Edited to add: Little Jude is definitely all set for footwear, so these are now listed on Etsy.
Showing posts with label booties. Show all posts
Showing posts with label booties. Show all posts
Monday, January 4, 2010
Better late than never?
These were supposed to be for Junior Sneaker Jude, darling crown prince to the TheArtOfJoy throne, but his li'l toes got cold before I got them finished. Ah, well. They came out pretty cute, nonetheless:
Edited to add: Little Jude is definitely all set for footwear, so these are now listed on Etsy.
Edited to add: Little Jude is definitely all set for footwear, so these are now listed on Etsy.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Have I mentioned the baby booties lately???
Yeah, so Merino's cousin is going to have a baby, and she asked me if I would make her some pink baby booties. I immediately gushed with congratulations and said, "Of course I will!" then an instant later it struck me that I have no idea how to make booties. Well, I have searched high and low for patterns and yarn; the first pattern just could not possibly be any cuter. I love it, and I tried to make 'em three times. I just can't get it, and I get discouraged when things turn out to be so far above my current skillset. The second pattern appealed to me because not only is it adorable, it's also seamless! I thought to myself, "Amen to that - even if it's too much for me, at least I won't have to sew anything at the end!" I found a yarn I luuuuuuuuuuv. I learned a new cast on. Again, I'm not getting it. I was so ticked at myself that I had to start a scarf, just to reinforce my belief in my skills. The scarf is so awesome I can't even tell you, but I cannot bring myself to start the second bootie pattern for the third time.
Guess what I did this morning? I started shopping for booties on Etsy! What the hell?! The important thing to Merino's cousin is not that she have the cutest hand knit booties in the world - the important thing to her is that her baby have booties that I made. Okay, I get it. Sigh.
I was knitting away on the scarf and watching DVRed episodes of Match Game, and all the sudden it hit me; I got up and went into the office and said to Merino, "Why do I have to follow someone else's instructions? Why can't I just figure out how to knit these booties on my own?" So that's where I'm at now; I'm going to devise my own way to make 'em. I'll keep you posted.
Guess what I did this morning? I started shopping for booties on Etsy! What the hell?! The important thing to Merino's cousin is not that she have the cutest hand knit booties in the world - the important thing to her is that her baby have booties that I made. Okay, I get it. Sigh.
I was knitting away on the scarf and watching DVRed episodes of Match Game, and all the sudden it hit me; I got up and went into the office and said to Merino, "Why do I have to follow someone else's instructions? Why can't I just figure out how to knit these booties on my own?" So that's where I'm at now; I'm going to devise my own way to make 'em. I'll keep you posted.
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