Thoughts on the Fuzzyfeet

What have I been doing all this month, you ask?  Knitting?  Ha!  I have been driving small children hither and yon -- tonight I am up late waiting to go and collect my mouse/little angel/Gingerette from Dress Rehearsal #1.

Well, I have managed to winkle out of my free minute-and-a-half this month a pair of the famous Fuzzyfeet by Theresa Stenersen of Bagatell, though.  These were going to be a Christmas present, but I've sort of, well, redirected them a bit.  Here are the before and after photos, with the first half of a pair of Spey Valley socks for scale.

Zoinks!  I washed them on my front-loader's warm-cold setting but did not "stop when the desired size" as I wanted them to be easy-care, and I personally am not about the hand-washing of the socks, and don't want to mess around with running out to the machine every two minutes, so I doubted that auntie would be either.  They shrank much more than expected, unfortunately.  I don't mind much, though -- it was an experiment, after all.  The felted fabric is rather fascinating -- wonderful, how all of the wobbly bits just sort of disappear, too!

I did have to break into the second skein to finish the last two inches, so Fuzzyfeet knitters, take heed.

Alas, they are now far too small for auntie, and so they have been glommed onto by Laura, who is quite taken with them.  She was, however, quite mortified when I asked her to step out onto the front porch this morning to model them in the only available light, and she shrieked mightily.  "Mom! I'm still in my pyjamas!"  So the photo is a bit rushed.

Still, the Fuzzies are warm and much as the name implies, and Julia is already casting not-so-subtle hints about a pair for her as well.

Oh, there's my warning bell -- off I go --

Comments

[Rose Red]

Glad you used a sock for scale - they are freakishly large!! Felting never ceases to amaze me! They look fabulous!

[Melinda]

I love the finished slippers!

[Felicia]

Too bad they're too small for your aunt but I'm glad they'll still be appreciated because they're adorable :)

[Silver Ilix]

Those look like fantastic slipper/socks! She is lucky!

[Elizabeth]

So you can felt in a front loader. I was wondering because I have heard they don't felt so well and it's harder to keep checking, obviously. I'm getting a front loader this week. I don't even want to think about felting in a new machine, even though I love Fuzzy Feet. And I love the red.