Subway Knitter ...not afraid to knit in public
Can't win every time:
Although the photo doesn't illustrate my failure well, the idea (like the photo--symbolic!) failed miserably.
But it was fun, nevertheless, and thanks to a couple readers, I have no need to experiment further. Two seamless bootie patterns were brought to my attention.
Excellent. I know that booties are a great way to use up tidbits of sock yarn, and I especially like the slipper-type design of the Magic Booties. Add a strap and cute button across the top, and you've got some serious Mary Jane action.
Using the idea behind the Newborn Crawling Booties, my plan is to come up with a version that uses worsted weight yarn (I could adjust for gauge, but I think that it'll be easier to simply design a new pattern.)
Whee! Bootie fun! (Just imagine the google hits....)
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jump to the comment formGlad you like the Magic Booties (didn't think about the name!). Could you try yours with some kind of turned heel? Just thinkin'....
Ha ha. I wrote something about tamon art once and that's all that comes up now in my stats for searches. Who knew it was such a popular search item. Good luck with the bootie madness.
Does that make these a booty call?
I have a ton of scrap sock yarn, so I should check these out and see how much they call for. They could be a great alternative with the sock colors I have that won't work for blankets.
Thanks for the bootie link (wait, that sounds weird :)
Can't wait to try it!
I'll rave about this bootie:
http://www.woolworks.org/patterns/k-bootie.txt
They're like that joke about Volvo ads "Boxy, but good." Seamless, cute, and stretchy to fit baby feet as they grow quite a bit.
The pattern has no glamourous picture attached, but its the one I've been making since I found it in 1998-ish (back in the dawn of teh intertubez), including for my own kids. And the short-rowed round blanket that's on the same page is nifty too.
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