Mom's Old Patterns

I looked on Ravelry for slipper patterns, but I didn't find any that impressed me. Not free ones, anyway. However, I did find some that were almost as good as the ones my mom used to make. Eventually, I realized that I might as well follow Mom's pattern instead of these Johnny-come-lately Ravelry ones. (No offense to anyone - I'm just amused that what's old is new, etc., etc.)

So I dug up the old notes that Mom gave me several years back, typed them up in Word, and then thought I might as well take some pictures of the old notes because, hey, mimeograph. Ancient typewriter. And an excellent glove schematic which really, really helps, because I can't read the shorthand her actual notes on the gloves are written in.

Forthwith, pictures for posterity:

Good Fingerless Mitts

I decided to do something easy to recover from the bad slippers, so I made a pair of fingerless mitts. I plan to give them to JV at work, since I saw her typing while wearing a pair of borrowed gloved a few days ago. Shocking.

Behold!

This is how they look when nobody's wearing them:


From the front, when worn:


And from the back, when worn:


I used this pattern here. More details on Ravelry, as usual.

Bad Slipper

Last night I finished a slipper for M. (Like these: Xmas Slippers.)

In a fit of wisdom I had him try it on before I started the 2nd one. It was too loose. Why??? I used the same yarn and needles that I did for his Dad's slippers, and those fit him just fine. Arg!!!

My current plant is to chop up this slipper with an axe, burn the remains, find a spiffy new slipper pattern, and start a brand new pair for M. Humph.

Another Pumpkin Hat

And here's the next one, modeled by a very well-behaved peanut butter jar:

Pumpkin Hat

One pumpkin hat done! Pictures to follow as soon as I get more batteries for the camera...

Now, pictures!

Boog Bag, Part 4

Done! Check it out:





And here's how I poked the holes for the strap:

Skull Hat, Part 3

Here's the final version:



I like the skull pattern. I'm not too pleased with the size/shape of the hat. And I don't like the extra thickness from the inner earband - it's too visible. Mind you, it's being modeled on a HUGE head, so it may look better on someone else.

At any rate, I'm going to make another one with blue skulls and a black background and see if it's better. I'll skip the earband on this next one, and make it out of a wool/acrylic blend instead of pure wool. We'll see how it goes...