Monday, January 10, 2011

Ballet Slippers






I recently came upon a pattern through Etsy from Holland Designs (pattern here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/61920495/toddler-boho-ballet-flats-pattern-pdf), and I fell in love with the cuteness of the slippers! Her instructions were relatively easy-to-follow, and I might purchase the adult slipper pattern soon. (I love wearing slippers around my house and hate to go barefoot. Even in the summertime, I have to at least wear flip flops all the time around my house.) Anyway, I chose to use up some yarn I already had on hand. The off-white slippers are Cotton Tots yarn (100% cotton), but the yarn is sort of bumpy, and I wasn't sure I liked the outcome of the slippers with it. So next I tried a smooth and shiny acrylic yarn (Caron?) and I like the detail of it a little better. The color is alright, but I didn't want to have to run out and get new yarn when I have aplenty laying around. All of the buttons were purchased from JoAnn's, which I also had on hand. I used the largest toddler size instructions in the pattern to fit my 2 1/2 year old, but she is in the 90% percentile and wears 3T and a size 7 shoe. They fit her well, and she enjoys wearing them. Thanks for looking!

2 comments:

Annie said...

I LOVE these! You may have just put me in the mood to crochet again! I can't get ERS to wear slippers for the life of me. Maybe we'll give these a shot! Thanks!!

Unknown said...

Those are adorable!!