Down In a Rabbit Hole

Ok, I must admit:. Now that I've made several うさぎ 上履き (usagi uwabakis), I wanted a pair for myself. 🤦🤷😁🥰🐰

So, I took out my remaining cotton sock yarn, ONline Supersocke 100, as I realized I would never use it to actually make socks with and proceeded to make a pair for myself using my Chiagoo 4.5mm/US9 needles & a 14" cable.  Since my Mom's original うさぎ 上履き fit well on my feet, I proceeded to follow the S sized pattern with 28 foot rows, 11 toe rows.

Unfortunately, after I finished one slipper and as I proceeded to do the other slipper, I noticed that it didn't look like I would have enough yarn left! 😲😱😭🤦🤦🤦  So, I ended ripping out what I had done (on Slipper #2 and all of Slippter#1) and started over with a modified S size where I casted on 23 sts instead.  By reducing the amount of cast on stitches, it allowed me to I keep the 28 foot rows and 5 toe rows B-U-T, I was STILL short! 😭🤦😭🤦😭🤦

I recalled that I had been gifted quite a few balls of cotton yarn called Artful Candy Yarn, yarn that I didn't know what I would ever make with.  So, I dug it out of my stash and proceeded to try making another pair of slippers again for myself.  Yatta!!! 🎊🎉🥳🙌 Four (4) balls were more than enough to make a pair for myself! 🎊🎉🥳🙌  This also meant that I could also make another pair for my mom too and I also had necessary the "extra" yarn needed to "supplement" the ONLine slipper so and I could (finally) finish that pair up! 🥳🙌  I had enough yarn leftover to also make a pair of inserts for myself (in hopes that I could just wash the inserts instead of the whole slipper as my feet do get quite warm).  And, because I didn't have too much yarn leftover, instead of rabbit ears, I make myself a pair of cat ears for my slippers.

Here's what my slippers look like:

I've been wearing them at work and overall, the Artful Candy yarn is actually quite comfortable, particularly with the insert in them.  The ONLine version is a little shallow and feels thinner but overall is fine.  They are pretty cute to look at especially when I'm in a very long meeting! 😳😉😁🤭