The Granny Factor is strong within me. I remember doing cross-stitch when I was 21 and my boyfriend (now husband) and his friend invited me to go to a party with them, yet I casually declined, being too involved with finishing my cross-stitch project. I remember feeling a tad bit embarrassed when, as an eight-year old, my mom showed me how to do a chain stitch and while all the neighbors made forts and played Star Wars, I sat idly in the yard, chaining away. Around this time, I also learned to sew and made pillows and doll clothes. While in high school, I much preferred reading a book to all the drama that was going on in the social circles. Around this time, I remember a rather significant break-up with a boyfriend only to learn later through the grapevine that he thought I was "too boring." Yeah, I guess I kind of am.
I made my daughter a pair of the quintessential Granny Slippers. I became motivated when my sister-in-law showed up here last summer sporting a pair. They were just so darn cute in that charming Granny sort of way. She told me about her Grandmother and how she knitted these slippers non-stop and that after she passed away eight years ago, they found a huge cache of them in her attic when they were going through her things. The ones my sister-in-law was currently wearing were cherished because they were the last of that batch. Ahhh, I thought, I want to be a Granny passing on my handcrafted love to the generations to follow. What a warm thought.
And as I watch my daughter bouncing around wearing her slippers, I smile. And cast on a pair for my son. "Do I get pom poms on mine, too?" he excitedly asks me. "Of course!" I reply!!! I'm glad he feels comfortable with pom poms.
You'll find the pattern I use in the continuation of this post below...
It's EASY!!! And fast! I used GGH Aspen for the kids' slippers----this yarn is so soft and cushy. 2 Balls of yarn will make child sized slippers, plus a little for the pom poms. I used a Clover Pom Pom maker to make the pom poms----this nifty little tool makes it very easy to make pom poms! Plus, it's fun (my daughter is addicted to making them now)!
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