One Christmas slipper down, but I fear that I may have lost this one to the cats.

Refreshing the sole

Preparing myself to throw away yet another pair of slippers, I realized that the Nola pattern is super easy to resole. As the sole is the last section to knit, you can just split the fabric, pick up the live stitches, and....

...voila!  Just like new in half the time.  I might be a little more forgiving towards the slipper monster now that I know how to rework this pattern.

The last gift of Christmas

My last Christmas gift was mailed off this week.  Better late than never, right?

I do have a pretty good excuse for not delivering by December 25 on these though.  Dad requested slippers earlier in the fall.  I actually knit two pairs before December - both of which were too small for me!  Apparently my gauge was just way off.  Third time was a charm though, and these should keep his toes nice and toasty for quite a while.

Pattern is Nola's Slipper

The accidental gift

As the first chill of winter hit, and before I started in earnest on my holiday knitting, I knit myself a pair of slippers.  Except for my very first project, I've never been able to keep a pair of slippers.  They seem to all be gifted away.  These were no exception.

Nola's Slipper Pattern is a very quick knit - worsted yarn held double and knit flat.  However, it creates a neat look, visually separating the body from the sole of the slipper.

After whipping these up in a few days, I tried them on with high hopes of finally having a pair of nice slippers.  They were a touch too big, and Ben jokingly asked to try them on.  Lo and behold, they fit his size 14 man feet perfectly.  Apparently the pattern has a lot of stretch.

The next pair are for me!