So, as requested here are the Gaston slippers! ---- TRADUCTION : ELIZABETH LOWE
Yarn : Red Heart Comfort
crochet : 6 mm ou 7 mm
The hook you use makes all the difference. Here, we use the same type of yarn, same number of stitches, same hook size, but a different type of hook. For the woman’s model, use a smaller hook.
Model 9 for men (medium)
Part 1: the sole. Once it is completed, make sure it fits the length of your foot when the sole is a little bit stretched.
Step 1: Mesure your foot. A foot that mesures 27cm ---ch 17 or 19 stitches,
Women : 25 cm---ch 15 stitches…or a smaller hook
One sc in the 2nd stitch from hook, all in sc, 3 sc in the last stitch, then turn, come back and do 2 sc in the last stitch. Close.
Row 2 : 1 ch, 1 sc in the first stitch, all in sc, 2 sc in the last stitch, mark the center, turn, come back with 2 sc in the next stitch, all in sc, 2 sc in the last stitch and close.
Row 3: 1 ch, 1 sc in the first stitch, all in sc until you only have 9 stitches left before you reach the middle. 1 half double crochet in the next stitch (repeat 3x), 1 treble (dc) in the next stitch (3x), and 2 trebles in the next stitch (3 x). We have reached the center . Come back the same way: 2 trebles in the next stitch (3x), 1 treble in the next stitch (3x), 1 treble in the next stitch (3x). sc in each ch across to last st of this side, 2 sc in last. join.
Row 4: 1 ch, 1 sc in the first stitch, 2 sc in the next stitch. All in sc until you only have 9 stitches left before you reach the center. 1 half double treble in the next stitch (3x), 1 treble in the next stich (3x), and 2 trebles in the next stitch (3x). We have reached the center. Come back the same way as previously : 2 trebles in the next stitch (3x), 1 treble in the next stich (3x), 1 treble in the next stitch (3x). All in sc and 2 sc in the last 2 stitches. joint
Part 2 : the front and top of the foot
Row 1: Raise 8 sc at the end of the foot, 1 ch on the sole, then turn.
Row 2: thread at the front, 1 sc in the stitch of the sole (the same as the chain.) We have a one stitch increase, continue in sc until you’ve reached the end of the sc of the previous row, 1 slst on the sole, then turn.
Rows 3 to 7: Like row 2. When you’ve reached row 7, you have 14 stitches.
Rows 8 to 19: No more increasing. Thread at the front, 1 sc on the sc of the previous row, 1 slst on the sole, then turn.
The second part covers about 50% of the sole.
Part 3: heel and border
Row 1: raise some sc on the sole, connect 1 slst to part 2, 1 sc on the second part, turn.
Row 2 : in sc, 1 slst on part 2, then turn.
From here on, we crochet in a circle.
Rows 3, 4, 5, 6: All and sc, and when you reach part two (the top of the foor), do one slst, continue in sc until you reach the start of part 3, skip 1 stitch (in rows 4,5 6, the sc of the previous row is skipped), 1 slst and the rest in sc. This is what facilitates the transition to the border of the slipper (see socks below)
Rows 7 to 14 (the number of rows is as you wish): all in sc
Last row: all in sc, but join it with the 9th row.
Happy crocheting!
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