PART 2, THE CROCHET SOLES AND TREATMENT FOR WALKING THE STREETS WITH YOUR CROCHET SHOES!

I had Espadrilles in mind when I designed these shoes! In US they call them Toms I think. 
Originally very simple handmade canvas shoes, with rope-soles, produced in Spain for hundreds of years. When the charter vacation traffic started in the -70’ties, they were discovered by the young and beautiful as cool, cheep and comfortable summer-shoes! Yes, I was there, and I still love these shoes! All for the same reasons, even as the originals are difficult to find any more, the mass production industry has taken over. 
But…. no problem, we can make our own Espadrilles! 
The most simple toe/up crochet slippers can be transferred into shoes! All we need, is to assemble an inner- and an outer sole to the slippers! 

And finally, adding a treatment to the soles, which will make your indoor shoes to outdoor shoes! Yes, you can wear them on the street as normal shoes! That’s the coolest part! 

I’ll show you how, step by step; the slippers, the innersoles, the outer soles and the sole treatment! It’s sooo simple! And great fun! Perfect project for craft-lovers! The treatment protects the soles against dirt, dust, wear and tear. And it’s just wonderful to walk on! So soft and flexible! Can you imagine, this stuff turns your home slippers to street shoes! That opens some views! And it’s so simple! Not expensive, and it’s available in any hardware store! 

OK, let’s do it! 
GO HERE TO FIND PATTERN FOR THE BASIC SLIPPERS,
AND HERE TO SEE THE CROCHET SOLE TUTORIAL LISTING