Playdates: very noisy, but I get a moment to blog

Both kids have a friend over.  They will both be gone in just over an hour and I'm not sure if I'm happy about that or not.  It'll sure be quieter (holy, playing cars and dress up is super noisy) but then I'll be in charge of entertaining them.

But I do have some time to blog.  I've been working on keeping warm these last few weeks and now that I have a hat, it was time for slippers.  I bought the yarn to make the Fiber Trends felted clogs last year, and now they're done.  I've used this pattern a bunch of time, but never for myself.  The magic of felted still tickles me.

Before (my old birkenstock for scale):

After:

They didn't quite felt the same (or possibly, I didn't knit them quite the same) but they will do nicely.  Once they're completely dry I'll add the leather slipper bottoms I bought.  On the hardwood, these things are slick. 

But they look nifty and Grinchy on my feet.

I also completed a first sock for Alexander and I need to really get going on the second one.  I swear his feet grow while I'm watching them.  He'll be 7 tomorrow and is already wearing a size 5.  The yarn is a nice one I won from one of Cara's fab contests, but I lost the label so I couldn't tell you much about it.

I'm also getting smarter with the socks.  The marker is the beginning of the toe decreases--I'm so pleased I remembered that.  And to write down things like how many stitches at the end of the heel.  This pair might be almost the same, unlike some of my others where I wing it a bit.

Now to put on some ear plugs and do some knitting.

Comments

[cari]

I've been meaning to make myself a pair of those clogs forever. I like the colors you chose for yours.

[kmkat]

I too need to make a pair of those clogs for myself. One thing that keeps me from starting is deciding on a color combination. Yours is nice.

[Katherine]

I love the clogs. They are VERY Grinchy, and who doesn't love a Grinch!

I also love the socks, and I think you are very brave to knit socks for a 7 year-old. His feet will grow while you are knitting the second sock. Good luck!

[claudia]

The marker is a good thought.

[Suzanne V. (Yarnhog)]

They look great! I love the colors. I've made these for my kids, who love them because they're so great for sliding on the wood floors.

[anmiryam]

OMG, all these years of counting rows to tow decreases, you'd have thought that the idea of a marker would have flown into my head at least once along the way. I'll have to try that asap.

[anmiryam]

toe.not.tow.

[Jessica]

Two things I've been meaning to do for the longest time (make clogs and mark the start of my toe decreases). How clever you are to actually do it.

[Jennie]

I love that pattern. I have made two pair for Hubby (he is hard on slippers) my kids keep begging for them too. But they grow faster than I can knit!

[doulicia@umich.edu]

Every time I see the felted clogs I want to make them. They seem to be pretty predictable in their shrinkage. Yours look great. I love the colors.

[Knittripps]

I want a pair of clogs! Yours look great.

[Alexis]

Thank you Dr. Steph! I had forgotten about this pattern. You just saved hundreds of X-mas gifts!

[Alexis]

P.S. Love the Earth Stripe. I have big plans for it after x-mas.