Friday, July 9, 2010

It's all in how you build it ...





construction |kənˈstrək sh ən|  n.  the style or method used in the building of something


  I've been on the lookout for years for the perfect slipper pattern.  I'm not picky.  Okay, maybe I am.
      
The perfect slipper is knit with bulky yarn so it's nice and cushy on my feet.  The perfect slipper comes up to my ankle, but isn't a "boot" style.  The perfect slipper has a bit of style ... you know ... something a little distinctive.


By  pure chance I think I've finally found it!  On her last visit here, I was showing my mom all the things you can find on Ravelry.com.  As an example of how to search for patterns I used the word "slippers" in the search box and we started scrolling through results.  The Norwegian House Slipper just jumped out at me.  There were a number of patterns for this type of slipper so I chose one and downloaded it.


Incredibly fast and simple to knit, I thought "Wow ... this could be it!"  Then I tried to follow the instructions for sewing it together.  "Oh No!  Not so easy!"  With mom reading step-by-step instructions while I sewed, we managed to get the slipper completed.  I slipped it on and fell in love with its fit immediately!


Over the next few weeks I investigated some of the other patterns with alternate construction methods.  Between them all, I more or less figured out my own method of sewing the slippers together.  I've already completed 5 pairs.  This may be my new 'inbetween-projects' project!  Aren't these cute?




So I offer my version of 
(Click to go to the printable pattern in a Google Doc.)