and SLIPPERS OUT OF A SINGLE OLD SWEATER
Here's an idea. One of my favorite SWEATERs, a Christian Dior, wool pullover, long sleeves, somehow crawled into the washer on its own and shrunk to the size that would fit a miniature poodle. Which I don't own. What a bummer to see a costly sweater thickened up so that even a child wouldn't wear it except a starving, poor midget in Siberia!
Assisted by a poster on a frugal list, the idea struck that I could turn it into something else. I stuck my hand in the wrist, letting wrist bands cup my wrist. Tips of my fingers were almost to the elbow of the sweater. Mind you, my hand was inside the sleeve. So I had a mitten on. I then CUT WITH SCISSORS. Whipstitched into two mittens. Next, stick your FEET in the upper sleeve so toes just reach in. First I fitted it so toes reached toward the neck. But I found that if I entered the OTHER way, so that toes went down the side of body into waistline area, it fit the natural BEND of the foot. The foot followed the bend of the armpit and that was much better. Then you PIN the sweater around your foot on both sides. I did it so that the bulky seam would not be UNDER my foot where it might be uncomfortable. I made seam on side. Do this on both upper arms with both feet. You are creating an all-yarn mukluk with the yarn edges closed on themselves OR you could devise a leather or (?) sole being inserted. I did not though.
Although I tried to take my huarache (dog chewed its pair) and separate the two soles, It was too difficult. So I liked ultra suede, fake leather, although a fine woman's purse would work also. Ultrasuede is not waterproof. Walking in garden later won't be fun. Most purses are made of water proof material. So don't throw away raggedy leather purses. Stash the leather sides in a sewing basket.
So now, on the ultrasuede or leather purse side, you've outlined the shape of your foot in sewing pins. Don't cut it yet. Without cutting the shoe or mukluk part OUT of the sweater yet, take this sweater with its two short arms, put it OVER your head. It's going to be a hood with a circle cut out for an opening for your face. Pull it down so the waistline of the sweater is around your collarbone. Set the fabric against your face. FEELING your way, mark a hole with a magic marker. Top of forehead, sides of face, bottom of chin. Remove sweater. Study what you've got. Decisions here. If you cut out the two mukluks off the side, can you still have a hood? With an adult sweater, even shrunk, you can. But I don't know about YOUR shrunk sweater it might be way to small, but for mine, being ORIGINALLY adult sized, it worked.
When you've got the two mukluks off, get some leather, suede or that new phony suede, interline it with terry cloth or phony fur, whipstitch it to the sole. BIND. Use leather ties or shoelaces to tighten mukluk on the foot, wrapping eskimo style, twice around ankle.
ANOTHER OPTION, instead of hood for a human, what's left is just right for a dog coat. A medium dog. Put it on Fido, inside out. Pin and whipstitch. THREE articles of clothing, all pure, thick wool, for free (if you just take the 75$ that the damn Sweater cost in the first place out of your MIND) you can be real happy about it all and face WINTER with a big frugal smile.
ALTERNATIVES:
Odd Fabric choice, but cozy!