I went to bed last night and thought about my slipper. Yes, even though it was after 3:00 AM, I laid in bed thinking about holey heels and stretched-out ankles. Yes, I know that it sounds pitiful, but still, it’s what I did.
Anyhow, I decided to give slippers another shot on the knifty knitter loom. This time, however, I’m going to use the sock directions from this book. I’ll do fewer ribbing rows, so the sock is shorter, and I’m only going to use one color, instead of two, but I’ll turn the heel following their directions. I’m not sure how I’ll finish off the toe, but I’ll worry about that when the time comes.
My goal is to learn how to do a decent little slipper on the loom so that I can teach my daughter and my neice how to do it. They both love the knifty knitters and I think they’d really enjoy making themselves a pair of slippers for the winter. I can’t really teach them if I can’t get it right myself, so hopefully this time around everything will click and I’ll end up with a slipper that I like. Please, wish me luck.
Isela said,
September 18, 2006 @ 12:02 pm
Wishing you lots of luck!
About those toes: I highly recommend learning the kitchener stitch. It is a bugger at first, but once you get the idea, it makes a wonderful invisible seam.
Here is my take on the heels: Short-row heel patterns usually have small little holes–even the needle knitted ones I have seen. The little holes are created when we do the short row. The only socks I have seen without the pesky little holes are the flap heel socks.
Have you given the Band Heel instructions a try? The heel will be hole-free. Instructions for the Band Heel sock are over on the Decor Accents, inc yahoo group.