{Almost} Edible crochet book


When it's cold outside, which it has been these past few days despite some sunshine on Saturday and late Sunday, there is nothing else to do but get busy making. I treated myself to this Erica Knight book from a cheap higgldy piggldy book shop in Lewes a while back. It retails at �16.99 and I got it for �8.95 which thrilled me as I have had my eye on it for a while. I love all the colours and feel of it's pages, a truly delicious {almost edible} crochet book if ever there was one.


There are lots of fabulous projects to choose from, but this one appealed the most to me. I have wanted to make slippers for a while now and just haven't found the right pattern. I used  chunky Rowan Shetland Mooritt yarn with a 7mm hook. Thanks to the ladies at my Thursday Knit and Natter group I realised that I was going wrong after the first 6 rows when I started making these in the round instead of accommodating for the instep!

Anyway, it took me most of my Friday night movie watching and chit chatting moments on Saturday to make these, which I thoroughly enjoyed despite having to work out how to make them bigger for my size 6, reasonably wide feet (Erica does give you a little master class in how to do this thank goodness, I really need my hand to be held when attempting something new!)So here they are....


Not anywhere as neat and gorgeous as the ones in the book, but a good enough first attempt I think. I'm not used to doing dc stitch with a 7mm hook!


It's a bit like going to the hairdressers with a picture of how you want your new hair style to look and it not quite turning out how you expected :o)


Or maybe it's the fact that I have weird shaped feet in comparison to Ms.Knight? I'm not sure? (what on earth is going on with the width of my right foot??)


I'm not bothered either way, I am just happy that she wrote this fabulous pattern out for the likes of me to give it a go. As you may have noticed,I didn't have any spare leather pieces to sew on the bottom, never mind, I'm happy to skid around the house whilst keeping my feet super toasty on these chilly summer eves! 


They look almost like they belong in a Black Adder sketch from this photo :o) 

I'm look forward to giving a few more projects from this book a go sometime soon, just busy knitting some sweet baby pixie hats from here for two of my colleagues expecting babies in the Autumn.

Thanks for visiting
xox
See you all soon
Penny

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