MOD DRAGON SLIPPERS – Toddler/3-4 YO

MOD Dragon Slippers. FINISHED.

I designed these little dragon slippers the other day for a little boy – they will fit a foot that wears a 9-10 toddler shoe.

I designed MOD Dragon Slippers after Hearthsong’s dragon scuffs …

DRAGON Slipper Scuffs - Hearthsong

… with several modifications - coloration and a slipper sock formation:

MOD Dragon Slippers.  Side view

I scaled the original slipper sock pattern down to fit a smaller boy’s foot – here is the general slipper pattern sans instructions for eyes, frills, or tongue; those you can work out on your own to fit your own interpretation of your dragon. I was in a hurry, so I didn’t get fancy and I didn’t take notes for the trims ;-)

These slipper socks are quick and easy to make and very adaptable to active imagnations.

Toddler Slipper Sock

Materials: Worsted weight yarn/size I crochet hook/tapestry needle

NOTE: Double yarn used for slipper. Worked in the round with no joining except on final row before ending off.

Rnd 1: Ch 2, work 5 sc into 2^nd ch from hook to form a circle. Mark last st of this rnd, then move marker at the end of each succeeding rnd.

Rnd 2: Work 3 sc into each sc around (15 sc).

Rnd 3: 2 sc in first sc, *sc in each of next 2 sc, increase next sc* repeat from * around (20 sc).

Rnd 4: Inc 3 sts as follows – Inc, I sc X6, Inc, I sc X6, Inc, I sc X5 (23 sc).

Work even on 23 sts for a total of 12 rounds (include beginning round in count).

Back: Chain 11 and using both loops, sc in 2^nd ch from hook and in each st and sc of slipper sock, working your way back up the foundation ch (44 sc around entire sock)

From now on, sc in the back loop of each sc every row from here on out.

Work 4 ridge rows: 8 back loop rows; then begin decrease rows as follows –

1^st DEC Row: Sc in each of next 19 sc, dec over next 2 sc, work 1 sc, dec over next 2 sc, sc to end. Ch 1, turn.

2^nd DEC Row: Sc in each of next 18 sc, dec over next 2 sc, work 1 sc, dec over next 2 sc, sc to end. Ch 1, turn.

3^rd and final DEC Row: Sc in each of next 17 sc, dec over next 2 sc, work 1 sc, dec over next 2 sc, sc to end. Ch 1, turn.

Turn back section of slipper over and match sts. Sl st inside loops of sides together. Finish off.

IF YOU ARE ADDING A DRAGON FACE/FRILLS do not finish the back seam yet! It is easier to add your own trims to the front if the back seam is left open until you have your features added to the front:

MOD Dragon Slippers. Marking the center face.

MOD Dragon Slippers. Crochet eyes.

MOD Dragon Slippers. Neck frills and eye placement.

That’s it … easy peasy ;-)

Work out a design of your own and drop by to share your picture of your finished slipper with me :-D

MOD Indian Bullfrog Slippers

I started & finished these little slippers a couple days ago but since then both Hubs & I have been battling bronchitis – not horribly bad, but it does interfere with our days because we get so worn down – so I haven’t felt up to posting anything until now.

I used this color scheme …

Indian Bullfrog- Thailand

They worked up rather quickly, and I think they turned out pretty cute:

MOD Indian Bullfrog Slippers – BOY/Toddler  $10 PR

I feel another wave of dizziness coming on, so I’m going to knock off again. We are fairly certain that we picked up this nasty complication while at a senior gathering a week ago where everyone was either sick and coughing, or had just had their round of shots; due to personal convictions and living fully in our Faith with faith, we haven’t stepped inside a doctor’s office for the past 20 years, and we decided to forgo the scheduled senior shots; so for the time being we are going to try to avoid people who have recently rushed to get their scheduled shots and hopefully this bronchitis will quickly pass and we can get out and about again … and I can get back to designing and posting again real soon.

MOD Spotted Poison Dart Frog Slippers

Every year I chose a “theme” for my original designs, whether it be kitchen towels, sweaters, hats, mitts, booties, or slippers. I did Chameleons last year and my special/original designed Slippers went over big ... I even had repeat orders for them: calls came in before and after the Bazaar season ;-) The year before last I worked my designs around colorful sea slugs and the colorful giant maxima sea clams.

I only make 1 of each design so my customers are assured that they have bought an item no one else has; I never repeat a design. Ever … firstly, is the fact that I get bored easy and doing repeats of the same thing over and over and over would drives me nuts and take the fun out of my designing creativity; and secondly, because that is the trademark of my in-home-Shoppe business … O.R.I.G.I.N.A.L.I.T.Y.

I also made 2 very special pairs of Chameleon Slippers for my 2 year old grandson - and they were really cute on his little feet as he ran through the house :-D

This year I'll be focusing on colorfully patterned exotic frogs and lizards – that is my ‘theme’ for 2017 designs; I may try something designed after exotic flowers too, but we’ll see where things go and how much time I have to dink around before the new Bazaar season begins the end of October 2017.

I like this frog’s color scheme: and I had the yarn on hand ;-)

Spotted Poison Dart Frog

These slippers only used 2 main colors and a scrap of black for the eyes, so they worked up fairly quickly last night; I started them after Supper and finished them around midnight:

MOD Spotted Poison Dart Frog Slippers – Toddler $10 PR

UPDATED! MOD Ranitomeya Toddler Slippers

I finished these little slippers up last night around midnight:

MOD Ranitomeya Slippers – Toddler $10 PR

And they turned out okay ;-)

Getting a picture with orange yarn is always dicey for me – when I use a flash, I get flashback … but when I don’t use a flash I get a dark picture that is unusable. But I liked this color scheme so I chanced the orange ...

Crocheting the mouth line took a considerable amount of time; more than I would have thought necessary, but I am pleased with the final result:

The color yarn I used really is the same shade of the pictured frog face above, but the flashback makes it lighter.

UPDATE! The original eyes I designed for these slippers were closer to the pictures of the frog ... but they bothered me because I didn't think they looked "froggy" enough; so I broke with sticking to 'original' and went with gut feeling - and designed these new eyes for my frog slippers (updated pics below) and I think they look a LOT better, what do you think?

All in all this is a cute pair of toddler slippers and I am happy with the results :-D