Oh, the weather outside is frightful...

It is now 4 hours later and still thundering and lightning and freezing

Luckily, we are all safe where we need to be. And with warm feet!

We don't get out much and so coming up with gift ideas is sometimes difficult. I had seen the shark slippers posted on FB, and so looked up the pattern. The pattern called for Red Heart synthetic yarn. My grandmother used to make slippers out of Red Heart. Your feet get stinky. Wool is so much better because its antibacterial properties keep your feet AND nose happy! Finding sufficient yardage in vaguely the correct weight was challenging. I had to change the stitch count to accommodate the different yarn weights. Then I could only find enough gray wool for three pairs...which is why one set became orcas.

I gave them bigger teeth than the pattern called for. The pattern teeth were fine for the orcas.

Someday I will think of these things earlier. This year, I began on December 7th. Each pair took me approximately 16 hours to make...and that is without potty breaks. Michael took over all other household chores (except tamale making) while I stitched away. I also did some reading while stitching...until I ran out of transcripts.

Dinner was a success. Our 10 pound broiler fed 11 people...and there are leftovers. Aunt Harriette graced us with her presence once again. We are looking forward to celebrating her 98th birthday in February. In the meantime, warm wishes to all.