Finished Object: Wanderers

Pattern: Wanderers by Andrea Mowry
Yarn: Malabrigo Worsted
Colours: Marine and Apple Green
Needles: 5mm round needles
Start of project: February 12th, 2015
End of project: February 16th, 2016

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These modern Mukluks have been in my queue for a while. On the one hand it's a bit silly to go back to the concept of "Hüttenfinken" which everybody had to knit and wear in the 70s but on the other hand they looked warm and comfortable and though I don't like normal slippers because they have to be put on and taken off again and again (who needs slippers on the sofa and in bed...) these have the advantage that they can stay on wherever I am and I will always have warm feet.

I had finished my Business Casual Socks in the middle of Knitnight at Strickcafé last Friday and I knew they had Malabrigo Worsted in their store so I decided to choose two colours right there. I wasn't quite sure which way to go, for this intense combination of Marine and Apple Green or for something more subtle. In the end these two won, especially because there were no light neutral colours. They came out a bit loud but most of the mukluks will be hidden beneath my jeans anyway, I hardly ever wear leggins. If I were to knit a second pair, I'd probably try a quieter combination but they are quite ok like this as well.

They are super comfortable to wear, a tiny bit slippery to walk around and very cosy while sitting on the sofa (that's how I always sit while knitting ;-)

I learnt a new technique for these mukluks, the afterthought heel. It wasn't difficult at all but I was so impressed both time how easy it was to open them up and add a whole different part. Knitting is so fascinating sometimes.

I was slightly worried that there wouldn't be enough yarn with only two skeins of the Malabrigo Worsted but I needn't have worried. There are about 18gr. of each colour left, so even with slightly longer feet it would still be enough. I used this yarn for the first time and it works very well for this kind of project, the yarn is really fluffy but strong and it looks good in fair isle. The whole pattern was lovely to knit and with the thick yarn the mukluks grew quickly.