turkish slippers - do i really have to unravel the whole thing??

armoftheland wrote

on Dec 17, 2007 4:08 PM

Well, after seeing a dozen people create the turkish slippers out of the book "simple crochet" i decided i had to do it myself. i am a SUPER beginner, so this is an amazing feat of talent to complete one whole slipper. and it looks fab. except that i increased the rounds too slowly for my foot (i have wide feet) so i have a two inch long point at the front of my toe. which looks horrible, trust me.

can i just chop out the first round and unravel a bit and essentially "backwards crochet"?? is that possible? or... do I really have to unravel the WHOLE THING???

any suggestions?! HELP!

zoozi wrote

on Dec 18, 2007 12:45 AM

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yoursandi1 wrote

on Dec 26, 2007 1:38 AM

http://yoursandi.blogspot.com

You made me smile with your experience on the slipper. I have been crocheting for 17 years or more and I still struggle with a pattern the first time I make it.

But in my experience I have had occassion to rip out a few rows after I finished an item. It can be done. Carefully. I usually end up snipping the first stitch with scissors to get the unraveling started. And when I'm done ripping back (unraveling) I simply fasten off as usual.

Hope this helps.