the blue boots

are more like blue slipper scruffs
i am not sure what went wrong!
when they went into the machine they were shaped like they were supposed to be
they came out like dinner plates with a toe!

however
the toe is very very nice
the soles are very very nice

it's just that the backs don't look like they should
( again surgery is to be preformed, as soon as they dry)

i could understand knitter's error if it was one
but TWO of them looking like platters?

ok so i am going to email the designer and ask her if she could possibly tell me what i did wrong
i followed the directions for a change

maybe...... that will teach me to follow directions....
never worked when i attempted to follow a recipe
why would i expect it to work now
oye


on the heel splinter
i soaked it
and somehow, by miraculous intervention i got it out
cause i could NOT reach where it was easily
i was balanced on the other foot
with the injury up on the cat tree
poking around with an exacto knife at a sodden and pruney heel

i sort of scrapped at a darker spot and that must have been it
cause so far it doesn't hurt!

also in fiber news.........
i am sort of waiting around to get an order from webs for mohair
shhhhhhhh
i am knitting carol an ice queen in pink......
her winter coat is white, and her favorite color is pink.............sooooooooooo

i told her i would put spring green beads on it......as the pink is birthday cake pink
her favorite color
i would love to have it done and in the mail to her by friday

if the yarn doesn't come
i am going to start something for me

the gray yarn came for the felted boots
but
now i am again back to square one with a pattern to knit it with
my final effort may be the snugglets from pick up sticks

i am so very disappointed lately in my felting
the only things coming out well are the clogs
but i want BOOTS

sniff

and my blue dinner plate scruffs that were to have been ballet slipper type shoes...... are hanging and dripping on the outside line as i type

i can save them of course
i will cut and stitch a fix for them
and the red boots
well the good news is
45 stitches will felt down with room to spare for my fat little round calves.

oh man

vi