Our little toddler, K, is becoming more mobile. She isn't quite walking, but is almost there. At home she is barefoot the majority of the time and has never worn a pair of shoes. As she will be moving around more and more, I thought it would be a good idea to start transition her from being barefoot (or with socks) to something that would be more like a shoe.
I saw this tutorial at Made-By-Rae for these cute dragon/dinosaur slippers a while back. I even made K a pair of non-dragon booties using the same tutorial back in October, but she has long since outgrown them.
This time I thought she would appreciate the dinosaur look, and she did (I think she thought they were toys). Although I really like the blue and green booties from the original post, it seemed like a pink version would be fun too.
Some changes from the original design:
I saw this tutorial at Made-By-Rae for these cute dragon/dinosaur slippers a while back. I even made K a pair of non-dragon booties using the same tutorial back in October, but she has long since outgrown them.
This time I thought she would appreciate the dinosaur look, and she did (I think she thought they were toys). Although I really like the blue and green booties from the original post, it seemed like a pink version would be fun too.
Some changes from the original design:
- I used ric-rac of the super-jumbo variety (which is why there are fewer bumps running down the front of the booties).
- For the soles, I re-purposed the feet that I had cut-off some pajamas. They have a grip pattern so it is less slippery on our wood floors.
- I substituted circles of felt for the eyes, as buttons could be a choking hazard if they came off.
- I used my serger to finish the inside edges of the soles instead of a zig zag stitch.
