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Now I have the "Batty Bat" song going through my head...... :rofling:

i have finished one and a half clogs...mens size 11..probably for me...we have huge feet in our family. hopefully will get time to finish the second one and felt them tomorrow if I am really lucky. Are we going to make 100 pairs for 100 pages???...janine

disposable razor, great idea! :thumbsup:

Hi KnitKnut....

I don't know about LYS there either. I have only been a knitter for a month ! :D

If you are into quilting or home dec though, there is a great quilt store...called Fiberworks. It's absolutely wonderful.

Have a great trip. I love Big Sky country.

ok, all you dear clogers -- I got talked into making a pair of these and I'm trying to trust the pattern but I need clarification: When I get to the cuff, knit 1 round then purl 5 or so (I don't have the pattern in front of me) ... why purl? And then it gets folded with the Purl side out? Or is the _other_ side supposed to be on the outside and the reason I don't understand this is that I've misunderstood which is the right side and which is the wrong side (I thought the stockinette side of the clog was the right side)?

OK Don't worry, you had it the first time. You knit the first row, then purl the next 5, then it does get "folded" with the purl side out of the cuff only. The clog will be stockinette outside and the cuff will be purl side out as a contrast. If you look at all the pics on the FT Clogs KAL (prefelted) you will see what I mean. :thumbsup:

thank you, thank you, thank you. I remembered stockinette in the pictures but didn't actually go pull one up again. :doh:

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!!

:cheering: :cheering: :cheering: I have THEEEE most EXCITING news!!!! :cheering: :cheering: :cheering:

I stopped in to my LYS after work for some knit-n-chat.....I was immediately ACCOSTED by the owner who has apparently been WAITING for me to come back in......they want me to teach a CLOGGGG CLASSSSS!!!!! :happydance:

It was TOO funny.....they said there was alot of demand for this class, but none of them wanted to do it. :roflhard: Apparently, Im the only nut in the near west suburbs that's CRACKED enough to knit 15 pairs of clogs for Christmas! They are putting that in the newsletter. :lol:

SO - Dana gave me some fun tweedy purple and deep red cascade to make a sample....one felted, one not. Im teaching the last three Sundays in January from 10:30 - 12 (I think I can do it in 3 classes...what do you think?).

Now...the BEST part....I CANNOT believe it! 20 BUCKS AN HOUR AND 20% OFF ALL MY YARN AS LONG AS IM TEACHING SOMETHING!!! :cheering: (They have Karaoke and Malabrigo!!)

Oh...and here are the cloggies I finished for my nephew last night....like anybody cares about THESE now!! :roflhard: Hyacinth & mist tweed tops, hyacinth soles & bumpers, mist soles. My pic makes it look more like Winter night, but Hyacinth is more of a inky purple.

Congrats, Kelly! That's AWESOME!
I want to teach a class some day!

:cheering: :cheering: :cheering: Now remember, at $20 an hour, take your tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiime. That is so, so great!! After that you can do a lace shawl class, and after that. . . . .

I was just wondering what pattern everyone is using for their felted clogs. I made a pair using Lambs Pride Wool and the pattern was from Fiber Trends. These were my first pair and I didn't put them in a laundry bag so one clog turned inside out. I ended up with one fuzzy clog and one felted clog! :lol:

We've all been using the Fiber Trends pattern, too.

Kelly - GREAT NEWS!!! Good for you! You are a knitting superstar!!! :cheering:

I went to my LYS and their clogs don't look nearly as nice as these - in fact my one pair looked better than the display... Maybe I should bring mine in... :rollseyes:

Congrats, Kelly! It is tempting to sign up for the class just for the laughs. You have such a great sense of humor that I am sure you will make learning fun.
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AWW you guys are SWEET!

Actually, I wouldnt mind doing beginners classes....I DO have patience for that kind of thing!

wow...do you think my dh will let me come to Illinois for clog classes?

Teaching beginning anything is a tough job...( being a beginning quilting teacher )....but it's very rewarding when a student " gets it "....

Way to go Kelly....you will be wonderful !

KELLY, did I call it or what!!!!!!!! Did I not tell you that you should be teaching a Klog Klass??

