{"id":250,"date":"2007-01-05T15:53:05","date_gmt":"2007-01-05T15:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/twillpower.com\/?p=250"},"modified":"2007-01-05T15:53:05","modified_gmt":"2007-01-05T15:53:05","slug":"the-mysterious-expanding-slipper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/?p=250","title":{"rendered":"The Mysterious Expanding Slipper"},"content":{"rendered":"

You learn things every day. What I learned today: Yarn stretches. Yes, I know. I should know this, but it must have escaped my mind somehow.<\/p>\n

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My dad had requested slippers, so I traced his current slipper on a piece of paper to be able to size them correctly. I was really excited about making these, because I came across Isela's pattern for ribbed socks<\/a> (PDF) using the blue loom, and it would be my first try at a toe that didn't get drawn up with one thread like the top of a hat. (Note: I didn't make this pattern exactly, but it helped me understand increasing and decreasing on the loom–her pattern keeps those pesky holes from appearing in the heel.)<\/p>\n

So, my dad has size 10.5 feet. Keep this in mind. I started with Lion Brand Thick and Quick in "wood" (yes, I must expand my yarn horizons) by knitting ten rounds, drawing up the bottom row, and knitting off to make a cuff. I then jumped right into the heel, and was pleased to find it went smoothly. When I started the actual foot, I carefully compared the growing sock with the tracing of my Dad's slipper. 10.5. Remember.<\/p>\n

I knitted 28 rows and then knitted the toe using the flat stitch. I took off the whole thing using a flat panel removal method, like Isela recommends. And here's the result!<\/p>\n

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That's ONE HUGE SLIPPER!<\/p>\n

B came home, took one look, and burst out laughing. What happened? It matched the paper tracing exactly, right up until the point where I took it off of the loom. So… the moral of the story is: yarn stretches, sometimes mysteriously so.<\/p>\n

This story has a happy ending. Yes, I could have "frogged" it (I've learned that means Rip-it, Rip-it!) but it just so happens my husband's foot is size 12 so guess who's getting a pair of slippers? Sorry, Dad!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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