go to the yarn shop to get some skeins for this sandals project and other projects in mind. I found this nice teal chunky yarn and decided it would be fit for the job.
Also, instead of making the soles from scratch, I salvaged these rubber soles from the old sandals of my eldest. That's half the job done. Clap! Clap! Clever, clever, Arlyn. 😂
Let's start working!
First, I had to cut the rubber soles to fit my son's feet. The soles are still big for him so I had to cut off about half an inch from the original size. Then, I use this pointy thingy (sorry, I really don't know what this is called. 😅) that I found inside my sewing kit to poke holes around the sides of the rubber soles. This is where I would crochet.
I had to use 3.5mm hook to single crochet around the rubber soles because I was afraid to break it if I were to use a big hook.
After completing this round, my girl commented that I should use the clean side up so I flipped the stitches and this left sole became the right sole.
For the second round I already used a 10mm hook. It is finished in no time.
I met a slight mishap as I was doing the second sole because I used the 3.5mm hook throughout the two rounds! After I finished the second round of the other half I thought I just made my tension tighter but I realized quickly enough that I used the wrong hook.
It was late and I cannot think straight anymore so I set the work aside for the night and continued the next day. Though I was tempted to keep the second half as it was, I still frogged the second round and used the 10mm hook.
The leaf of the sandals should not have been this crossed pattern at first. I originally followed a pattern with closed top but when I finished, it was too wide for my son's foot.
Again, I frogged that part and settled in making it simple with two strips of half double crochets.
 |  |
|---|
And here it is! My son's new sandals. Let's get walking!
Little Miss, artistic as she is, suggested that we decorate this pair of sandals with a monster (Monster Inc, perhaps?) design or something similar. I told her I'll see what I can do but she just gave me an idea that I will pimp her sandals instead. 😍
Wow. It Looks Nice and beautiful! Congratulations
Me encantan sus sandalias
Es verdad , son muy lindas
Yay, thank you. 😍
Your sandals are really great!
I have never knit shoes but after seeing your sandals I became interesting in.
Thanks a lot for sharing your content in this community.
Greetings and Blessings.
Thanks, Katty! It really feels great upon finishing this project. I'm more inspired than ever 😍
🤗
Congrats @arrliinn nicey nicey galing mo na mag crochet,not a beginner category.
Ay salamat po! I'm trying to improve each time. Hehe. Pero Gusto ko po talaga Yung mga wearables Gaya ng ginagawa nyo. Soon yan na target ko. 😁
Wow @arrliinn you did such a great job on these!! I love the crisscross design you did. Your crochet work looks so neat.
That tool you used is called a seam ripper. Seamstresses always have one on hand to rip out their threading mistakes ;)
Thanks so much for sharing your project success ~
Thank you @crosheille! The crisscross design was the easiest I could think of but still not as plain as just simply strapping it across.
I really want to get more ambitious and create wearables but I still have to gather enough confidence and knowledge about various types of yarn.
So that sharp thingy is a seam ripper. Haha. Please don't laugh Ill let you in on a little secret... My daughter once asked what it was, and I said I have no idea. She said, "Oh maybe it's where we put the scrap threads."
I said, "Yeah, probably". 😁😂😅
I believe in you! You can be totally ambitious and create all sorts of wearables! 😉
Hahaha oh goodness that’s so funny (sorry I laughed)! 😅
Well at least you know what it is now lol. 😄
Thanks for sharing that ~
Hi @arrliinn
You deserve a lot of applause, the result of this project is really spectacular, I loved how the slippers look on your son's feet. It really is an outstanding project of enthusiasm, love and dedication.
Thanks for sharing your experience.
Regards.
Thank you for appreciating my work, @jicrochet!☺️ I've been wanting to make these for quite sometime. Now it's finally done, I'm happy.
Congratulations @arrliinn! You received a personal badge!
Wait until the end of Power Up Day to find out the size of your Power-Bee.
May the Hive Power be with you!
You can view your badges on your board and compare yourself to others in the Ranking
Check out the last post from @hivebuzz:
Support the HiveBuzz project. Vote for our proposal!
The tool is a seam ripper. I also have an awl in my sewing box--it has a larger, rounded handle and a single sharp point to make a perfectly round little hole for eyelet buttonholes or for leather.
Congratulations @arrliinn! You received a personal badge!
Participate in the next Power Up Day and try to power-up more HIVE to get a bigger Power-Bee.
May the Hive Power be with you!
You can view your badges on your board and compare yourself to others in the Ranking
Check out the last post from @hivebuzz:
Support the HiveBuzz project. Vote for our proposal!
SO clever to use the soles of older slippers and to repurpose them. The new sandals look lovely with the blue yarn you have chosen and congratulations to you that both look similar (I myself may have a tiny problem to make two identical things... like socks or sleeves :-DDDD)