I finally finished a pair of felted slippers for Dan. My first attempt at upsizing the Knitty "Fuzzy Feet" pattern resulted in a pair of slippers so large around the instep that Dan pronounced them unwearable. I thought they looked fine, but I didn't have to wear them. Because felted items do not ravel, I merely cut them up, edged them with blanket stitch, and we now have a lovely set of coasters. It was a while before I was ready to try again.
I thought long and hard about how to take in just the instep. Everything else fit fine - cuff, heel, length, etc. Finally I decided I would try a cable on the instep. I did several swatches and felted them, finally deciding on pattern 8.11 from the Harmony Aran cables guide. In order to make the cables contiguous, I ran a single rib down each side of the front, and then drew them in for the cable just at the instep. Strangely enough, it worked! We now have a well-fitting pair of slippers for Dan, with a subtle cable pattern on the front. Voila:
I wrote everything down, and I have a fool-proof slipper pattern for my husband. These were knit in Naturegaarn on US 10.5 needles. Now I need to decide what to start next!
Addendum: I have drafted this pattern and placed it in my sidebar as a PDF file if you would like to make them for a special guy on your gift knitting list. The pattern is called "Cable Guy"! Enjoy!
Wow they look great! I'd love to give them a try. Thanks so much for the beautiful yarn! You are right, the colors are just my type. I have all kinds of ideas for what to do with the yarn, I just need to narrow them down to one. Thanks! You are too kind.
Posted by: Michelle | October 22, 2005 at 07:29 PM
What a marvelous idea! :O) They look terrific!
Posted by: Theresa | October 23, 2005 at 11:53 AM
Could you possibly amend or add to, Teresa's original Fuzzy Feet pattern, your "manly" version, so it can be followed as a pattern for all of us who may not understand your notes included with your picture. I appreciated, but was confused by the explanation of using 52 stitches and adding a cable. I love both versions of the Fuzzy Feet, but I'm not very good at pattern writing. Thanks, Abbe.
Posted by: Abbe | October 29, 2005 at 03:25 PM
These are great ! I shall make some for my fat feet. ;-]
Posted by: Emma. | November 18, 2005 at 02:36 PM
great cant wait to make some
Posted by: kate | November 25, 2005 at 01:55 PM