Back to knitting!

Loving learning learning new crochet skills but back to my first craft....knitting!
Made these to go with the soakers further down ready to send to a friend today.
The actual finished piece of knitting looks like this:


But once the shoes are made up and have an added crochet flower (ok I couldn't resist crochet) they now look like this:


Pattern for the basic slipper found in The Debbie Bliss book of baby knits. It's a really simple pattern to follow, just basic garter stitch with a simple increase/decrease/cast on/cast off to create the necessary shaping. Perfect for learner knitters. The crochet flowers were made up as I went along so couldn't tell you know how I did them! Wool used - as for the soakers, James C. Brett 100% Merino.
Oh just noticed, my camera is rubbish! The two pictures look like totally different colours!

Knitted slippers.

Owen complained yesterday that his slippers have nails in them? So as I am pretty much housebound at the moment we needed to find an alternative........and here it is:




Knitted very quickly, in around about an hour, from aran weight wool with a white chunky yarn used to create bobbles and a double crochet edging. The pattern is really simple and suitable for even a first time knitter. It comes from "All year round", one of our favourite books for makes.
Now to make another pair for Cain who has also taken a liking to them.