tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post2563144553880480345..comments2024-03-18T21:16:50.744+00:00Comments on Prometheus in Aspic: Hooptedoodle #66 - Tiger Tank SlippersMSFoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-87868194379059081722021-07-06T02:49:48.067+01:002021-07-06T02:49:48.067+01:00I've just stumbled across this post (better la...I've just stumbled across this post (better late than never). Not only did we find this pattern a few years ago, but my wife made me a pair, which I still wear from time to time! I should get a photo ...Kaptain Koboldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17082772546044655044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-42786831445793653402020-07-12T13:21:17.583+01:002020-07-12T13:21:17.583+01:00Hi James - I checked out the robot tank - hmmm. I ...Hi James - I checked out the robot tank - hmmm. I see you can't get to drive one - certainly you could park anywhere in the car park you wanted with one of these, at the parent-teachers evenings at the school. Same with the golf club - what captain's parking space?MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-7190040454965106822020-07-12T12:24:46.636+01:002020-07-12T12:24:46.636+01:00This is fabulous Tony! Coming to this late, thanks...This is fabulous Tony! Coming to this late, thanks to the 'popular posts' on the side of your blog. Going to the link and then searching for tank slipper patterns, I stumbled across this little beauty!<br />http://www.dudeiwantthat.com/autos/exotic/ripsaw-m5-robotic-combat-vehicle.asp<br />Too many dream presents here, haha!!<br />Cheers, JamesJames Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897755636246185173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-48281656117125253842012-10-02T18:42:53.530+01:002012-10-02T18:42:53.530+01:00Tony - I really do want a pair of these and have p...Tony - I really do want a pair of these and have put in a request to Mrs S (who has an online knitting shop). She liked them so much she put up a link on her facebook page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Great-British-Yarns/205975276086369?fref=ts<br />I can't wait...Strykerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-55752681578842047502012-10-02T18:42:07.126+01:002012-10-02T18:42:07.126+01:00LOL! Excellent!LOL! Excellent!Ray Rousellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352596392520905197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-64695822084383265762012-10-02T17:45:32.098+01:002012-10-02T17:45:32.098+01:00I thought there was potentially a nice new spin on...I thought there was potentially a nice new spin on "knitting for victory" - i.e. tanks instead of socks - the ladies (gawd bless them) sitting in big rooms, preparing for the big push. That doesn't read quite as I intended, but you get the idea.MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-4636232074732733122012-10-02T16:31:54.845+01:002012-10-02T16:31:54.845+01:00These are astonishing! Sadly they'd be easily...These are astonishing! Sadly they'd be easily defeated by my dog, who likes to run off with slippers. I bet Herr Wittman never had this trouble.Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-13683149699221607722012-10-02T16:14:51.591+01:002012-10-02T16:14:51.591+01:00The game could be an amalgam of Memoir and Twister...The game could be an amalgam of Memoir and Twister...MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-64903859636098704272012-10-02T16:11:08.876+01:002012-10-02T16:11:08.876+01:00I confess I had a look at the seller (Argentine) t...I confess I had a look at the seller (Argentine) to see what else they had on offer, but nothing at present. I also had a crazy moment when I wondered if there is a future for knitted/crocheted buildings, trees and scenery!<br /><br />It also occurred to me that a pair of tanks probably don't have a right and left...MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-42952084097196578732012-10-02T16:04:13.975+01:002012-10-02T16:04:13.975+01:00Apologies for the number of times I used the word ...Apologies for the number of times I used the word 'indeed' in my comment Tony! I have been drawn back here for another look at those slippers, the pattern is very specific 'Tiger 1 Tank' rather than plain old 'tank slippers' which is quite reassuring in an odd way. They are growing on me.... perhaps if several of us got together in a variety of German and Allied tank slippers we could play a sort of rudimentary battle game by shuffling around the lounge to a set of basic rules. There could of course be a minus factor for droopy barrels.'Lee.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02728400013024811279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-7007404163883781512012-10-02T15:37:31.596+01:002012-10-02T15:37:31.596+01:00I spent a little time this morning trying to think...I spent a little time this morning trying to think of a breed of dog which would fit here, but failed - I have little or no knowledge of either WW2 armour or dogs, so am disadvantaged. I wondered if it would have to be a Russian dog to be historically accurate.<br /><br />I admit to being sad enough, however, to have thought also that the crocheted guns would probably droop disappointingly in quite a short time.<br /><br />It would be amusing to wear them during a visit by in-laws, or some such not-very-relaxed guests, and observe how they avoided noticing the footwear. Shades of Gary Larson's cartoon of the guy who has a fort built from the sofa cushions.MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-11935753984357542282012-10-02T15:28:46.834+01:002012-10-02T15:28:46.834+01:00Ian - if you post a picture of yours on your blog,...Ian - if you post a picture of yours on your blog, I'll do the same (this is a lie)...MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-20913605159692852102012-10-02T15:27:12.699+01:002012-10-02T15:27:12.699+01:00I think a self-respecting dog of any nationality w...I think a self-respecting dog of any nationality would make very short work of these. Quite right too. MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-17121498729427193942012-10-02T15:16:41.168+01:002012-10-02T15:16:41.168+01:00Come on Lee - we're all mates here - you can a...Come on Lee - we're all mates here - you can admit that you secretly fancy a pair. I think I do, anyway, though I wouldn't tell anyone.MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-67794404131585784102012-10-02T13:28:07.680+01:002012-10-02T13:28:07.680+01:00A British Bulldog could shred these in no time.
...A British Bulldog could shred these in no time. <br /><br />What about Sherman Slippers, or Crocheted Churchills? Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-8290422621181308412012-10-02T11:17:54.585+01:002012-10-02T11:17:54.585+01:00Now I have seen everything! I did indeed 'laug...Now I have seen everything! I did indeed 'laugh out loud' indeed I almost had an accident with my morning coffee ......... but then I began to think "There is probably somebody out there who will actually WANT a pair of those and will probably even WEAR them". But I must admit they are indeed very funny! Thank you Tony for sharing that.'Lee.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02728400013024811279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-36257799814358620202012-10-02T09:48:12.168+01:002012-10-02T09:48:12.168+01:00I made a set of moccassins last year. It is fulfil...I made a set of moccassins last year. It is fulfilling in a way and the result comes in handy. But what would an Allied dog think, encountering these on the floor?mekelnborghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02269195057608159822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-81273004162942178092012-10-02T08:36:42.476+01:002012-10-02T08:36:42.476+01:00Excellent - finally I can get Mrs S knitting away ...Excellent - finally I can get Mrs S knitting away at something useful in the evenings!Strykerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.com