Believe it or not, the rather weird piece I showed you in my last post folds up to become a shark slipper. My neighbour Dorie wanted socks for both her granddaughters. She said that Clara wanted socks that look as though sharks are eating your legs. That had me a bit baffled. Luckily, a few days later I came across the pattern for these shark slippers on Facebook. Ah, the very thing. You can find the pattern
here. Thanks to Crafty Charli for making it available. I had to alter the pattern a bit to make it fit a teenager rather than a five-year-old. And the 'blood' dripping from the jaws is not on the original pattern: that's Dorie's idea.
BRILLIANT!! A fearsome creature indeed.
ReplyDeleteHaifischsocken! Die sehen toll aus!
ReplyDeleteThose are bonkers awesome!!!
ReplyDeleteKatie V in NC
they are great LOL :) luv 'em Bridget in Oz
ReplyDeleteVery cute I was close ha ha.
ReplyDeletecat ... sorry shark got my tongue - what do I say ;-)
ReplyDeleteYou've done a great job, down to the last detail !
Ripley's Believe it or not !
Hmmm...I am not a shark person, but I am sure the teenager will love them!!! Great idea!! :)
ReplyDeleteHow very clever and so timely for all the recent shark attacks. I never would have guessed slippers. Creative Crochet Bliss...
ReplyDeleteWhat a great shark, never thought it was a shark, brilliant socks
ReplyDeleteMargaret
We all should think like this neighbor. Certainly will turn heads. Excellent execution.
ReplyDeleteI have to admit, I'm not crazy about a shark 'eating' my legs, but for a teenager, they're sure to be a big success. :-)
ReplyDeleteThat would creep me out, but I'm not into sharks! They are interesting.
ReplyDeleteWow! They are awesome :).
ReplyDeleteA brilliant pattern, they will be fun to wear!
ReplyDeleteThese are soo cool! Was it easy to alter the pattern to increase the size of the slipper? I would really love to make these for my sister, but not sure how to go about making them to fit an adult. Did you possibly write down any notes you can share as to how to make them bigger? Thank you
ReplyDeleteIt took me two attempts, the first one was much too big. So on the 2nd go I added just a few extra stitches to the width. I found I didn't need to add much to the lengths as given, but my feet and Clara's are small, size 4. I also added a triangular gusset at the heel. I think that might be why I didn't have to add much to the length. But basically I followed the same shape as the original, just adding on width and length. Crochet is quite quick to do and easy to unravel, so just add what you think sounds right and then undo it if it's not! I hope this helps.
Deletecould you do a tutorial on you tube i just started crocheting and i don't understand what i am doing wrong
ReplyDeleteI don't have the facilities to do a youtube tutorial. But I'll try to help if I can. Email me on ikorro@vodamail.co.za and tell me what the problem is.
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