Afriend once teased me about my addiction to knitting. He pointed out that I had knit practically an entire wardrobe for myself: sweaters, skirts, hats, gloves, scarves, bikinis, socks, and slippers. The one item he said I was missing was a pair of shoes. Rather than get offended, I took that as a personal challenge.
Though I wasn’t brave enough to knit a pair of
shoes from scratch, I dug through my closet for a
pair of old shoes I could modify, and found a ratty pair of Converse sneaks. I copied the shape of the high-tops, and ended up with a shoe strong enough to wear while playing a game of baseball! The following pattern is for a Converse shoe size 8.
Katie Tesarowski enjoys developing her own knitting patterns and working creatively with yarn. She’s currently studying the tuba at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada.
Photography by Garry McLeod
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