Crochet slippers!

I have been meaning to try this for ages - knit or crochet simple ballerina style slippers.  I decided that crochet was less likely to stretch (a problem I've found with shop-bought knitted slippers in the past), and scoured Ravelry for a suitable pattern.  I was surprised that there were not more of the kind of thing I was looking for, but I did eventually find an adjustable sizing crochet pattern, found about a ball and a half of grey wool Donegal (from a mill in Bradford!) in the stash, and a 4mm crochet hook, and set to.

Well, it didn't work, because although the pattern was actually for thicker yarn and a larger needle, following the basic pattern which should have fitted my shoe size came out HUGE, so I pulled it all out and started again, adapting the pattern and only doing about half the increase rows.  This, and adapting the number of stitches for the foot part proportionately, resulted in the right size of slipper.  I further adapted the pattern by deciding to crochet the back seam, rather than sewing it, and I found that the slipper was still too stretchy - I got round this by adding a row of crochet round the opening of the slipper to make it more stable.  And here are the results:

As I have laminate floors and limited skating ability, I used efco Sock Stop to create anti-slip patterns on the soles, which are very effective - it's a really good product and easy to apply.  So I now have snug, stylish and safe feet!