The first of the slippers is finished up.  I find myself quite smitten. I also find myself completely unable to take an attractive picture of my own foot while sitting on my back porch in my pajamas in the rain. Perhaps these will at least give the idea and prove the thing is done. These are made with Knitspot's lovely Bare Naked Wools (Breakfast Blend DK on the top, plus Romney DK on the sole).  It's the perfect yarn for these (snuggly, squishy, sturdy, and just a bit grippy).  [ETA:  Either I'm having a special moment, or this went and [...]

I'm not the glass slipper type.  In fact, I'm not really the shoe type (and certainly not dressy shoes).  I'm much more inclined towards soft, snuggly slippers.  Soft, snuggly slippers, worn at home, while sipping tea, and in the company of a sleeping kitten if at all possible.  That sounds much better than any fancy dress shoe, no matter how smashing the ball might be. So I shouldn't have been that surprised when I found myself knitting a slipper.  A warm, woolly slipper. A warm, woolly slipper with a thick, reinforced sole and some lovely ribbing to follow the arch [...]