Tiny Happy Shoes

A little while ago I allowed myself an indulgence.  A beautiful pair of hand made baby shoes, made by Melissa of Tiny Happy. Even though I knew we were having a girl, at the time there weren't any girl shoes in the etsy shop, and I did love these beautiful little ones.

Aren't they fabulous?  They are fully reversible, and the inside is made of such soft fabric, they kind of remind me of Grandpa Slippers.

So. Who says girls can't wear blue shoes?

Thanks Melissa!

I hope you all had a lovely weekend.

C x

Can a girl have too many shoes?

Since getting my new sewing machine, I decided that I needed a little project to get started on it.  I chose these lovely baby shoes from "Handmade beginnings" by Anna Maria Horner (who, if you are interested, has a lovely blog).  I made them in 0-3 months size, and used a Cath Kidston fabric with a white floral print inside, finished with a lovely big chunky button to adorn them.

In addition to this, I made a pair of little garter stitch silk slippers from Simple knits for cherished babies, in some 4-ply wool I had left over from a project a while back.  I decided to add a couple of odd buttons to give them a little feature.

The pattern is really simple, and they can easily be completed in an evening.  I enjoyed making them so much, that I thought I'd adapt the pattern to use moss stitch instead of garter stitch, and I used the slightly larger Debbie Bliss Cashmerino wool (which is oh so lovely to knit with!).  I was particularly pleased with the result...

Nice, and again quite simple, but in need of a little extra something, which was provided with a little bit of stitching around the edges...

So. There are still 10 weeks left until number 2 arrives, but she already has a growing shoe collection. Well, start as she may well go on I guess.....!
Happy Weekend.