A fun fact about me is that I love to go bare-foot. Shoes, socks, and slippers are not high on my list of favourite things to wear, but when I saw how simple this pattern for some slipper boots were, I couldn’t resist! I think if anything could motivate me to wear slippers around the house, these could do it.

• 2 skeins of Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick and Quick Stripes- a super bulky weight (6) yarn (above: Hudson Bay)
• Size K (6.5 mm) hook

Pattern by Erika Knight in Simple Crocheting
MODIFICATIONS by tick-tock hobbies

Version #1: Women’s Size 5.5 (U.S.)
In order to make sure these slipper boots weren’t too big for my feet, I had to omit some rows, but it was pretty easy to modify this pattern. I didn’t do rows 14 and 15 for the “Top of the Foot”, and for the “Sole” of the boot, I did seven rows with 6 stitches, and eleven rows with 8 stitches.

Version #2: Child’s Size 3 (U.S.)
To start with, I knew I wanted to make this boot a little more narrow. I only chained 27 stitches, rather than 31, and this difference was carried through the entire “Leg” section as well as rows 1 and 2 for the “Heel”. I decreased to 25 stitches for the rest of the “Heel” section. The “Instep” was unchanged, but for the start of the “Top of the Foot”, I only did 1 SC in the next thirteen stitches rather than fourteen, so each subsequent row had one fewer stitch than the pattern recommended. The number of rows was unchanged, so this section comprised of rows 8 -19 and I ended on row 19 with 7 stitches. For the “Sole”, I did seven rows with 6 stitches and eleven rows with 8 stitches.

This was my first time using variegated yarn! At first I kept on frogging my work because I had wanted the colour changes to occur at the end of every row, but I soon realized that this was an impossible dream. I think that at the end of the day, having the colour changes occur randomly throughout the pattern adds to the cozy look of the slippers. Being a good Canadian girl, I also loved the Hudson Bay colours of this yarn. The Bay has some very luxurious throws and jackets with these colours, and I thought this would be a more affordable way to imitate this look while I dream about being able to purchase these higher-end items. I still have a couple skeins left, so I’m not too sure what I’ll make next with it!

I think in the future, I will try to add a more durable sole to these little boots as I am a little scared of the yarn wearing through, or having the yarn being too slippery on hardwood floors. I was thinking of doing a complete leather sole, as opposed to the two pads of leather shown in the pattern, so if I ever track down some leather, I’ll definitely show you what I work up!