Trouble with making slippers large size 12 mens

Hello,

I have a pattern for slippers that I just love for women and child sizes - but I have some big men in my family that need a size 12 - the pattern calls for alterations for a size 12 but it really isn't much bigger than the ladies size 8/9 or so....All the pattern really called out for to change from a ladies to a mans is to increase the hook size by 1 size and add two more stitches. This did not do the trick. I tried to add rows and stitches on my own but it just isnt right yet so I thought I would drop in here and see what you guys think.

The pattern starts out with chain 2 and make 5 single crochets in the beginning chain - then make 3 single crochets in each of those 5 - now 15 scs.... ok, then 2 sc in first sc and 1 sc in each of the next 2 - repeat till back at beginning. 20 sc - OK - then next round is 2 sc in next sc and 1 sc in each of the next 3 sc - repeat till end. Now you have 25 sc.... still ok - from here you just do 14 rows of sc for a mans size or 12 sc for a womans size - (the two extra rows do not do much to change the overall size) so I tried to add 5 rows, but what happened is that where the top of your foot goes to your ankle - the slipper is tight there because your foot is wider there - so I have to not only add rows but increase stitches - ok, did that but then it is bell shaped from adding stitches only to the last five rows. so now I have to go back and add stitches as I go along I suppose to rows before the five extra I am adding.... ugggghhhh......

The ones I am talking about are in my avatar pic to the left.

LOL this is driving me crazy..... on I go to try again. any suggestions????

Never done one yet, gave up, I wonder if a diff hook size would help a little, someone more qualifying will come along soon. Hang in there & Happy New Year

Hey - I got it!!!!! kept messing around with it and the project is now done.... yeah!!!!! Thank You for all that looked and thought this over.

Yaaaaa!!! For you now if you can Pic it I love to see projects done ?? Susan MJ

I have to be off to work now but I will get a pic for you tonight. The "fix" was - I had to start back at the fifth row and do another increase row so I sc 2 in the next stitch and then 4 sc in the next 4 stitches - repeat till back to the beginning. The pattern calls for 14 rows of sc after that - I did 16 rows. Next is to chain 11 - I chained 15 - and then you sc around all the stitches for 8 rows, I did 11 rows. Then you do three decrease rows and then slip stitch the heel/back together. It came out really nice. Seems so big but that is only because I am not used to making slippers for men. Compared to the women's it's not that much bigger. Anyways, I will send pics tonight. Have a great day everyone.

Glad you figured it out! I have not done slippers yet. Let us know what the made the difference, if you would like to!

I did state what I did to make it better in my prior post. Thanks for asking.

Thank you for sharing your experience. Likewise, I am in need of a LARGE slippers patterns. Would you be able to share your complete pattern? Thank you!

This is where I got the pattern and I changed it as my previous post says if you need to make a large mans size

Slipper Socks- Make these in your NFL colors and be the star of the show. These fit Men's Fits shoe sizes 8-12 and Women's Fits shoe sizes 5-10. You'll use worsted weight yarn and your J hook.

The page says that it will fit mens size 12 but when I made them they still seemed small - so that is why I did the changes.

Hope this helps.

cvarr Thanks as my son said he will accept my 1 st slipper....Thanks hehe. He usually don't wear them BUT Winter is so COLD here (MN below zero). Thanks Susan MJ

If you can't figure out how to make it larger - if what I wrote is too confusing - let me know and I will rewrite everything for you. I am a bit tired tonight as it is 11:15 at night here and I have been up since 4 am - but I will still help

Here is the pic of the larger slipper with the modified pattern. It looks so huge compared to the ladies but my husband tried this on and it fits like a dream and he is size 10 1/2 - It was only loose on him - not sloppy. I think it will be fine for a size 12. I am going to send mine off to my step father - which he takes a size 12 so hopefully the slippers will fit him. Time will tell


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Connie

I just saw this! Glad you figured it out! When I used a pattern to make 5 different sizes of slippers, I measured the feet in the house which I have 5 sons and my husband then my feet and increased or decreased in the middle of the foot or at the end of the toe! It depends on the pattern as well! I use the pattern from crochet geek on youtube! I haven't really tried many other slipper patterns, kinda stuck with the toe up patterns! GOOD LUCKand thanks for sharing! LOVE YOUR FRIEND MANDA!

You would think that changing pattern sizes would be easy but it isn't. When I first started crocheting it was one of the things I stumbled on the most. I do a bit better now but it still always seems to be a bit of a struggle. As soon as I find a pattern that works good for me with changes I save it to my favorites, print it and save it on a zip drive. I just don't want to lose it and have to figure everything out all over again. Because, you know, it isn't going to come out the same twice unless you write it down. LOL

This is a great idea to help others who are struggling! I agree with you 100 percent! LOVE YOUR FRIEND MANDA!