Dad loved his felted slippers that I made him for Christmas 2007. In fact, this past summer I had to mend them just so he could keep wearing them. For his birthday (in April) I planned to make him a new pair.
Unfortunately I wasn’t able to knit them in time, but he understood. I finished them a while ago, felted them and let them dry. I brought them over to my dad’s house tonight so I could put the leather soles on and see how they fit.
Ravelry Project Page – Dad’s 2nd Felt Clogs
Pattern: Fiber Trends Felted Clogs (AC-33)
Yarn: Cascade 220 – 100% wool
Needles: US size 13 (9mm)
For the suede bottoms, I got a piece of scrap leather from the fabric store and traced the slippers. Then I added 1-2 inches around and cut out the bottoms. To cut holes for my needle, I used a leather belt-hole cutter. I set the holes about 1cm apart all around the edge about 0.5cm from the edge of the fabric. Then I pinned the heel, the toe, and the sides so the sole wouldn’t slip while I sewed it to the slipper. The only problem is because they are not fitted (like the soles you buy from Fiber Trends) they have puckered slightly around the edges.
May 16, 2010 at 5:05 am
Nice!! I’m going to have to show these to the Knight, whose feet are always cold…
May 16, 2010 at 2:44 pm
Yeah! Done, and it’s only May. I should be so timely…
May 17, 2010 at 8:16 pm
My dad would love something like that. Great job on making your own slipper bottoms. :)