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Slipper in Raised Crochet (1847): vintage crochet pattern
A Victorian slipper in raised (ribbed) crochet — back-loop single crochet turned every row: a front of 46 rows increased at the centre so the ribs run diagonally, a band of about 90 rows for the back, and a sole of leather or coarse crochet.
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| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Skill level | Intermediate |
| Yarn weight | Lace (#0) |
| Yardage | Not printed. (as printed; yardage not given) |
| Hook | 5 mm |
| Gauge | Not printed. Work to the size of the article; the book sizes by counted stitches or measurement. |
| Finished size | Not printed; front 46 rows, back band 26 sts × about 90 rows. |
| Time | about 2 hours |
Materials
- Wool for the upper (no weight printed)
- Coarse wool for a crocheted sole, or a leather sole
- Stiff paper for the sole pattern
- Ermine-style worsted trim (optional)
- Tapestry needle for weaving in (“running”) the ends
- Hook: Choose a hook to suit the yarn; no material, hook size or gauge is printed.
Yarn Kit & Substitution Options
This pattern calls for 350 yards of weight #0 yarn. Select a suggested yarn to see required skeins and estimated cost:
Caron Simply Soft · 100% Acrylic
315 yds per skein · High-yield yardage, silky no-scratch texture
2 skeins required
approx. $$10.98 total
Abbreviations (US terms)
- chain
- single crochet
- back loop only
- stitch
- stitches
- row
Notes before you start
- Source: "A Slipper in Raised Crochet", My Crochet Sampler (Miss Lambert), D. M. Peyser, 1847. Public domain in the USA.
- As printed — materials: coarse wool (for a crochet sole); an ermine trimming of worsted. Gauge: Not given.
- Modernisation note: Victorian stitch names converted to modern US terms strictly by the book's own definitions (pp. 15–21, 57), not by modern UK equivalents: “plain double crochet”, “plain crochet”, “plain stitch” and “plain stitch double crochet” = sc; “plain single crochet” = sl st; “chain” = ch; “open crochet” = dc with ch 1 over a skipped st; the “double stitches” / “long stitches” of open crochet = dc; “double open crochet” = pairs of dc with an open space; “treble open crochet” = groups of 3 dc alternating with open spaces; “plain stitch open crochet” = ch-5 loops joined by sc to the centre of the loops below; “dividing”, “seam” or “raised” stitch = 2 sc in one st under both loops, stacked; “treble increased stitch” = 3 sc in one st; “double stitch crochet” = sc under both loops; “raised” or “ribbed” crochet and “plain stitch elastic crochet” = sc in back loop only, turning each row; “to increase” = 2 sc in one st; “to decrease” = sc2tog or sk 1; “to make a stitch” = ch 1 at each end of the row; “fasten off” = draw the yarn through the last st; “fasten on” = lay the new end along the work and crochet over both; “run the ends” = weave in ends. Note that the book's “double crochet” is a modern sc, and its “treble” never means a modern tr.
- Modernisation note: Period wording modernised: “needle” / “crochet needle” written as “hook”; “commence” as “begin”; “unite the ends” / “join both ends together” as “join into a ring” (the book does not name the joining stitch); “a chain and first row” as “ch, then Row 1”; “cheques” as “checks”. The book says “row” even when working round and round; “row” is kept as printed.
- Modernisation note: Printed paragraphs split into one step per row or instruction; no colours, counts or rows added, removed or reordered. Colour-sequence rows are written as “Row 4 (sc): 1 light green, 1 black, 5 red brown …”, meaning that many sc in each colour, in order.
- Modernisation note: No hook (needle) size and no gauge is printed — the book names only “steel” or “ivory” needles. The modern starting hook is an approximate suggestion only.
- Modernisation note: No yardage is printed and none is estimated.
- Modernisation note: “Three stitches in one loop” written as 3 sc in one st, by the book's rule that unnamed stitches are plain crochet.
- Modernisation note: Check: how the 26-st row is placed along the right-hand side of the front is not described.
- Modernisation note: Check: no material is named for the upper.
Row progress: 0 of 1 done (0%)
Stitch
0 of 1 done- Stitch (book's definition, “Raised Crochet”, p. 57): worked in rows, “but the side of the work is reversed at every alternate row … the back, or under stitch, is always to be taken; it has therefore a ribbed or raised appearance” = rows of sc worked in the back loop only (blo), turning at the end of every row.Mark row complete
Working on:
Stitch (book's definition, “Raised Crochet”, p. 57): worked in rows, “but the side of the work is reversed at every alternate row … the back, or under stitch, is always to be taken; it has therefore a ribbed or raised appearance” = rows of sc worked in the back loop only (blo), turning at the end of every row.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is the A Slipper in Raised Crochet pattern from?
It was published as "A Slipper in Raised Crochet" in My Crochet Sampler (Miss Lambert) by D. M. Peyser in 1847. The publication is in the public domain in the United States; this version is transcribed and modernised by crochetpatterns.io.
What yarn or thread do I need for the A Slipper in Raised Crochet?
See the materials list. Not printed.
What hook should I use?
Choose a hook to suit the yarn; no material, hook size or gauge is printed. Gauge: Not printed. Work to the size of the article; the book sizes by counted stitches or measurement.
