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A Fun & Easy Way to Decorate your Slippers!

All you need is a finished pair of knitted slippers from one of my patterns (before felting) and a few pretty colors of wool yarn. I used leftover wool yarn from other projects. 

 Using a yarn needle, weave the yarn in and out, anywhere on your slippers you wish. This is your own design so be creative and have fun!

Once you are happy with the design you have created, go ahead and follow the felting instructions on your pattern. Now, this is the exciting part, you have to wait and see how it will turn out.

When you have your slippers felted to the correct size, trim off any yarn that did not felt. I used a little soap and warm water to just smooth down where I trimmed by rubbing it with my hand.

When my slippers were dry, I added a few buttons to complete my look. And I have to say for an experiment, I am pretty happy with the out come.

This is a fun and easy way to wet felt a technique on your slippers, that anyone can do! Be creative and have fun!

And as always, I am happy to share with you!

Flower Pin Pattern Now Available!

Make your own "bling" for your slippers!

My flower pin patttern is now available as a PDF download
at my Etsy - Ravelry - Craftsy Store

This pattern is knit and crochet

A Holiday Wish to You

comfort ~ joy ~ peace ~ happiness ~ love ~ understanding ~ strength ~ health ~ kindness

I want to thank all of you who have help make my 2012 journey so rewarding :)

Little Girls Ballet w/ Flower PDF Pattern Available Now!

Now Available:

Pretty Little Girls Ballet Slippers with Flower PDF Pattern

at my Etsy ~ Ravelry ~ Craftsy Stores

Slipper Pattern Tips and Suggestions

The following are random tips that I hope will be useful to you.

 

 

1. Use 100% Wool Worsted weight yarn. I like Lions, Fishermans, Cascade, Ella Rae, Classic Merino Wool, Patons just to name a few.

2. Before you start sewing, make sure that the bottom of the slipper has the "knitted" side out (this is the RS - right side). Also, make sure that the uppers both match and have the RS face up.

 

3. When felting your slippers, just when you think "this should be good" wash them one more round and then it's usually "yup, that's it - smile"

 

4. When fitting your slippers during felting, you can pull and stretch and fit the slippers into place on your foot. If the fit is still too loose, continue washing. If it is good, leave on foot for a moment to cool from the hot wash cycle. Slide off foot and air dry. If form does not stay in place, stuff with plastic bags to help hold form.

5. I like to use a nylon laundry bag for felting. If I am felting a large size slipper, I use two bags. One slipper in each bag to give them enough room to felt evenly.

6.When sewing your slipper, make sure that your stitches are loose. While you are sewing, you can pull on each side of the stitch to loosen it a little. Your sewing should mimic your knit tension, this will vary with each persons style of knitting.

 

7. I like to knit the i-cords two at a time. Knitting the two i-cords at the same time will help keep them the same length and it makes it go by faster.  I don't know if this shortens the time any, but it sure makes me feel fast and clever :)

 

8. Ideas for quicker drying time. Set your slippers over the vents during the winter when the furnace is on or out is the sun when it warm and sunny.

 

 

I hope these tips come in handy when you are creating. I enjoy making my slippers and feel proud when I see them finished. I hope you do too. All my best~

III Cord Slippers PDF Pattern and Slippers Available Now!

III cord Slipper PDF Pattern Now available at my Etsy - Ravelry - Craftsy Stores

Actual Slippers available for purchase size 7/8 at my Etsy Store