This is a very interesting process I tried last year, with great success! The original pattern was for knitting...which I am lame at, haha ;)
Thankfully, I was able to find THIS link, which gives the instructions for the "oragami" process, which was super awesome!
http://www.mommyknows.com/easy-norwegian-house-slippers-the-crochetted-version-by-mommyknows/
Problem? Yep...she didn't give any size gauge....so I had to figure it out by myself! I had a couple orders for adult slippers, children slippers, and then christmas gifts for my family members. All these size ranges went from size 1 (newborn), to size 9 (womens).
I used mainly patons, but also was able to work with a single-ply worsted weight, and fisherman's wool. There WILL be some variance depending on your wool, and your washing machine/hot water temp, and how loose/tight your stitches tend to be.
So, this is JUST a guide! Follow her instructions, using the shoe size chart below, and remember, gauge is more important than stitches. If your squares are ending up 3" when you wanted them to be 3 1/4", it IS gonna make a difference, and your slipper might end up too small. Err on the side of too big, and then compensate by doing a longer machine washing on hot, or re-run through the dryer on high heat.
Shoe Sizes/Square Gauge/Stitches Per Row
Infants/Children1-3 / 1.75"x1.75" / 7 Stitches
4-5 / 2"x2" / 9 Stitches
6-7 / 2.25"x2.25" / 11 Stitches
8-9 / 2.5"x2.5" / 12 Stitches
10-11 / 2.75"x2.75" / 13 Stitches
12-13 / 3"x3" / 14 Stitches
1-2 / 3.25"x3.25" / 16 Stitches
3-4 / 3.5"x3.5" / 17 Stitches
Womens
5-6 / 3.75"x3.75" / 18 Stitches
7-8 / 4"x4" / 19 Stitches
9-10 / 4.25"x4.25" / 20 Stitches
Have fun creating your own Norweigan House Slippers!
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