Way to go!!!!! :cheering: :cheering: :cheering:

I cant tell y'all how much it warms my heart that you are all so supportive of me.... LOVE LOVE LOVE! :heart:

:heart: KK - congrats!!! :heart:
$20 an hour AND a discount. omg. :happydance: :inlove: :happydance: :inlove: !!!

congrats kelly

please tell me that the wet dog smell (after felting) goes away once the clogs are dry?!?!?!?!???!?!/! :shock:

It DOES, Allegra... :lol:

Thanks for all the congrats!! :inlove:

I went to my LYS and their clogs don't look nearly as nice as these - in fact my one pair looked better than the display... Maybe I should bring mine in... :rollseyes:

Heck, the LL Bean clogs don't look as nice as ours! :inlove:

OUR CLOGS ARE THE AWESOMEST!! 8-)

Kelly...I just read the fabulous, news...CONGRATS!!!! That is so cool!!!

Wonder if any LYS in my area need *someone* to teach that :thinking:

Here's some more...for my little sis in NJ. I got them mailed yesterday. I'm making another pair of Bengals "playoff" slippers now. WOTA mist and fog.

Thanks, Kempy!! :cheering:

Another pair of PERFECT clogs! What does that make now, 99???

:roflhard: :roflhard: I don't know...I lost track of how many everyone is doing. Maybe we need to start a spreadsheet or something :roflhard: :roflhard:

Congrats KK! :cheering: I bet teaching folks how to make the clogs will be so rewarding! And I'm so jealous about the discount you'll get! ;)

I finished my third pair of clogs last night, but still need to felt one pair. I really need to get going with the pictures!

Anyway, I'm about to order from knitpicks for another project that I miscalculated the yardage and ran out mid-project :doh: and I was thinking, maybe I'll go ahead and order yarn for my OWN clogs! :thumbsup: I don't have the pattern with me (boo on work). Can anyone tell me what yardage I'll need for the women's large (upper and lower)? I'd be grateful! Thanks!

Women's large upper 3 skeins and sole/trim 5 skeins...at least that is what I have found. It calls for 650 yds total with 1/3 for upper 2/3 for sole/cuff. When I make a medium women's, I have barely enough for the upper with 2 skeins...so if you happen to have a little leftover WOTA in the same color you want your upper to be, you could probably get away with just 2 and I have some left over from 4 skeins on the medium, but I'm not sure if it's enough for the larger sole. Of course, if my guage is a little off from yours, this could all be a moot point! I think you'd be completly safe though with 3 and 5.

Thank you Kemp! :thumbsup:

I love knitpicks...

Nice clogs, Kemp!! :thumbsup:

Thanks Margie and you're welcome Lisa!

Working on some more right now...

Wow, that's really a compliment Kelly! Congratulations!!!! :thumbsup: Since someone is counting clogs made, I thought I would post a picture of my last three. They are unfelted as I'm going to wait to felt for sizing purposes (and as a joke ;) ) I was going to make some children sizes but I think I'm out of time as I'm now working on that alien scarf as a gift and it's going to take awhile. Guess I'll be toy shopping instead.

AAAaaahhhhhh...nice clogs! Is that evergreen WOTA on the right pair?

:cheering: Congratulations KK!!! :cheering:

And everyone's cloggies look gorgeous!!! :inlove:

congrats kelly! Thats such awesome news! I cant believe i didnt get an email update of this topic!

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I got the same kind of offer at a jewelry store a while back to teach chainmaille once I ever get into it. But I have yet to start even trying out chainmaille. :blush:

MSHELTON, they look GREAT!! (Im gonna guess that's Fern and Evergreen...how close am I? I THINK I have the colorcard memorized!)

And, thanks again, everyone, for your enthusiasm and support...you are all my self-esteem needs! :heart:


I got the same kind of offer at a jewelry store a while back to teach chainmaille once I ever get into it. But I have yet to start even trying out chainmaille. :blush:
TALK TO FOLDEDBIRD (Denise)!!! She does chainmaille! You should SEE some of the stuff she's made! GAWGEOUS!

Sister's clogs.... :cheering: :cheering:

It's fern with black soles and cuff. The two large pairs will be for my two nephews.

preeety, Andrea!!

What yarn, please??

