Funny to imagine these as the dainty little slippers…a bit fugly at the moment, but hopefully, in a few hours and after a day or so of drying, they will look elegant! That’s the fun of felting…..
This is the story so far with Jemma’s slippers! She also has chosen Malabrigo for her slippers (the colourway is Brown Berries)
Now, where are all those progress shot’s you all promised you would email to us??? Don’t be shy now…….
Ok, this is my progress report for the Felted Slipper Knit Along! I’m using Malabrigo from my stash and have two balls of different colours, but are close enough to each other that I figured it wouldn’t matter (as the slippers are knit with double strands). So far, it’s been super quick, and I hope to have them all finished over the weekend, and firmly on my feet!
Sooooo, how are all your lads & lasses out there doing with your knitting? You can email us at info@thewoolshack.com, with ANY photos of how you are coming along, or if you are a speedy super keen knitter, your finished shots!!
As Christmas is right around the corner (eeekkk!) we thought it would be a fab idea to run a knit-along for a great
quick knit that makes for a fantastic and stylish Chrissie Pressie for the ones you love (or yourself!). These French Press Felted Slippers are truly unique in their elegance (nice and feminine, without being too bulky) and the ability to dress up or dress down with a lovely selection of buttons is just too good to be true.
The pattern can be bought from French Press Knits on Etsy, or, if you are on Ravelry, you can buy the pattern from the Ravelry Downloads for French Press Felted Slippers.
Once you have the pattern, all you need is the yarn, needles and buttons for the slippers. We are going to use Cascade 220, or Malabrigo Worsted Merino, of which you will need 2 balls, and 10mm needles (when you felt yarn, you knit it up really loose, then shrink it down in the washing machine), plus two buttons of your choice (we have a fine selection in store at the moment!) and I think I will go for some nice big leather buttons!
For our Knit-along, you don’t have to buy the yarn from us, or the buttons, or the needles in fact! Just grab the pattern, get yourself a 100% wool (superwash won’t felt) 10ply/worsted weight wool and lets get knitting.
What we DO want from you are progress shots, as we’ll create a montage of during and after slippers. EMAIL us to let us know you would like to join the knit-along, and then we’ll contact you to see how you’re going and gather a few piccys from you to post on the blog.
It’ll be fun, and it’s easy to get hooked on small projects, hence planning this one in plenty of time to get a few pairs knit for Christmas Presents.
Now I admit that I often get sidetracked by little bitty projects for the kids. It takes some of the sting out of my larger, adult projects, and they are definitely quick fun fixes, plus this particular knit was EXTREMELY well received by son #2, Luka Jack! He LOVES it, and take’s it everywhere, which is always a nice feeling for the knitter in question. This Alien 22 pattern is available as a download, along with a host of other yummies too! I knit this in a standard 8ply wool, and it’s great for using up scraps leftover from other projects.
We LOVE this pattern….not least because it’s a freebie published in Knitty, but because it’s the perfect ‘gift knit’ using just one ball of Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran! The pattern is called Fetching and is a gorgeous fingerless glove design, with lovely cabling on the cuff. Kathleen knit this pair as a gift for a lucky recipient in her ‘Christmas in July’ gathering….. it went down VERY well, as you can imagine!
Jemma has been busy completing projects (she’s on a roll!) and the latest was a divine pattern from Knit 1 Magazine Spring/Summer 2008 called Gathered Cardigan. Jemma knit this from Jo Sharp Silkroad Aran (now discontinued) that she had in her stash, plus trimmed the bottom, cuffs and feature band with Jo Sharp Silkroad Aran Tweed in Licorice. This is such a wearable knit, although Jemma cut down on the number of stitches she picked up around the bodice (there were a couple of hundred!) as she wanted it less billowy.
