I have been working on a project for the last week or so, but it has been a secret of sorts. Last year my former boss, Tim, pledged to dress up like an elf for Xmas 2012. He said he'd go for the green shorts and top and even throw in the green tights, but he made no promises about the shoes. He's over 6 feet tall wears size 12 shoes so he was reluctant to commit to being able to find elf shoes that would fit him. Remember back in early September when I posted a free pattern to make elf shoes ? More than one of you contacted me and said something like: "Really, elf shoes?" Yes, really, they are for Tim. So I waited for the wool to go on sale at the local craft shop. The pattern needs to be made with wool because the fibers will be fulled. Generally the fulling process is called felting in knitting. It is a technique of putting natural fibers in hot water and agitating it until the yarn pulls together and begins ...
Getting it together one stitch at a time.