I love it when a client refers someone new to me! I got a request for another pair of felted clogs, this time in an 8.5/9 though. I used a variegated yarn (Classic Wool). I started the inner sole with one strand bright pink, and one strand of the multi. Then when I got to the body of the clog, I used two strands of the multi, but realized after a few rows that I should be matching up the colours on both strands. Sometimes, this meant cutting a bit of one yarn as the colours started to not match up after a few rows. I did the outer sole in dark brown, with "no bumper". On the second clog, I ran out of bright pink on the inner sole, so for the last row I used a purple with the multi. For the cuff, I didn't worry about matching the colours of the two strands, hoping for a slightly different look than the body.
When I started these, I thought I had 9mm needles, but couldn't find them, so used the 8mm which is what I knew I used to use. I was just about done when I found the 9mm ones. I was a little worried, because this meant I was knitting a bit tight, and the 8.5 size is kind of in between two sizes. I did try to knit loose, but somehow, when I set them out to take a before picture, one was smaller than the other!!
I felted it a little less, and stretched it a lot!!
Yarn In: 1624gr
Yarn Out: 175gr + 818gr = 993gr
Balance: 631gr more brought IN than out
Cost: $68.18/100 days = $0.68/day
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