Just for Grins :)

Before and after felting :) I couldn't get the slippers to dry after 3 days and I could tell that I hadn't rinsed all the soap out, so I went ahead and ran them through the washer one more time. This time I didn't stop the wash before it went through the whole cycle and now they are a perfect size 8 (down 2 more sizes) so I'll be making a different pair for the mother of my grandson. It's just as well, since blue is her favorite color. Hmmm... I may just have to keep these for myself? Nah, these will go to my mother in law. They're just a hair too small for me. I started another pair in the red and brown and couldn't resist putting up a picture of the difference. I sure hope they stop shrinking though. I think I can keep them out of the dryer but hand wash in cool water? The reality is that they won't and they'll end up going through the laundry. As long as they stay in proportion, that's ok, there's always someone with smaller feet somewhere LOL!!!

WOW!!! Felted Clogs

I finished them, the felted clog slippers, and they are wonderful! These were hand knit from the Fiber Trends Clog Slippers pattern using Knit Picks Wool of the Andes yarn. I knew it must work, but since this was my first felting experience, and the knitted project was sooo floppy and loose, I had my doubts and just look at them!!! I love this!!! I made the large women's size, just because I didn't know how it was going to work out, and they actually are a large women's size which means they are too big for me but they'll fit my daughter in law, she wears size 9 and 10's, so they should be perfect for her. It's a good thing they don't fit me, I think I would have had a hard time parting with them otherwise. :)

Santa Hat #2

I finally got a natural smile.
Here's Santa Hat number 2. I will refine the punchcard a bit more but I like the all over Santa's better than the row of larger Santa's in the first hat. And I got in trouble for leaving off the braids! He prefers braids to tassles :)

December Hat

Here is the first hat for December. Not as much fun as the pumpkins were, so I'm going to see if I can make a 12st Santa face for an all over pattern like the October hat was and maybe add a band of some sort of a green pattern to go between the ribbing and the hat. You can really see where the needles didn't select correctly in a couple of spots. I hope that practice and experience will make catching these little mistakes easier while there is still time to fix them. E.J. likes braids better than the tassles too. Ok, since he is the one wearing it, I suppose I can accommodate that :) This row of Santa's would make a cute sweater though, especially if it were bordered with a little green pattern on the top and bottom. Hmmmmm.......