All year round challenge: The D from Dog

For the letter D in my challenge I knew right away what I wanted to design. 

My baby girl (she turns 6 next week, but you know she is the youngest so she is my baby) wanted slippers after the amazing Ninja Turtle slippers I made for my boy. This girl is a real girly girl so pink must do. And I don't know about you guys but I really like a poodle, the pink ones in particular. So the slippers needed to be poodles. 

Source: poodleforum.com

In the past I had found a crocheted poodle hat, so with that image in mind I started to crochet. 

My baby girl is in LOVE and mommy as well! These ones turn out real adorable!! And I almost think it's a waiste to wear them. But hey, if they are dirty I crochet a pair of new ones, in purple maybe or blue with bows around the ears! Come to think about it, I think I will do that last option very soon ;) 

So now you are waiting for the moment when I say, here is the FREE pattern? 

Okay, so here is the FREE pattern!!! 

Will you let me enjoy your version of the slipper? Please send me a mail or massage at my Facebook page and I will share your version with all of my fans on Facebook! 

I made these slippers for a girl with shoe size 30 (European size), 11 (UK), 12 (US). The size is adjustable by adding or leaving a round. 
I am going to try to make the slipper for a bigger size also, so keep checking the pattern if you also like them in adult size.

Pattern super cute poodle slippers 

Materials

• Yarn color: pink 100 grams, small amount of white and black
• Hook G, 4 mm
• Tapestry needle

Gauge

4 inch x 4 inch = 12 stitches x 8 rows

Stitches

Chain = ch

Slip stitch = slst

Single crochet = sc

Half double crochet = hdc

Double crochet = dc

2 double crochet together = 2dctog

Loopstitch 

Same stitch =s/st

Other info

1. Always start with a double crochet in the same stitch as the chain 2.
2. When increasing always end in the same stitch as chain 2. 
3. Never count the chain 2 as first double crochet. 
4. Always slip stitch in the first double crochet, not in the chain 2.

Questions & Answers

Q: How to make a magic ring? 

A: Click here for the video. 

Q: How to make a loopstitch? 
A: June from planet June made a great tutorial about this stitch! Click here for the video.
For a half double crochet loop stitch you need to yarn over first and then make the loopstitch.

Slipper

Make two

With pink

Round 1: 8 dc in magic ring
Round 2: ch 2, 1 dc in same st, *1 dc in first st, 2 dc in the next*, repeat to end, 1 dc in same st as ch 2, join.
Round 3: ch 2, 1 dc in same st, *2 dc in first 2 st, 2 dc in the next*, repeat to end, 1 dc in same st as ch 2, join.
Round 4: ch 2, 1 dc in same st, *3 dc in first 2 st, 2 dc in the next*, repeat to end, 1 dc in same st as ch 2, join.
Round 5: ch 2, 1 dc in same st, *4 dc in first 2 st, 2 dc in the next*, repeat to end, 1 dc in same st as ch 2, join.
Round 6 - 11: ch 2, 1 dc in same st, 1 dc around, join.
Round 12: ch 2, 1 dc in same st, 1 dc around, 1 dc in same st as ch 2. Bind off. 

Hold the slipper with the toe towards you and count 10 st to the right from the seam. Join yarn and follow the next steps.

Row 1: ch 3, dc 21 across, leave 4 st unworked.
Row 2 - 6: ch 3, turn dc 21 across.
Row 7: ch 3, dc 8, 2dgtog, 2dctog, dc 9.
Turn the slipper inside out and close the back with slipstitches.

Boot

Join yarn in the middle of the back of the slipper.

Round 1: ch 2, dc across the opening of the slipper, make sure you increase 4 times equally.
Round 2: ch 2, dc across, make sure to increase 2 times.
Round 3 - 5: ch 2, dc across.
Round 6: ch 1, turn, sc loopstitch across.
Round 7 - 8: ch 1, sc loopstitch across. In the last round bind off and weave in ends. In the last round bind off and weave in ends.

Eyes

Make four

With black

Round 1: sc 6 in magic ring. 

Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12 st), bind off. 

With white

Embroider a white spot in the eyes. 

Sew the eyes with 7 st in the middle on the first 2 rows where the boot begins. 

Embroider eye brows above the eyes. 

Nose

Make two

With black

Ch 7

Row 1: 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc across (6 st), ch 1, turn. 

Row 2: sc across (6 st), ch 1, turn. 

Row 3: 2sctog, 2 sc, 2sctog (4 st), ch 1, turn. 

Row 4: 2sctog, 2sctog (2 st), ch 1, turn. 

Row 5: 2sctog, ch 1 and sc across the none, bind off leaving a long tail.

Ears

Make four

With pink

Ch 10

Round 1: 1 hdc in 2nd ch from hook, 7 hdc, do not turn but go further on the other side of the chain and make 8 hdc (16 st), join in first hdc.

Now go further on the other side of the chain. 

Round 2 - 6: ch 2, hdc with a loopstitch around (16 st), join in first hdc.

Yarn over

Stick through stitch

 Yarn under hook

Grab both threads with hook and pull through stitch

Now you have 4 loops on hook

Yarn over and pull through all 4 loops on hook

Now you have a loop with a half double crochet 

Round 7: do not chain (!) sc with a loopstitch around (17 st), bind off.

Place the ears directly under the loopstitch of the slipper.

Okay, now you have made the cutest thing I have ever seen! 

When you have made slippers with this pattern please put a link to this blog when you publish it on social media. 
Please do not publish this pattern as your own, I have put a lot of work in writing and translating it. 
When you sell a finished product please refer to ©We Love Cozy.