Duffers.

Isn't that a funny name? That's what these are called. Or at least what the pattern calls them! (Find the pattern here on Ravelry.) I developed duffer envy when my friend M brought a pair to Stitch in One (our fiber group.) They're so dense and cozy. Because they're felted, they don't really have any funky spots for bulk or discomfort either. So as soon as we procured the pattern, we got to work. (M has the fever too!)

I made my first pair. I seamed them up, and suspiciously they fit perfectly before being felted! Ugh! 

Just to see how things went, I felted them anyway. They got to be so cute and tiny! 

But they sure weren't going to fit on my feet.

So I tried again. I made the largest size the pattern gives "numbers" for. I was so anxious to have them on my feet that I completely forgot to take a picture before felting them!  

Here they are with the mini's. 

And on my cutting mat for some size gauging. One square= 1 sq inch.
The tiny ones went to my dear friend Charlotte W. I thought that they couldn't get cuter but she sure is icing on the cake!


Mine are on my feet. Under a quilt. With funky white socks. They're not being photographed. But they're fabulous. The best thing about them for me, is that I have particularly sweaty feet. Sometimes if I wear slippers or socks my feet can get COLDER because the slippers or socks hold onto or trap the moisture which then conducts the heat away from my feet. Wool will keep a body warm EVEN WHEN WET!!! That's why wool mittens are the bee's knees.

Fire and Ice Slippers

Dear Little Spouse on the Prairie,

For you. Colors of fire and ice to keep your toes from freezing! Made of wool and rather thick. No buttons per specifications.
AND just for you in appreciation for all those buttons you've been sending, a coordinating knit hat. This one is the bulky yarn version of my Vandal Fall hat. The leaf pattern makes me think of scales while it's being knit, so I'm calling it Saphira after the beautiful blue dragon in Eragon.

The scarf I am making in the same pattern to go with my Vandal Fall Hat will probably be called Thorn after the villainous dragon in this book. Hmmm this naming thing is growing on me! :) The slippers will be on their way this afternoon!

Sherbet Slippers

So I got the first shipment of yarn that I was waiting for Friday. Here's the thing. HALF of what makes these slippers so delicious is using yummy yarn. The yarn arrived when Aunt Audrie, Uncle Val, and Aunt Betty were visiting with us in the living room<more on that here>. They can probably attest that I was VERY excited. I hurriedly opened the box, insisted that everyone feel the yarn, and look at it, and isn't it fabulous?! Then I proceeded to my room grabbed my crochet hook and sat right down to start those slippers.

This makes me think of my knitting calendar (ironically from Mark and Cindy) it is by Yarn Harlot she says:
You know you knit (crochet) too much when you buy yourself some new yarn at the shop and pick up some new knitting needles too. Not because you don't have 34 pairs that size (because you do), but because you want to start your new project right away, and you cant wait until you get home.

Had I purchased this yarn from the store I would have had to buy a hook too. Anyway, so I was so anxious to start the slippers I didn't think to take a picture of the delicious Debbie Bliss cotton dk yarn before I started using it. I think it's called Berry and Spicy Persimmon. The yarn must have "spoken" to me because look how they turned out!

They were big on me but I needed picture! The flowers were a final touch of whimsy I added at the end. I pulled the buttons from my JoAnnes "bogo" stash.

Their name WAS going to be inspired by Creamsicles.THAT reminded me of Baskin Robins' Rainbow Sherbet.

These slippers are Cindy's Sherbet Slippers.

Ps. This was my 200th post just in case you were wondering. I was trying to think of something special and then I forgot. When I came on to post the slippers I remembered, and then thought these ARE special. All my posts are special. Maybe something big will happen on 500?

PPs. There's still a listing in my ETSY shop, should you feel the urge to order slippers.

I <3 Yarn!

I've chosen my yarn for the special order slippers and am waiting for it to arrive in the mail. It is going to be scrumptious! I can't wait to work with it!

In the mean time I've been making hats and I also made these slippers for my friend Beth's 21st Birthday!

She got a Slankie (blanket with sleeves) from her boyfriend so slippers went right along with the theme. I had to con Val into modeling these guys for me since her feet are bigger than mine. Isnt that funny in our family the girls have stair step shoe sizes 6,7,8! Doesn't really make for a good lending program.

Sellin Some Slippers

In response to your overwhelmingly positive reactions to the slippers I made and your request for orders(I didn't actually know I was selling them haha), I decided that I could indeed fulfill your requests to order slippers. I have put up a listing for custom slippers in my ETSY shop. <HERE>

You can also contact me through my ETSY shop if you have other requests for custom items!