Cupcake Slippers for Kids & Adults

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Looking for the ultimate gift for the holidays or an upcoming birthday? These cozy and sweet slippers are sure to please! They are quick and easy to make, as well as size adjustable – so you can make them for kids of all ages! How cute would this be as a special sweet treat for someone’s birthday? Or as a fun stocking stuffer that will keep your loved one warm all winter? The pattern is easy to follow and great for beginners and experienced crocheters alike. Plus, it doesn’t use lots of yarn, making it a great stashbuster! The slippers work up quickly, so you can make a pair for everyone on your Christmas gift list this year!

Cupcake Slippers

I’ve been designing some cupcake themed patterns lately in celebration of my upcoming birthday! (Look for some Cupcake Mittens coming soon!) What a fun, festive and personal gift these slippers make as a birthday present. They’re already somewhat birthday-themed, and it’s a gift that kids and adults alike will love for the warmth, comfort and cuteness. The pattern includes instructions on how to adjust for different sizes, so the sky’s the limit when it comes to who you can gift this to – men, women, kids, etc.! Customize your slippers with even more sprinkles (using yarn or beads) if desired, or use a speckled yarn to give the effect of sprinkles as shown here. Customize your “cake” by making it different colors, and even add different “frosting” if desired! The possibilities are endless!

Do you love crocheting cake just like me?! You might enjoy my Crochet Wedding Cake Pattern and my Amigurumi Cake Pops Pattern!

The yarn I used for the frosting on the adult slippers is the absolute perfect yarn and shade – I Love Cake by The Lemonade Shop. For the frosting seen in the process photos, I used a yarn that is also a great “cake” yarn, but sadly, is discontinued! If you’re looking for alternatives, I highly recommend Lion Brand Ice Cream Cotton Blends. It’s not speckled, but comes in all kinds of dessert-themed shades and would make some really fun cupcake slippers! I also used a cotton blend for the “cake” parts of my slippers, so the two yarns would pair well.

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Supplies
Size H/8 5 mm crochet hook
About 130 – 150 yds of medium / worsted weight yarn in Frosting Color (speckled yarn works best for sprinkle effect)

• “I Love Cake” by The Lemonade Shop used in photo of modeled slipper
• “Rainbow Confetti” – Big Twist Sincerely used in process photos

About 50 – 100 yds of medium / worsted weight yarn in Cake Color

• “Opaline Green” – Mainstays 100% Cotton used in photo of modeled slipper
• “Pink” – Lion Brand Cotton 24/7 used in process photos

About 20-30 yds of medium / worsted weight yarn in red (Red Heart Super Saver in Cherry Red used in photos)

Yarn Needle
Scissors

Abbreviations
*= indicates beginning/end of a section to be repeated
BLO = back loop only
Ch = chain
FLO = front loop only
Hdc = half double crochet
Rem = remaining
Rep = repeat
Rnd(s) = round(s)
Sc = single crochet
Sc2tog = single crochet 2 together
Sl St = slip stitch
St(s) = stitch(es)

Gauge
4 sc and 4 rnds/rows = about 1 inch

Size
Can be sized to fit most shoe sizes for kids and adults; pattern explains how to adjust length.
Width for Adult Size: about 3.5 inches laying flat
Width for Kids Size: about 3.25 inches laying flat

• To adjust width, add/remove stitches from initial increase rounds for Frosting/Toe

Length of Frosting/Toe for Adult Size: about 4.5 inches laying flat
Length of Frosting/Toe for Kids Size: about 4 inches laying flat

• To adjust width, add/remove number of rows after initial increase rounds for Frosting/Toe

Notes
When sizing your slipper, it may be helpful to refer to this shoe sizing chart from Wikipedia. It includes children’s, men’s and women’s sizes in Europe, US and Canada.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoe_size#Brannock_Device 

