I made the ladies' large, which is a size 10. They are a smidge big on me (I"m almost a 9), but I'll be able to wear them with thick socks. These are the first pair for myself!!
I bought the main colour from Camilla Valley Farm late June, the light blue and dark green for the soles came from Rob for Christmas a couple years ago, also from CVF. It took slightly more than one ball of the main colour--I think I started the second ball just after starting the cuff.
As usual, I thought they looked a little large pre-felting. Who doesn't think that?!
Here's a little tip. Although you need hot water to felt, don't use the diaper load for the extra agitation and to try to conserve water. LOL. Plus, as usual, I put a bit too much detergent in. Oh yeah, total bubble bath in the machine!
As usual, too, they didn't come out exactly the same. I tend to get one that has a nice shaped opening, and one that gets a little flared. I was a little worried that the light coloured yarn wouldn't felt well, but it was fine, and I quite like how the little specks of colour appeared after felting. 
They are quite hairy, not surprisingly though as the other Lopi ones I made last Christmas were quite hairy!
And because every other knitting blog seems to have a cat, I thought I'd show you a picture of our new cat:
It's a new breed: GoldenFurline. Wait....you can't seem to find the head?LOL!!!
Recognize the colouring?
No, it's not a cat. It's the result of a 5-minute Cooper brushing....after having plucked out a handful of loose hair while outside! He is shedding like crazy!
2 comments:
I really did think it was a hat until I scrolled down! Adorable model, of course.
Cracked up at the GoldFurline. That IS a lot of pet fur! We've commented that Midnight has shed enough for a kitten in the last month or so - she somehow got very knotty and we couldn't keep up. Her favorite sleeping places got very black. I kept wondering how new knots could develop in just a day or so. And of course there was the hairball issue...
That's a lot of fur!!!
I've never felted before, so I was surprised to see how big the slipper was before felting.
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