Technical Details:

• Serged edges
• Table cloth has blind-stitched hem
• Napkins (about 17 X 17) have fancy accent stitch
• Fabric from Premier Prints via Fashion Fabrics Club

I made these slippers/booties for my 7-year old son at his request. They are cute but a tad slippery on on hard wood floors. I’d be open to suggestions for handling this. Some have suggested puffy paint. If you’re wearing them on hardwood, use caution.

Materials/Specs



Size: 8’’ around X 8.5’’ long (adjust as needed).
Materials: One skein Brown Sheep Lamb’s Pride Bukly wool in Periwinkle
Gauge: 3 stiches = 1 inch wide
Crochet Needle: K
Time from start to finish: just under 2 hours.

Directions


1) Crochet a chain 7 stitches long
2) Single Crochet (SC) four rows on it to make a rectangle
3) Crochet around the outside of the rectangle (about 20 stitches), marking the start of your circle
4) The second time around, increase one stitch at each corner so that you have 24 stitches in total at the end
5) Crochet around until bootie measures about 4’.
6) Crochet 14 stitches, slip stitch one then turn work and go back around, 16 stiches.
7) Sl 1 and turn. Crochet 16 stitches.
8) Continue until bootie measures 8.5’’ (or desired length) and sc ends together to form the heel of the bootie.
9) Tuck in loose ends.
10) Weave a string or elastic band around the opening and tie at back (this keeps the bootie secure on the foot).
11) Apply puffy (dimensional) paint to soles and let dry.
12) Enjoy!


Click here for a PDF version of this patterns.

Pattern created by Rachael Burger. Feel free to ask questions by posting comments on my blog. Thanks, and happy crafting.

Size 13 needles
Cast on 25 stitches
Seed stitch about 10 rows
Cast off

Gulf Coast Highway (Cover)

The song itself is a bit sentimental (romanticized?) but so beautifully done by these two. My favorite cover.

Trains I’ve Missed (written by Walt Wilkins)

Even my husband, the lover of Indian classical music, appreciated this one. There’s a lot of dharma going on here . . . (lyrics below)

Someone Somewhere Tonight (written by Walt Wilkins with David Raines)

Trains I’ve Missed Lyrics

Here’s to the trains I’ve missed
The loves I lost
The bridges I burned
The rivers I never crossed

Here’s to the call I didn’t hear
The signs I didn’t heed
The roads I couldn’t take
The maps that I just wouldn’t read

It’s a big old world
But I’ve found my way
And the hell and the hurt
Led me straight to this
Here’s to the trains I’ve missed

I’ve been a clown I’ve been a fool
And I pushed on every chance
I crossed too many lines trying to crawl out of God’s hands
And there are stones I didn’t throw
Hearts I didn’t break
And a little hope I held onto with a silver shining thread of faith

It’s a big old world
But I’ve found my way
And the hell and the hurt
Led me straight to this
Here’s to the trains I missed

And here’s to this place I found
And the love I know
The earth and the sky here that I call home
Here’s to the things that I believe, bigger than me
And the moments I find myself right where I wanna be

It’s a big old world
But I’ve found my way
And the hell and the hurt
Led me straight to this

It’s a big old world
But I’ve found my way
And the hell and the hurt
Led me straight to this
Here’s to the trains I missed
~ Lyrics © Walt Wilkins

The decor was reminiscent of a south indian place we visited in Agra, the service excellent and pleasant, and the food fresh, varied, and very good. We’ll be back soon — so happy that they’ve come to Somerville.

Some pics below, and link to my Yelp review for more details.

Thanks to the drivers, the crane guys, the set crew, the GC, the policeman, the Temple, the people from National Grid, the kind neighbors, and to the lovely visitors, callers and texters who accompanied us on this day.

and for a look at the “flying house” . . .

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What we had for Dinner 10/25/11

Jasmin rice
Crispy Kale
Roasted Sweet Potato
Raw home-sprouted moong bean with olive oil and salt (lime and red pepper optional)
Home-made wheat cracker with Saint Andre cheese
Indian pickle (carrots and tindora in cracked mustard preserve)