Update & Finish: FotM, House Slippers

Hello, howdy, hi!

Inspired partly by Mini finishing her flowers, I decided to fish out my neglected Flower of the Month towels.  July's delphinium/larkspur was last shown love in April and that is just too long ago!

before

after

Well, I certainly didn't expect to progress this far!  They just bloomed on the fabric and before I knew it, poof! Done. At least for the flowers.  I haven't decided if I'm going to stitch the butterfly.  If I do, I will have to modify it.  It looks too much like a moth for my taste.

Technical Details

• "July: Larkspur" freebie pattern by Ellen Maurer-Stroh, found here.
• 2-over-1 on a 14-count ecru huck towel.
• Finished size: 4.5" x 4.5" (11,50cm x 11,50cm).
• Started March  16, 2016, finished August 30, approximately 11.5 hours.

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Next up, some crochet! Though I had just intended to make the hat for the Ravellenic Games, I finished it so quickly I decided to challenge myself to make myself some house slippers before the games ended. I had been meaning to make a pair that matched the ones I made last year for my husband.

yay!

I surprised myself by actually completing them, too!  I think I have finally figured out this pattern. Stitch markers became my new Best Friends in order to keep track of the particular stitch needed to start each row.  It seems that I am most prone to messing up when attaching the two soles together. I also vastly edited the fold-down cuff (see my ravelry project page for more info) to have a slightly more "feminine" scalloped edge.

Technical Details

• "Men's Padded Sole Slippers" pattern by Sue Norrad, found here on ravelry (free).
• 3.75mm (F) hook.
• Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver Multi, macaw; soles and cuff unknown balls.
• Started August 15, finished August 21, approximately 11 hours.

medals & laurels

I wound up with two medals (hat dash for a hat, sock put for a pair of foot items) and two laurels (single skein for the kitty hat, stash for yarn over 6 months old - used on the slippers).

YAY I CAN COMPLETE THINGS!