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Antjie

Friday 12 April 2013

Crochet Cow Slippers...



Directions are for Adult’s Size Medium.  One size fits 8-9½” foot.






You will need:
  • RED HEART® “Super Saver®”: 1 skein 373 Petal Pink A,
  • 2 skeins 313 Aran B, 1 skein each 312 Black C and 334 Buff D.
  • Crochet Hook: 4mm [US G-6].
  • Yarn needle; poly-fil stuffing.
GAUGE: 16 sts = 4”; 5 rounds = 11/8” in sc rounds. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.
Special Abbreviat ion:  Sc2tog = [draw up a loop in next st] twice, yo and draw through all 3 loops on hook.Slipper Snout (Make 2)Round 1: With A ch 2; 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook; join with a slip st in first sc.Round 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each sc around; join – 12 sc.
Round 3: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in next sc, [2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc] 5 times; join – 18 sc.Round 4: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in next 2 sc, [2 sc in next sc, sc in next 2 sc] 5 times; join – 24 sc. Fasten off; this is the lower edge of the Snout.

Outer Slipper (Make 2)
Row 1 (Right Side): With right side facing attach B in back loop of an sc at the upper edge of Snout; ch 1, sc in back loop of same sc as joining, [2 sc in back loop of next sc, sc in back loop of next sc] 11 times, 2 sc in last sc; do NOT join; TURN – 36 sc.Now work all sts in both loops as usual.
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first 4 sc, [2 sc in next sc, sc in next 8 sc] 3 times, 2 sc in next sc, sc in last 4 sc; turn – 40 sc.Row 3: Ch 1, sc in first 4 sc, [2 sc in next sc, sc in next 9 sc] 3 times, 2 sc in next sc, sc in last 5 sc; turn – 44 sc.  Continue in sc increasing 4 sts evenly spaced until there are 64 sts. Then work even in sc until 10½” from beginning, end wrong side row.

Shape Heel
Next Row: Ch 1, sc in first 4 sc, * [sc2tog, sc in next 4 sc;  repeat from * across; turn – 54 sts.Next Row: Ch 1, sc in first 4 sc, [sc2tog, sc in next 3 sc] 10 times; turn – 44 sts.Next Row: Ch 1, sc in first 4 sts, [sc2tog, sc in next 2 sts] 10 times; turn – 34 sts.Next Row: Ch 1, sc in first 4 sc, [sc2tog, sc in next sc] 10 times; turn – 24 sts.Next Row: Ch 1, sc in first 4 sc, [sc2tog] 10 times; turn – 14 sts.Next Row: Ch 1, [sc2tog] 7 times; turn – 7 sts.
Next Row: Ch 1, sc in first sc, [sc2tog] 3 times – 4 sts.
Fasten off.

Lining Slipper (Make 2)
Toe: With B ch 5.
Row 1 (Right Side): Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across; turn – 4 sc.
Row 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each sc across; turn – 8 sc.
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in first sc, [2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc] 3 times, 2 sc in last sc; turn – 12 sc.
Row 4: Ch 1, sc in first 2 sc, [2 sc in next sc, sc in next 2 sc] 3 times, 2 sc in last sc; turn – 
16 sc.Row 5: Ch 1, sc in first 3 sc, [2 sc in next sc, sc in next 3 sc] 3 times, 2 sc in last sc; turn – 
20 sc.Row 6: Ch 1, sc in first 4 sc, [2 sc in next sc, sc in next 4 sc] 3 times, 2 sc in last sc; turn – 
24 sc.Row 7: Ch 1, sc in first 5 sc, [2 sc in next sc, sc in next 5 sc] 3 times, 2 sc in last sc; turn – 
28 sc.Row 8: Ch 1, sc in first 6 sc, [2 sc in next sc, sc in next 6 sc] 3 times, 2 sc in last sc; turn – 
32 sc.Work even in sc until 8½” from beginning, end wrong side row.

Shape Heel
Next Row: Ch 1, sc in first 2 sc, [sc2tog, sc in next 3 sc] 6 times; turn – 26 sc.Next Row: Ch 1, sc in first 2 sc, [sc2tog, sc in next 2 sc] 6 times; turn – 20 sc.Next Row: Ch 1, sc in first 2 sc, [sc2tog, sc in next sc] 6 times; turn – 14 sc.Next Row: Ch 1, [sc2tog] 7 times; turn – 7 sc.
Next Row: Ch 1, sc in first sc, [sc2tog] 3 times – 4 sc.
Fasten off.

Ears (Make 4)
Row 1 (Right Side): With B, ch 4; sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across; turn – 3 sc.Row 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in next sc, 2 sc in last sc; turn – 5 sc.Rows 3-6: Ch 1, sc in each sc across; turn.
Row 7: Ch 1, sc2tog, sc in next sc, sc2tog; turn – 3 sc.
Row 8: Ch 1, draw up a loop in each of 3 remaining sc, yo and through all loops on hook. Fasten off.

Horns (Make 4)
With D ch 2; 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook; do not join rounds.
Work 6 more rounds even in sc. Fasten off.

Spots (Make 8)

Round 1:
With C ch 2; 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook; join with a slip st in first sc.
Round 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each sc around; join – 12 sc.
Round 3: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in next sc, [2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc] 5 times; join – 18 sc.
Round 4: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in next 2 sc, [2 sc in next sc, sc in next 2 sc] 5 times; join – 24 sc. Fasten off.

FINISHING
Sew center front seam of outer slipper from snout to foot opening for 5”. Sew center back seam of outer slipper from heel to foot opening for 1½”. Sew center front seam of lining slipper from toe to foot opening for 2½”. Sew center back seam of lining slipper from heel to foot opening for 1½”. Join foot opening of lining to foot opening of slipper by 1 round sc along edge through both thicknesses, stuffing slipper firmly. Sew on ears, horns, and spots as shown. Embroider eyes with C Straight Stitch eyelashes.  Embroider nostrils with C Straight Stitch.ABBREVIATIONS: 
A, B, C = color A, B, C; 
ch = chain;
mm = millimeters; 
sc = single crochet; 
st(s) = stitch(es);
tog = together; 
yo = yarn over; 
* = repeat whatever follows the * as indicated; 
[ ] = work directions in brackets the number of times specified.