Christmas in Vegas
Forget the trees turning or snow on the ground, we know it's Christmas in Las Vegas when the cocktail waitresses switch to their holiday uniforms:


And speaking of Christmas, I finally felted the clogs. I did the pairs separately, and midway through, the pinkish pair developed a hole.

I needle felted the repair before I tossed them back into the washer:

Finished felted repair:

Finished Fiber Trends Felted Clogs. Each clog took one evening to make using a combo of Crystal Palace and Loft yarns.

I'm happy with how the pink/orange/purple combo turned out:

Petunia, tired of me using her toy for sizing, interrupts my photoshoot:

Last week we had the National Rodeo Finals. Part of it involved a Cowboy Christmas at the convention center. So many people in cowboy hats in one location!


Brokeneck Cowboy:

Kid cowpoke:

Donut making cowboy:


Saddles and boots:


Basically you could meet all your cowboy needs:
From Top:

To bottom:

Tacky T-Shirts:



WHN succumbed and had ordered custom cowboy boots. I am sure they will look lovely in the back of the closet.

In other knitting news, the cable booties from One Skein are basically done. I just need to weave in ends and remove cat and dog fur. I want to make a men's scarf with with worsted weight navy blue yarn, but my ribbing always looks crappy (even knitting in back loop) so what to make what to make...


And speaking of Christmas, I finally felted the clogs. I did the pairs separately, and midway through, the pinkish pair developed a hole.

I needle felted the repair before I tossed them back into the washer:

Finished felted repair:

Finished Fiber Trends Felted Clogs. Each clog took one evening to make using a combo of Crystal Palace and Loft yarns.

I'm happy with how the pink/orange/purple combo turned out:

Petunia, tired of me using her toy for sizing, interrupts my photoshoot:

Last week we had the National Rodeo Finals. Part of it involved a Cowboy Christmas at the convention center. So many people in cowboy hats in one location!


Brokeneck Cowboy:

Kid cowpoke:

Donut making cowboy:


Saddles and boots:


Basically you could meet all your cowboy needs:
From Top:

To bottom:

Tacky T-Shirts:



WHN succumbed and had ordered custom cowboy boots. I am sure they will look lovely in the back of the closet.

In other knitting news, the cable booties from One Skein are basically done. I just need to weave in ends and remove cat and dog fur. I want to make a men's scarf with with worsted weight navy blue yarn, but my ribbing always looks crappy (even knitting in back loop) so what to make what to make...
11 Comments:
as said before: I really like the slippers. And you can repair a hole - wow! I'd have no idea what to do ...
I love the boots but I know there aren't many occasions to wear them here.
Sibille
The coolest post! Makes me want to go back to Vegas!!!
Ohhh what a shame when the cowboys in town!! Steven has 2 pairs of boots (that he never wears...) and when we were in Montana he was saying he *needs* a new pair!!! Not cheap either!!!
The slippers look great felted.
For a man's scarf I love the broken rib - my ribbing always looks messy too but this seems to work - whatever rib pattern you like on one row, then just knit the next.
A bit of interest but quick and easy too.
Wow - you have to be very secure in your masculinity (ex: great fighter, fast runner)or as dumb as a box of rocks to wear those t-shirts!
Love the "repaired" slippers. Feel free to send them to me if your giftee isn't 100% happy :)
Love the booties... (checking watch - waiting for scan of pattern)
Tell WHN - for every pair of cowboy boots be buys - you get to buy his weight in yarn :)
Those felted clogs look great! I may have to try one of those patterns...
Coolest shirts for cowboys... those would fit right in our land of dixie :)
Those look great! They did turn out better than you thought right? Ah, cowboys!
I just love the clogs you felted - they look lovely!
Great Work!
The clogs look great. I admired the pattern in another blog also.
Do you live in Vegas? The waitress should probably get rid of the shrug for better tips ;-))
Best wishes
Petra
Wow, Vegas must be quite the nutty place to live!
Just wanted to let you know, there's a little box heading off in the mail for you today. Hope you enjoy!
Your SP9
I wonder if the cocktail waitress thought you were a crazy head for having her pose for the camera?
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