Gruffalo booties
Our little boy needed new slippers. The old ones had served their part, and had become too small. And a bit worn as well. Let’s just say that toes were peeping out of them. No denying about it, we needed newer and bigger slippers. And this time, I went for booties.
I got the inspiration from the Grufallo, the most loved fairy-tale monster in this house.
If you don’t know the story, it’s about a little mouse that’s walking through the woods, and meets fox, owl and snake there. All three of them are very interested in eating the mouse, but the mouse tells them it has a lunch date with the Gruffalo, a large, dangerous and made-up monster that lives in the woods as well. Fox, owl and snake rather don’t wait for the Gruffalo to show, and choose to leave mouse alone. Mouse is very pleased about its little story, until it turns out that the Gruffalo actually does exist…
Anyway, booties. With flat feet.
And turned out toes.
And purple prickles all over its back. Just like the Gruffalo.
I also added some elastics at the top, so the booties stay put. If not, they tend to fall off.
To be honest, I think I’ll make a pair for myself as well…
Used materials
- Pattern: Own design, based on a shoe and the leg circumference of our little boy
- Hairy brown fabric: from one of the bags I got from my cousin
- Lining: purple leftover fabric for the leg part, and hairy brown fabric for the bottom (to keep those little feet nice and warm)
- Toes and prickles: grey and purple felt
- Sole: purple pleather that I once bought to make a handbag (so far, no handbag, though)
- Elastics: Veritas
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Geweldig! Daar zal je zoontje wel superblij mee zijn 🙂 Het verhaal doet het bij ons ook nog steeds goed.
Prachtig!! ♥♥♥
Owwww super!!! Keicoole sprookjesmonstervoetjes!
Te gek! Die stekels en klauwen maken het helemaal af! En de gruffalo is inderdaad tof, hier staat sinds kort ‘het kind van de gruffalo’ in de boekenkast, ook de moeite waard!
Die staat hier ondertussen ook al. ‘t Is kiezen welk van de twee er voorgelezen wordt dat altijd de moeilijkste beslissing is 🙂