{"id":630,"date":"2015-02-10T10:00:23","date_gmt":"2015-02-10T10:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.wordpress.com\/?p=630"},"modified":"2015-02-10T10:00:23","modified_gmt":"2015-02-10T10:00:23","slug":"because-winter-thats-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.co.uk\/?p=630","title":{"rendered":"Because winter, that&#8217;s why."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So, it started with these. Well, with this one to be precise. And I loved it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/02\/grey1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-631\" src=\"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/02\/grey1.jpg\" alt=\"grey1\" width=\"584\" height=\"876\" \/><\/a>But&#8230; do you see that seam curving up the side? Well, I loved that too. Until I realised that it would be exactly the same on its partner. Hmmmm. Which would make it look like two left (or right) feet.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/02\/grey2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-632\" src=\"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/02\/grey2.jpg\" alt=\"grey2\" width=\"584\" height=\"397\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/02\/grey-construction.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-634\" src=\"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/02\/grey-construction.jpg\" alt=\"grey-construction\" width=\"584\" height=\"413\" \/><\/a>So I tweaked it. But that didn&#8217;t quite work. Don&#8217;t get me wrong. I believe they&#8217;re beautiful. But I see their flaws all too immediately.<\/p>\n<p>I decided to attempt a little embroidery on them, in an effort to draw the eye from the seam. But now I just see beautiful, embroidered, <em>flawed<\/em> slippers.<\/p>\n<p>So *shucks* I guess these ones are mine:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/02\/grey-embell11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-638\" src=\"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/02\/grey-embell11.jpg\" alt=\"grey-embell1\" width=\"584\" height=\"876\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/02\/embell1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-635\" src=\"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/02\/embell1.jpg\" alt=\"embell1\" width=\"584\" height=\"389\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/02\/grey5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-637\" src=\"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/02\/grey5.jpg\" alt=\"grey5\" width=\"584\" height=\"584\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/02\/grey4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-636\" src=\"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/02\/grey4.jpg\" alt=\"grey4\" width=\"584\" height=\"845\" \/><\/a>  But armed with this experiment, I tweaked some more. And&#8230; Ta-dah!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/02\/cream1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-639\" src=\"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/02\/cream1.jpg\" alt=\"cream1\" width=\"584\" height=\"876\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/02\/cream2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-640\" src=\"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/02\/cream2.jpg\" alt=\"cream2\" width=\"584\" height=\"389\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/02\/cream3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-641\" src=\"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/02\/cream3.jpg\" alt=\"cream3\" width=\"584\" height=\"389\" \/><\/a>Of course, now the whole family needs some. So here are Teddy&#8217;s in a bit of a clog style:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/02\/ted1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-642\" src=\"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/02\/ted1.jpg\" alt=\"Ted1\" width=\"584\" height=\"876\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/02\/ted2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-643\" src=\"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/02\/ted2.jpg\" alt=\"Ted2\" width=\"584\" height=\"389\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/02\/ted3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-644\" src=\"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/02\/ted3.jpg\" alt=\"Ted3\" width=\"584\" height=\"584\" \/><\/a>I&#8217;m now experimenting with soles, so nobody breaks their neck on our wooden staircase.<\/p>\n<p>Will report back soon.<\/p>\n<p>TTFN &lt;3<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; So, it started with these. 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