I picked up this pattern book Whimsical Little Knits 3 when I was in Oregon earlier this summer at Websters, one of my favorite yarn stores in Ashalnd Oregon. I fell in love with this pattern for knit slippers and had this vision of me knitting piles of adorable brightly colored slippers that would be passed out at Christmas to everyone on my list.
Every summer I scheme that I am going to prepare amazing Christmas gifts in July, and this vision has never really come to life the way I envision it. I remember staying up until 1am on Christmas Eve frantically finishing an overly ambitious and started-too-late shawl for my mother. Not my vision of gift prep perfection.
I will now make the public statement that this year is
going to be different. I made myself a practice pair of slippers and now that I have figured out this fun and well written pattern, I am going to start popping these out! We are going on road trip this weekend to my husband's family reunion, so I will seize this car time to start on my first giftable pair.
Please note that the practice pair is not giftable since one is bigger than the other. I will probably re-do one of them, but for now I am ready to start on a new pair with some jewel tone teal yarn I am excited about working with. Maybe I will fix up the practice pair for myself. I think I might feel more giving if I have a pair for myself. Hopefully mine turn out as cute as in this darling pattern.
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