Quinn is done. I’ve sewn the lining in

and taken her out for a spin.

I’m a poet! (But I know it.)

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I have a confession to make. When I made my last post about the clogs, I had already felted them. I was just trying to be funny while waiting for the clogs to dry and for the suede soles I ordered to come in. Hehehe.

I made the women’s large size (size 10) for a man with size 9.5 feet. I ran the clogs through the wash about five times. Hot water, some detergent, lots of towels and assorted other stuff for agitation, heavy wash cycle. The Cascade 220 didn’t quite manage to shrink down to the recipient’s foot size; there’s an extra half-inch or so of extra room. But they’re done! Definitely a project to make again.

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I’ve always thought the Felted Clogs from Fiber Trends were uber cute. Unfortunately, I have an excess of slippers, so I couldn’t quite justify making them for myself. So when the opportunity to make them for someone else came along, I jumped on it.

The yarn: Cascade 220 in camel (#8622) and brown (#8686). It took almost two full skeins of the brown, and less than a skein of the camel. The pattern is pretty easy to follow, though I couldn’t quite picture what part of the clog I was knitting when I cast on for the sole.

Needless to say, blindly following the instructions eventually led to something clog-shaped. These knit up very, very quickly; you could do a pair in a weekend if you really wanted to. They seem to run a little large, so you might want to knit a smaller size than you think you’ll need. Ta-da!

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