Own a pair of Mammoths? Liners all icky even after washing them so carefully?
Welcome to the club. I bought my very first pair over a year ago and fell in love! So soft and comfortable, perfect for running out the door to take the kiddos to school, no socks needed :) Then after the second wash the liners turned all smashed and icky even after being so careful. So after a few months I decided to try and make a pattern to make my very own liners. Not to hard, at least for me to follow. I'm sure all of you know what I mean, you take time to make a template and pictures along with instructions but even though you know what to do trying to explain and outline it for someone else is harder! If you try my pattern out, please let me know how it went, and if there may be any changes that will help.
I have scanned the templates I came up with but I made only one size, M7 / W9. I would recommend printing out the bottom foot template first and scale down before printing until you come up with the correct percentage, ie 100%, 97%, 92% etc... Your foot will fit perfectly inside the #5 just as if you drew a line right around it :) Once this happens you have the perfect % to print all the pieces! As for the templates, once printed take the #5 (bottom foot) template and cross out the #5 and flip over and mark a new #5 (this will make everything easier! I made a goof but caught it before I wrote this)
This is my very first time making a template so if you have an easier, better way I am all ears!
Supplies:
1/4 to 1/2 yd of your desired fabric (thickest fleece, lambswool (awesome!), if its a thinner fabric you will need to double up on fabric!)
3/4" or 1" elastic OR a stetchy thin rubber stablizer
thread
Instructions:
The easiest way I have found to cut out the pieces is to fold fabric in half, right sides together. Now take your templates and draw them out and then cut them out on the WS of fabric. Now you have a set for each foot!
Sew the top edge of #2
You will then sew piece #1 & #2 ends together.
Keeping RS facing sew each side edge to make a circle.
Now you will take #3 and sew the top two edges together, once done you will then flatten and sew the top arch, RS together
You will then sew the RS sides of #3 & #4 together making a circle once again :)
You will then place the #1/#2 piece combo inside of the #3/#4 piece combo, RS facing each other. Making sure that the piece with #2 matches up with #3, so that the edge already sewn on #2 is down and you are sewing the other edge. Confused yet? I am :)
This part can be done in so many ways but I will tell you how I did it. I took a 3/4" piece of elastic and cut it the same length as the optionl piece in the templates. I then used a hole punch :) to cut the perfect circle and then used my tiny scissors to cut out that little nitch on the side. If you notcie on your CROCS they use a stretchy rubber stabilizer, so if you are able to find this use it but if not I have found elastic works just fine!
Each end edge of the elastic needs to match up right next to the folded over and sewn edge of #2. I like to fold down the top edge of piece #1 and sew a straight line right through the fabric and elastic, stretching the elastic ever so slightly to fit with the fabric. Once is done you will want to sew the other edge of the elastic. Then cut the same hole into the fabric where the holes in the elastic are. See how a basic pen fits through this hole?
How ya doin'? Keeping up? :) Okay so now you will want to pin the bottom #5 piece on. The whole piece should be showing nothing but WS right now. The inside of this is the RS. Making sense now? :) Once this is sewn on, you will simply keep the WS just the way it is and turn down the top pieces (#1/#2 combo)now you will no longer see the elastic. Slide into your CROCS, holding back your excitement, use those little holes you have made and push those stubborn CROC buttons through. Ready???
TA-DA!!! Don't you just love them! You may now jump for joy and do your own little happy dance :)
This pattern is for fun and a way to spice up your CROCS. If you make these and sell them, good for you :) just PLEASE give me the credit for the pattern. I made this pattern free so everyone can use and enjoy it, so please don't steal my idea and hard work, PLEASE!
* I do not work for CROCS, nor do I say these are authorized by CROCS.*
