I went on a two month student exchange to Germany when I was 17. It was over Christmas time and it was the coldest winter there in around 20 years. While I was there my host family gave me the use of some red felt "house shoes", I loved them! While I was there I was looking out for a similar pair to buy to take home with me, but I didn't find any. I was thinking about them just the other day (as you do!) and I thought about having a go at making something similar.I picked up a thickly felted woollen red jumper at the local Salvation army recently and I thought I'd have a go with that. I am quite pleased with how they turned out (although nothing like the house shoes I was loaned), they certainly keep my feet warm. If I made a second pair I'd make them quite a bit smaller, due to the slight stretch of the felted wool they are a tiny bit loose. I crocheted around the edge of them with some matching crochet cotton to finish them off.
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Have a happy weekend! I'm hoping for a little less rain.
they are cute! I am in the middle of crocheting some slippers for me- have finished the first one but its a little big so going to have to undo a few rows i think!
ReplyDeletethey are lovely... really like the crochet finished edge :)
ReplyDeleteThey are very cute. The crochet is just the right finishing touch too.
ReplyDeletewell done- these are lovely! i also went on a 2-month exchange to deutschland when i was that age :)
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