Felted Clog Round-Up
This is the second post today, and I'm afraid probably not the last. One of my goals with the blog is to stop posting such huge catch-ups and, especially for the knitting content, keep each post to one subject at a time. Ravelry has been a good motivator for this, since I'd like to start linking my posts to my projects in there. So here we have a post wrapping up the Joe's Felted Clogs 2008 project.
I finished the second, smaller pair, and then ran them through the washer about ten times, with a little hand-scrubbing in between. I had bought some leather soles, so then it was time to sew them on. This is the most hateful part of this project to me. I don't like to sew - I like to knit. But after an initial learning curve, it went much faster and less painfully than expected. The biggest thing I figured out was to put the pins holding the sole in place horizontally as shown in the picture versus vertically. They stayed in much better and poked me a lot less.
Obviously, my blanket stitch leaves a little to be desired. But from a distance, it looks good enough.
And the finished product looks pretty darn good, if I do say so!
Oh, and a little funny side note - I am not that great of a photographer by any means, but the hardest part of getting a little snapshot taken on this particular day was clearing enough counter space for a clutter-free shot.
The final step was saying goodbye to the old ratty slippers. They were literally falling apart - see the seam that was worn through?
The old soles were worn through the bottom...
Buh-Bye!
I put the new clogs where Joe had left the old ones when he left that morning.
I heard a happy Oh! when he walked in the back door, and then he came into the office room to say hello with them on.
Happy husband = worth the effort.
I finished the second, smaller pair, and then ran them through the washer about ten times, with a little hand-scrubbing in between. I had bought some leather soles, so then it was time to sew them on. This is the most hateful part of this project to me. I don't like to sew - I like to knit. But after an initial learning curve, it went much faster and less painfully than expected. The biggest thing I figured out was to put the pins holding the sole in place horizontally as shown in the picture versus vertically. They stayed in much better and poked me a lot less.
Obviously, my blanket stitch leaves a little to be desired. But from a distance, it looks good enough.
And the finished product looks pretty darn good, if I do say so!
Oh, and a little funny side note - I am not that great of a photographer by any means, but the hardest part of getting a little snapshot taken on this particular day was clearing enough counter space for a clutter-free shot.
The final step was saying goodbye to the old ratty slippers. They were literally falling apart - see the seam that was worn through?
The old soles were worn through the bottom...
Buh-Bye!
I put the new clogs where Joe had left the old ones when he left that morning.
I heard a happy Oh! when he walked in the back door, and then he came into the office room to say hello with them on.
Happy husband = worth the effort.
Labels: FO
posted by Shelly Kang at 3:39 PM
3 Comments:
Nice! I like Joe's appreciative response.
I may have to get going on my own pair - I've been without slippers for over a year now and I've had that pattern for at least six months. And many choices of yarn on hand. Such a slacker...
Did you use the 'Fiber Trends' Felted Clog pattern? It looks like it....nice job.
I made each of my boys a pair for Christmas...I didn't put the soles on...I may regret that at some point.
Again - nice job - they look awesome....
What a wonderful thank-you smile! :)
I love your new banner. :)
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