Uggs

Did you honestly think I'd pass along that Ugg booties pattern and not knit it? I have the perfect reason too: the stripey Kittyville hat turned out to be fugly (fuchsia + salmon pink = :-P) , and I needed to start on a quick baby gift. I used leftover yarn from Grace for the sole because I didn't know how much yarn I'd actually need. You can see from the picture, however, that I could've knit the entire thing in the cotton; I've got about a third of the ball left over. This yarn makes an interesting texture that I'll take a closeup of next time; it makes it kind of hard to see the stitches, actually.

I'm having the same problem as Missa with the pattern. It calls for US 5 and 6 for the larger size, US 4 and 5 for the smaller. I got gauge with US 3 and 4, knit the smaller size, and still these things are big enough for a 1-year old. I'll probably knit another pair and play around with the measurements and stitch and row count, just because things like this bug me. (Of course, you'll say "You're not using the yarn called for in the pattern!" and I'll say "Fair enough, but someone else did and got a sizing issue." Moot point, yah?)

Now if I can only find that leftover bouclé from Laurie Lambkin...