Some days it doesn't pay to not be a nervous knitter. I decided several months ago what I was knitting mom for Christmas. The fiber trends felted clogs. I didn't start them in a timely fashion. I didn't figure they'd be very hard. Turns out they might be the most techincally difficult thing I've ever knitted. I never read the pattern you see. I just looked at the picture and thought "Cool! I must own this pattern." I hadn't been knitting very long. They involve short rows. I'd never done short rows. Well I have on my Circular Sock Machine.. but that's different. Anyhow it looks like they're turning out on attempt #4. We'll see. I've never gotten to the toe shaping part on any of the earlier attempts.

They aren't taking terribly long to knit which I sort of projected, but they're taking a lot more mental power than I had planned. Which means they aren't good TV knitting, or talking knitting, or working knitting or any other sort of combined activity knitting. Maybe I'll have one done and one on the needles for Christmas.