Fluffy slippers

Hints for working with boucle yarn:

• To count stitches feel between them with your fingers.
• Use a marker for beginning of rounds.

You will need:

• 1 skein Red Heart Baby Clouds yarn
• crochet hook size N US (10mm)

• gauge: 2 single crochet = 1 inch
• 2sctog: draw up a loop in next 2 stitches. Yo and pull through all loops. Decrease is made.

Chain 3, sl st in 1st ch to form ring.

Row 1: Ch 1, 8 sc into ring. Join with sl st to 1st sc. (8 sc)

Row 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in same st. *Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st. Repeat from * around. Join. (12 sc)

Rows 3-12: Ch 1, sc in each sc around. Join. (12 sc)

Try on your foot for fit up to start of heel.

Rows 13-17: Ch 1, 12 sc. TURN.

Row 18: Ch 1, sc in each of next 4 sc. (2sctog) twice. Sc in each of next 4 sc.

Row 19: Ch 1, sc in each of next 3 sc. (2sctog) twice. Sc in each of next 3 sc.

Finishing: Ch 1, sc around top opening of slipper, sl st join. Sew back seam closed with sl st. Bind off and weave in ends with tapestry needle.

© 2005 Alexandra Lockhart