Hope Elizabeth · 09/17/06 at 12:50 pm · Filed under Looming
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.
Hope Elizabeth · 09/17/06 at 3:02 am · Filed under Looming
I don’t think I have much luck when it comes to looming slippers. While I suppose the slipper I made this evening doesn’t look too awful, I do have a few complaints. First of all, I have absolutely no luck whatsoever when it comes to holes in the heel. I try pattern after pattern and still I get holes. I can’t figure out why and it’s frustrating the snot out of me. Secondly, why in the world did my slipper stretch so much? Granted, I did try it on and I do have chubby ankles, but damn - my ankles aren’t that big. Last, but not least, I really think the toe needs some work. Most of the directions I’ve read have used some sort of gathered removal method, but I don’t like all that extra yarn bulk at the toe. I’m thinking the dreaded Kitchener Stitch may be the way to go. I’ll have to look around the web and see what other knitting loomers are doing with their socks or slippers.
Then again, maybe I’d be better off just knitting with needles. I don’t know. <sigh>
