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Christmas knitting: slippers in 2020






I spent a couple of months this year on some Christmas presents, but as my family was all together at Thanksgiving, it was more fun to hand them out on Thanksgiving evening.  They were a big hit!  

Last year, I made a couple pairs.  They turned out nice, but I realized they weren't going to be as quick as I'd hoped; I gave those to my mom and my aunt.  I worked the snowflake chart that came with the pattern on the first two pairs, but I didn't want to do it over and over again.  This year, I used my Pinterest board to find lots of inspiration for stranded knitting ideas.  Many snowflakes!  I wrote up a list of my people, what colors I thought they'd like, and an idea for the picture - and hunted down some shoe sizes!  The list made it a lot easier to keep track.  All the soles are different, too!  Eighteen pairs, and yes, I did block them all! 

Project details 
Basic pattern - Uppsala Slippers by Ram Wools Yarn Co-op
Yarn - Cascade Yarns, 220 Superwash in a variety of colors.  I stuck with bright Christmas colors, heathers, and necessary contrasts (white, etc.)  
Notes - For the many different sizes, youth 1.5 to men's 13!, I kept track of all COs and row counts so that I didn't have to keep redoing math for feet of the same size.  The most noticable modification I made was to bind off the cuff with an i-cord, to give it a little more stretch.  There are many mistakes!

Now, it's time to make some for me.  I have the coldest feet in the house! 
I hope you have found time for a little Christmas crafting.  Whether gifts or cookies or cards, it just would not be the holidays for me if there wasn't a little making-by-hand.  Tell me, what are you making?  
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  1. cherylDecember 4, 2020 at 12:19 PM

    These are beyond cute!

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  2. ThimbleannaDecember 6, 2020 at 8:49 AM

    You are a knitting machine! They are ALL so beautiful. I love that you did a stretchy bind-off too. I'm just finishing off two more advent calendars -- they're late, but the kids are too little to know the difference!

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  3. stephDecember 7, 2020 at 7:05 AM

    well, this has clinched it...these are my next project! These are the cutest things ever!!!! And thanks for hopping into my blog. I love yours!

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  4. KarenDecember 7, 2020 at 10:04 AM

    Thank you!

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  5. karenDecember 7, 2020 at 10:14 AM

    beautiful socks and so many of them! They are a great gift and I know whoever wears them will feel loved.

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  6. NanaDecember 12, 2020 at 9:39 PM

    I'm a recipient and I can tell you they are wonderful!! So blessed to have a daughter like Karen who knits!!

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  7. Mrs. Laura LaneJanuary 11, 2021 at 12:34 PM

    I am truly impressed! I did make a pair of socks for my husband, but the rest of the family didn't get anything knitted this year.

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    1. Mrs. Laura LaneJanuary 11, 2021 at 12:35 PM

      By the way, thank you for commenting at Harvest Lane Cottage.

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  8. CathyJanuary 15, 2021 at 3:09 PM

    So where did you get this pattern? You are so smart and talented😊

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