Practice this stitch

Cozy Slippers
Designed by Carolyn Christmas and Mary Middleton

Finished Size
Adults one size fits all.

Materials

Jiffy^® Art. 450 by Lion Brand Yarn or fuzzy chunky yarn: 4 oz. Baby Blue #106 4 oz. White #100
1 1/2" square piece of cardboard
Tapestry needle
K crochet hook
Crochenit^TM hook

Gauge
5 stitches = 2"
14 rows = 2"

Crochenit^TM Stitches Used
Basic Stitch #101

Basic Stitches
Chain, slip stitch.

Note:
Read Crochenit^TM Tips before beginning pattern.

Slipper (make 2)
Row 1: With Crochenit^TM hook and blue, chain 44; working through back loops of chains (see Stitch Guide), insert hook in second chain from hook, yarn over, draw loop through (see photo A) leaving loop on hook,

*to draw up a loop, insert hook in back lp of next chain, yarn over, draw loop through; repeat from *across (see photo B) leaving all loops on hook,

drop blue but do not cut yarn. Turn hook; remove stopper and place on opposite end of hook. Slide all loops down to open end of hook (see photo C).

When working the Basic Stitch, at this point you will have the same number of loops as your original chain; in this case you will have 44 loops on the hook. Each of these loops counts as a stitch and in the next row, each loop will be referred to as a vertical bar.
Row 2: To work loops off hook, make a slip knot with white, place slip knot on hook (see photo D),

draw slip knot through first loop on hook (see photo E),

Pulling the slip knot through the first loop makes the first stitch of the row.
yarn over, draw through next 2 loops on hook(see photo F),

When you draw through the next two loops on hook in this step, you will draw through one loop of each color.

(yarn over, draw through next 2 loops on hook) across, leaving last loop on hook (see photo G), do not turn hook at end of this row. Continue working with white.

Here's a good rule of thumb to help you remember when to turn the hook. If you have loops on the hook, it's time to turn and change colors. If you have only one loop on the hook at the end of a row, do not turn; work next row with the same color you're working with.

Row 3: Skip first vertical bar, insert hook under next vertical bar, yarn over and draw up a loop (see photo H),

draw up a loop in each vertical bar across (see photo I),

drop white yarn but do not cut. Turn hook; remove stopper and place on opposite end of hook. Slide all loops down to open end of hook (see photo J).

You should now have one strand of yarn hanging from each side of work on hook. work on hook.
As in row 1, you should again have 44 loops on hook.
You have now worked a complete sequence of basic stitch. Each Crochenit^TM sequence includes two rows: Row 1 picks up the loops, and Row 2 works them off with the new color.

Row 4: Pick up blue, yarn over and draw through first loop on hook (see photo K),

This is the same process as the beginning of row 2, except you are using yarn left hanging on row below rather than beginning with a slip knot. As you work the first loop, be sure to pull any slack out of blue. Do not pull tight; pull slack out for a nice even edge to your work.

yarn over, (draw through next 2 loops on hook) across, do not turn.

Remember to draw through one loop of each color each time. At end of row, you will have one loop on hook (see photo L).

Row 5: Skip first vertical bar, draw up loop in next vertical bar (see photo M),

draw up loop in each vertical bar across, drop blue, turn hook; remove stopper and place on opposite end of hook. Slide all loops down to open end of hook. loops down to open end of hook.
Row 6: With white, repeat row 4. (Work off loops.)
Row 7: Continuing with white, repeat row 5. (Pick up loops, drop white, turn hook, place stopper on opposite end, slide loops down.
Rows 8-27: Repeat rows 4-7 consecutively.
Row 28: With blue, repeat row 4, do not turn hook. Fasten off both colors.
You now have completed the section of Basic Stitch that forms the heel and cuff of the Slippers. The next row begins the foot area.
Row 29: With blue, insert hook under eleventh vertical bar from righthand side of work, draw up a loop, draw up a loop in each of next 23 vertical bars(24 loops on hook), leaving last 10 vertical bars unworked, drop blue but do not cut.
Turn hook, place stopper on opposite end, slide loops down.
Row 30: Place white slip knot on hook, draw slip knot through one loop on hook, (yarn over, draw through 2 loops on hook) across, do not turn.
Row 31: Repeat row 5. (24 loops on hook)
Next Rows: Repeat rows 4-7 consecutively until piece is as long as foot, ending with row 4 or 6. At end of last row, leaving long end for weaving, fasten off.
Weave end through stitches of last row, pull to gather; secure.
Sew from toe to cuff for instep. Sew from heel to top of cuff to form back seam.

Edging
With K crochet hook and blue, working around top and sides of cuff, join with single crochet in any space between vertical bars on last row, single crochet in each space between vertical bars on last row and in end of each color section around cuff, join with slip stitch in first single crochet. Fasten off.

Pom-pom (make 2)
Wrap white around cardboard 35 times; slide loops off cardboard; tie separate strand white around middle of all loops. Cut loops. Trim ends.

Tie
With K crochet hook and blue, chain 55. Fasten off.
Tack one Pom-pom to each end of Tie.
Tack center of Tie to center front of Slipper at bottom of Cuff (see photo). Tie ends into a bow.