They’re finished!
I decided to crochet the second slipper properly, making sure the scales were offset this time. I was worried that once I finished it I might decide to frog the top of slipper one to make it the same so a few days ago I sewed the ends in, added the buttons, and sewed the nonslip backing to the soles of both slippers to prevent me from doing that.
Yesterday and today I have been off sick – getting dizzy and feeling off balance and like I’m gonna throw up every time I’m upright. Yesterday I couldn’t even crochet and spent the day lying flat. Today I’ve managed to prop myself up a little bit with my head resting on cushions so it can’t move, and i managed to crochet the last couple of rows to finish my second slipper.
I’m pleased I followed the pattern properly for the second one… I much prefer the scales offset. It makes me confident too that I can make another pair that match for my friend who asked if I could make some for her. That will be an interesting process as I don’t think I’ve ever crocheted the same thing twice before. I’ll make them from a different wool though, which will look a bit more wood nymph than crazy fairy!
Here are some more pictures of my completed fairy/pixie boots, now keeping my feet cosy as I cwtch up with a blanket and rest on my sofa with a good book.
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Very pretty! Your idea for the soles is interesting. Not sure if I can find it here in the UK. More slippers being on my long to-do list.
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I bought the Raveley pattern here in the UK, but had to change the American instructions to British ones.
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Sorry, now I’ve just realised you are talking about the anti slip stuff, not the pattern for the soles! I got it from Wilkinson… My one did it in black or beige… This is the beige one which I think is more of a cream colour.
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Thanks for that we have a Wilkinson’s in Southampton. Can’t decide on a pattern I have a few I have collected.
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Now those look like some very happy feet!! I would be smiling from ear to ear every time I put them on! I would probably be trying to decide if it would be okay to wear them out and about running errands! Love the buttons – they are the perfect touch to these groovy slippers!!! 😀
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Thank you… I do love them! I would wear them out and about but I think the bottoms would wear through too quickly!
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Nice job! I worry about slipping on our hardwood floors, so I never make slippers, but the non-slip backing idea is great! Thank you for the tip!
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It’s certainly working better than any of my slipper socks have done in the past which have just had sticky dots on the bottom.
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They’re perfect! Love the buttons you’ve used too ❤
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Thank you. Thank you for your inspiration to make them. I love the bird buttons but they’re not really functional… A bit too spiky to do up and undo, but i don’t need to undo them to put them in and off as the cuff is quite loose round my ankle
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They’re lovely – as everyone agrees!! The birds look like they’re each nesting on a scale! Sorry you’ve been feeling so unwell.
xxx Mum
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Thank you. They’ll remind me of the bluetits we’ve had nesting in our nest box this year… I saw a fledgling come out the other day…. Super exciting! Still not feeling great today, am glad I’ve got the weekend to rest
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I think your non-slip backing idea is great. I had a go at some a while ago and made exactly the same mistake with the crocodile scales!
https://iamsimplyhooked.wordpress.com/2015/01/10/slipping-into-something-more-comfortable/
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Hee hee! Glad I’m not the only one! I see you went back and changed yours though, which I didn’t… But I’m cool with the non perfect nature of them!
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In fairness, the non slip backing wasn’t my idea at all but a lady at a knit and natter group I went to in the school holidays. Groups like that (and i guess following different blog posts) are really useful for getting slightly different ideas. I wasn’t sure how strong the backing would be in terms of whether the corners of the gaps where I’d sewn it on might rip, but so far I’ve had no problems.
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And I’ve not slipped on our laminate floor once!
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Those are so cute!
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Wow! These are so bright and cheery! Love them!
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Unfortunately one of them has stretched a bit and keeps falling off, so i really need to do something about that so I can keep wearing them!
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