A “Wow, Those Are Some Ugly Slippers” Contest!
I am not particularly discriminating in my nighttime/early morning attire. Indeed, what I wear to bed is often embarrassing. In the winter, for example, it usually involves red flannel pants with game on them — that is, deer, ducks, trout, and pheasants. (Yes, there is a story there, and no, I’m not going to tell it.) And of course, as documented, I’ve been wearing orange and red slippers around the house for more than two years. I make quite a picture in this get-up. Nonetheless, one has to draw the line somewhere, and I’m going to draw it here:
I cannot wear these slippers, because they are surpassingly ugly.
Oh, you disagree? Perhaps you just need to see them from another angle:
Somehow, the combination of hot pink and copper manages to be all wrong, but not in the cute way. This disappointing color combination was not the result of a moment of feverish inspiration, but rather the result of my having run out of turquoise yarn. Sometimes, knitting with leftovers forces poor choices upon one.
Though these slippers are not for me, perhaps they are just the thing for you or one of your loved ones. Perhaps, indeed, you would be thrilled to have something this colorful and warm to grace your feet this winter. So I’ll make you a deal: leave me a comment saying why I should send these hideous slippers to you, and the person who submits my favorite comment will get them, felted to their personal slipper size. Multiple submissions are allowed and, in fact, encouraged. Should I have trouble deciding who the winner is, I will enlist David’s expert help. (And no, he doesn’t want the slippers either.)
A few caveats:
(1) I made these in a women’s size large to fit my size 8.5 feet. They can probably be felted as small as a women’s 7 or as large as a 10. If you have larger or smaller feet, you are probably out of luck, unless you like your slippers very tight or very loose, as the case may be.
(2) The slippers may become cuter when felted. If they do, I cannot be held responsible. And don’t worry, I won’t decide to keep them if this happens.
While y’all are fighting amongst yourselves, I’m going to make a second, more restrained pair of slippers. The contest ends whenever I finish the second pair (probably Thursday or Friday) and am ready to felt both pairs at once.
October 23rd, 2007 at 10:28 am
Ruth made a large pink clog
Colour so bright, it had her agog
Will she send it to me
with the blue for company
So I’ll be warm in the Bay area fog?
(I read this post after commenting on the last one - I think your giving me the pair clearly trumps my knitting one of my own…. and I do like them, LOL!)
October 23rd, 2007 at 10:58 am
Umm, i’m not duking it out with others for these, ‘cos I don’t want them either. Those are, um, interesting . .
October 23rd, 2007 at 1:10 pm
Those are so horrible I have to comment, but I DON’T WANT THEM! Now I feel better about the number of socks I’ve had to knit to get two that fit and didn’t have horrible pooling ;>
October 23rd, 2007 at 8:20 pm
Hoo boy, those ARE some ugly slippers
October 24th, 2007 at 7:35 am
I’m planning on sending my dad a pair and I’d love to shock him with these suckers!!! I’d have the other pair hiding in the wings….
October 24th, 2007 at 10:00 am
Today’s post nailed it - I was intimidated by desiknitters lovely verse. I won’t even try to compete, but I will tell you that your original orange clogs are what inspired me to try my hand at making them for my son. All I have left to do is attach the second sole to clog #2, seem it up, and then felt them both. I’m excited to see how they turn out.
I love your blog and have lurked in the dark up until this post. I would be honored to wear your clogs.
October 24th, 2007 at 1:16 pm
I am not a “shoe person.” I own the obligatory black dress-up shoes (for formal events and job interviews) and a well-loved pair of hiking boots (these suckers are fourteen years old and fit perfectly!), but my day-to-day footwear consists of three pairs of shoes: one pair of purple/magenta clogs with wooden soles, one pair of orange suede slides, and one pair of purple fleece slippers. (My philosophy with footwear is “Rather than have lots of shoes that match only one or two outfits each, have just a few pairs of shoes that don’t match any of my clothes.” Makes getting dressed much simpler!) The fleece slippers, alas, have been disintegrating for some time and will put out of their misery as soon as I acquire replacements.
As you can see, your “ugly” slippers would be right at home in my household and would fit right in on my shoe rack. I’d be delighted to wear them!
October 24th, 2007 at 4:35 pm
There’s no way in the world I could compete with Desiknitter’s witty verse
But I did show these to Tad and proceeded down a one-sided “Those slippers are so ugly…” “How ugly are they?!” rant - note though, that he asked me to make him a pair!!
October 24th, 2007 at 5:56 pm
Ruth’s slippers are a hoot!
I think they’re really cute!
Asymmetry
Is really “me.”
Will I win the loot?
Kathleen LOL
P.S. I love the Red Herring socks. They are inspiring me to learn to knit with two colors.
October 24th, 2007 at 6:43 pm
Please send them to ME, where they will find a lovely place to live out their days in kraftygirl’s home for wayward, lost and unloved knitting. They will feel right at home next to the 6 foot long Moebius scarf. I will wear them every morning! I will love them and kiss them and name them George!
October 25th, 2007 at 9:06 pm
You should give them to me because:
1. I actually like the color combination
2. I also wear an 8.5, the felting will be easy
3. You won’t have to pay shipping, you can send them to work with David