This is the Cascade 220 that was all purple tweedy in my blog (pg 17,18) , where the sheep sitting on top made it look like Muppets :D

I'm STILL not doing the soles right on mine. On Mshelton's (which are beautiful by the way), you can see the bumper soles clearly. On mine, the uppers fall over the soles more and you can't see them as clearly. Also, looking at the sole from the inside of Mshelton's, you can see a line of the lighter yarn where she pulled it through. On mine, you don't see a line. I don't get any of the upper part. When picking up the stitches , I pick up the last stitch of the inner sole on the outside. It's the big "u" bump. I always thought that was right, but I wonder if I'm knitting it backwards or something. It's frustrating. I want mine to look like Mshelton and kelly's and the rest, and it doesn't seem to.

I got the same kind of offer at a jewelry store a while back to teach chainmaille once I ever get into it. But I have yet to start even trying out chainmaille. :blush:
TALK TO FOLDEDBIRD (Denise)!!! She does chainmaille! You should SEE some of the stuff she's made! GAWGEOUS!

Really? Hmm... :thinking:

When picking up the stitches , I pick up the last stitch of the inner sole on the outside. It's the big "u" bump. I always thought that was right, but I wonder if I'm knitting it backwards or something. It's frustrating. I want mine to look like Mshelton and kelly's and the rest, and it doesn't seem to.

It seems to me that I pick up the first stitch as if going in the round (continuing in the left direction). If I recall, it seems more like a n and I go from top down of the n down so that it on the needle in correct position. But maybe, others do it different. Hope this helps. Do you have a picture? We are headed out of town for the rest of the day, but I'll check on this tomorrow.

Mshelton, thanks so much for your reply. I don't have a picture, as I have felted the previous ones, but on the one I'm doing now, I sewed the inner sole and then held it right side up, like it will be when it is done. I then went to the left and did the little "n" stitch, and I think this is doing the trick. It's looking normal. I'm really not sure what I did before. I think I went in a backward direction or something and picked up the other loop below it, which was making it not stick out as much . Thank you so much for your help!!!

Melissa

ok, so i have finished two pair. my evergreen ones and my mist ones.... for whoever is keeping track of the amount of clogs made. i will be making my husband carrot clogs, but i have to make everyone else's gifts before i can make his....

here is my effort..made from parts of 2 old moth eated sweaters that I pulled to bits, I had to knit 4 strands of yarn to get the right thickness for the pattern, and considering the sweaters were already partly felted, they turned out really well...mens size 11 .....janine

Wow, those are great. Used sweaters, huh? They came out beautifully! :cheering: :cheering: :cheering:

thankyou...i am pleased with them..i knitted them on straight needles cos i didnt have any round.....there is a lot of good wool to be found in old sweaters..and it works out cheap too..janine

OH My Gosh- I can't believe those used to be sweaters!!!! What a great job of recycling! They look fantastic!!! :cheering:

hehe yeah moth holes and all..lost count of the number of times I had to knot the wool together..here is a pic of the lighter sweater I used..minus the arms cos I had already taken them off....janine

Wow, the before and after are really impressive! And yay for you for saving that yarn from the moths and making it into something absolutely lovely!!

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Lotsa, I'm VERY impressed with the "sweater clogs". You did a beautiful job, and I, too, love the thought that you took something that was past its use and made something useful out of it. Good job. Now I'm going to go through all my husband's old sweaters and start ripping. You have inspired me!

Melissa

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Very nice!!

:happydance: great job all you guys (gals)!!! I haven't checked this thread in days and the cloggies have seriously multiplied!!! :happydance:

:happydance: great job all you guys (gals)!!! I haven't checked this thread in days and the cloggies have seriously multiplied!!! :happydance:

Hmmm....maybe that's what's been happening at Kelly's...she's not making that many--no human could--they're making themselves! :shock:

Janine...that is a fabulous idea and the clogs turned out great!

:roflhard: KK is Wine Goddess and Fembot all in one!

here's a quick pic I snapped before rushing off to the post office yesterday: Nana's teeny tiny Violet/Blue Bonnet and Mom's Mulled Wine/Stream.

They look perfect!!

LOVE the violet with the bb, Jod!! They look FANTASTIC!

Im working on the red/purple tweed ones for my class....Im LOVIN these colors together!

thanks ladies :heart: !

KK - that 220 purple tweed is my favorite 220.

wow those are so smooth and neat. Great job.

Your clogs look great Jodi!

Lovely, Jodi!! :inlove:

awesome job! :cheering:

Here are the Cherry Blossom/Mist ones for my sis....

Oooh! I like those!