This was the scene on my street when I woke up this morning; a few more inches have fallen since.
I haven’t received my “The City of Minneapolis has declared a Snow Emergency and anywhere you’re even thinking about parking is now illegal” email yet, but I bet it’s on its way.
I’m knitting away on my Koigu Falling Leaves socks – I have about 2/3 of the 2nd sock left to knit. (What baby sweater? Huh? Ends? What are you talking about?)
No knitting pictures today because I wanted to show off my new slippers. One of my lifelong desires has been to own a pair of novelty slippers. As lifelong desires go, it’s pretty lame, true. But I had never come across the perfect pair of novelty slippers for me. There were some Siberian Husky slippers at Target once… only in kids’ sizes. An ex-boyfriend had some bear paw slippers (ala Homer Simpson), but they just really weren’t my thing. Then last week, I discovered… black cat slippers.
Oh yeah. Notice how the tails are shaped very similarly to the Chaotic Kitty’s crooked stubby tail?
“What the…?”
Happy feet! The soles on these slippers are about an inch thick and super cushy.
So far Chaos hasn’t attacked my feet while I’m walking, which I think shows admirable restraint, what with the tails and all.
Perhaps because he was much more focused on playing fetch with his tail-free red sparkly mouse.
“I’m a predator. Get over it.”
Snow! It looks soooo pretty.
It’s only a matter of time before Chaos attacks the cat under your feet. I mean, isn’t HE the one supposed to be underfoot?
Ends? What ends do you speak of? I’m sure that I’ve heard if you ignore them long enough, they weave themselves in.
Oooooh! LOVE THE SLIPS!!
And snow. Yeah. Those people parked on the side of the road are gonna have fun diggin’ out. 😉
what are you doing with my cat? I have Chaos’ long lost litter mates… Danger and Cosmo. Seriously. Don’t you think Chaos, Cosmo, and Danger kind of beling together? There’s a pic of Cosmo on my very first post that looks a lot like Chaos.
ends… a neccessary evil. unless you use a cloth backing to hide them.
Ah, snow emergency. What nice words. Right before I hear the exceptions for medical personnel . . .
Ends? What ends? The alpha, the omega, if you get really deep, every end is just a new beginning, right?
I am assuming no snow emergency as folks were still parked on both sides of the street in south Minneapolis this afternoon (what is with that, BTW, Duluthians know that you only park on one side of the street, year- round, alternating every week ;->)
Nice slippers! My sisters cat – affectionately known as “Mad Max” in our household – would never leave those intruder cats alone. Apparently Chaos is much more ‘forgiving’.
Sorry I didn’t call to say HI!. Between the snow, and three family stops to make and the need to get back to Duluth all in twelve hours…. well, lets just say, some things had to give.
Did finish some nice wristlets out of blue/purple alpaca boucle during the drive. Perfect antidote to wondering if we were going to end up in a ditch during the drive.
Man, you’re going to think I am a stalking with my inability to visit with out leaving a comment. But that Chaos is just so durned cute! And the slippers, purrfect! At least those slippers wouldn’t send my allergies into overload!
Happy New Year to you and yours!
So cute! I need me some rat slippers, I think. I bet if I got creative, I could figure it out. Heck, even just felted slippers with a nose and ears and eyes, you know? *thinks*
The Koigu sock looks good, makes me want to buy more Koigu and make them…which is a joke if you know how much sock yarn I’ve got in my living room. Crazy. I do not need more sock yarn.
When my parents lived in Minneapolis for a couple years, the one thing they really appreciated was how the city dealt with snow. Longtime residents may feel differently, but anyone who’s lived in Ohio thinks that snow management in Minneapolis is amazingly good!
Love the socks. And your willingness to throw caution aside and do what you want to do… I keep eyeing my koigu stash and thinking about what nice socks they’d make, and then I think about how quickly they’d get lost/holed/etc and can’t bear to actually do it. I’m such a yarn wuss.
Also admiring your bravery in being willing to take pics of your own feet! I think you’re the only person I know who would do that. Why do I know so many people with shy toes?
~Eileen
Hey everyone. Thanks for the nice words!
CynCyn – Hmm, I definitely see the resemblance. Maybe there’s only one cat, existing in both our homes simultaneously (ala Schrodinger).
Theresa – Woah. 🙂
Hi Lisa! Completely understood re: your whirlwind trip to the Cities. Nope, don’t think they called a Snow Emergency, which means there’s going to be some ugly snow ruts to hinder parking. Those wristlets sound yummy!
Chris – There you go – anti-allergenic pet cat slippers. You should probably felt some, oh queen of felted slippers! 🙂
Laughing Rat – I love it – felted rat slippers! They would be very cute.
Eileen – I know what you mean about the Koigu. It’s very tempting to hoard it and not knit it. But it’s so nice to knit and makes such great feeling socks, even if they’re not as sturdy as, say, Regia. Give it a shot! Just knit ’em as tight as you can stand to knit to help them last longer.
The slippers reminded of some duck ones I got for xmas a few years ago. All was well till we let our chinchillas out and Chilli took one look and decided they were female chinchillas!!! I couldn’t believe my eyes. Needless to say they had do go in the washing machine straight after and I could never look at them again without remembering. We still have Chilli but no more novelty slippers.
Have a fab New Year!
Love those slippers! I have hedgehog slippers but I might have to order some of those too. I’ve found that the kitties sometimes leave a toy inside my cat shoes from Torrid.com so maybe Chaos will do that for the kitty slippers too! Chaos and Phunq looks very similar too. Up with sleek black kitties! Have a good New Year’s Eve!
Happy New Year! It looks like Chaos is ready to celebrate. Have a wonderful time and don’t let the snow stop any celebrations you have planned.
ahhhhhh GREAT SLIPPERS!!!!!
Happy New Year Chris!
What a great find in those black cat slippers! And, Chaos must have restraint indeed. I can’t get away with any strings or tassels dangling from ANY piece of clothing — and Whoosh – there is a kitten pouncing on it.
I’m lovin’ the snow! Those slippers are too cute. Happy New Year!
Oh yea, and TAG…YOU’RE IT!!
List 5 weird things about yourself and then “tag” 5 other people to do the same. And then post on their blog that they have been “tagged.”
Have fun!
Those are the cutest slippers ever!!
these slippers are brilliant!