woollies

My son has the cutest woolly slippers from Vancouver (a gift from a friend), but he's already worn through them twice and now they're definitely too small, his toe is poking out the front. I was rather dissappointed by the selection of slippers I found in the stores. They often have a hard sole or are made of synthetic materials. Or they only come in tiny baby sizes. I had a piece of leather from my dad, and some beautifully died wool from the same woman who makes the slippers, so I decided to try and replicate them:

The first attempt ( I hadn't made a cuff yet) turned out really cute but too small...

here you can see how the stitches were too tight and 'shrunk' the sole.

The second time around they turned out perfect.

And very very cute if I may say so myself.

Here they are in action. Super comfy and very special. And the whole thing only took an afternoon.