How to Make This

Instructions
Adult Size
Frosting / Toe
This piece is worked in continuous rnds; do not join. You may wish to use a stitch marker and move it up at the beginning of each new rnd.
Rnd 1 – with Frosting color, make a magic ring. 6 sc in ring. (6 sc)
Rnd 2 – 2 sc in each st around. (12 sc)
Rnd 3 – 2 sc in next st, sc in next st; rep around. (18 sc)
Rnd 4 – 2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts; rep around. (24 sc)
Rnd 5 – 2 sc in next st, sc in next 3 sts; rep around. (30 sc)
Rnds 6 – 17 – sc in each st around. Do not fasten off (30 sc per rnd)

Frosting Swirl
Working in FLO (first photo below), sl st in next st, *make 2 hdc in same st (second photo). 2 hdc in next st (third photo), sl st in next 2 sts.* Rep from * to * 2 more times. Make 2 hdc in next st. 2 hdc in next st, sl st in next. (Fourth photo shows finished process.) (4 swirls)
Fasten off.

Cake / Body & Heel
Row 1 – Attach Cake color yarn in rem loop of last swirl made during Frosting Swirl process (first photo below), sc in same loop. Working in both loops, sc in next 17 sts on bottom of Frosting (opposite side of Swirls). Sc in rem loop of first swirl made during Frosting Swirl process. (Second photo shows finished row.) Ch 1, turn (19 sc)

Row 2 – sc in each st across; ch 1, turn (19 sc)
Rep Row 2 until slipper reaches desired length (refer to size chart for average shoe sizing – adult slipper in photo was worked to Row 22 and fits a size 7 –8 US women’s shoe size). Do not fasten off.

Heel Seam
Turn slipper inside out. Fold Cake in half and press edges together. Working through BLO of edge closest to you, and through FLO of edge furthest away (first photo below), sl st across. Turn right side out, fasten off. (Second photo below shows finished process.)

Edging
Attach Cake color yarn in rem loop of Frosting Swirl next to where Cake rows were started (on last Swirl – first photo below). Ch 1, sc evenly between every 2 rows of Cake (second photo) until other side of Slipper is reached. (Number of sts on Edging should be equal to number of rows made for Cake – i.e., if Cake was 22 rows total, Edging should be 22 sc.) Sl st to rem loop of first Frosting Swirl on other side (third photo).
Fasten off. (Fourth photo shows finished process.)

Cherry
Rnd 1 – with Cherry Red, make a magic ring. 6 sc in ring. (6 sc)
Rnd 2 – 2 sc in each st around. (12 sc)
Rnd 3 – sc in each st around. Stuff with red yarn. (12 sc)
Rnd 4 – sc2tog in each st around. (6 sc)
Rnd 5 – sc2tog over next 2 sts. Leave rem sts unworked. (5 sc)
Fasten off, leaving long tail for sewing and closing rem gap from Rnd 5. (First photo below shows finished Cherry.)
Sew Cherry to Slipper near Rnd 1 of Frosting / Toe (second photo). Weave in all ends.

Kids Size
Frosting / Toe
(Refer to photos from Adult Size.)
Rnds 1 – 4 – Work Rnds 1 – 4 of Adult Size. (24 sc)
Rnd 5 – 2 sc in first st, sc in next 23 sts. (25 sc)
Rnds 6 – 12 – sc in each st around. (25 sc per rnd)
Frosting Swirl
Complete Frosting Swirl from Adult Size.

Cake / Body & Heel
(Refer to photos from Adult Size.)
Row 1 – Attach Cake color yarn in rem loop of last swirl made during Frosting Swirl process, sc in same st. Working in both loops, sc in next 13 sts on bottom of Frosting (opposite side of Swirls). Sc in rem loop of first swirl made during Frosting Swirl process. Ch 1, turn (15 sc)
Row 2 – sc in each st across; ch 1, turn (15 sc)
Rep Row 2 until slipper reaches desired length (refer to size chart for average shoe sizing). Do not fasten off.
Heel Seam
Complete Heel Seam from Adult Size.

Edging
(Refer to photos from Adult Size.)
Complete Edging from Adult Size.

Cherry
(Refer to photos from Adult Size.)
Complete Cherry from Adult Size.

Here are the finished slippers!

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