tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968522150239656055.post7416025404289047954..comments2012-07-19T10:57:05.951-05:00Comments on left of average, south of normal: the long cold days, crochet, and clutter-bustingsimply_complicatedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03723761545455581565noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968522150239656055.post-46515173198132695772010-04-20T07:35:04.034-05:002010-04-20T07:35:04.034-05:00well, all the ones i've encountered from my fa...well, all the ones i've encountered from my family tree have been made with that horribly scratchy phentex 'slipper yarn', and i can't say i liked them one little bit :)simply_complicatedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03723761545455581565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968522150239656055.post-26488562763961325752010-04-19T21:22:47.259-05:002010-04-19T21:22:47.259-05:00I find it funny and amusing that every culture has...I find it funny and amusing that every culture has a special name for these type of crocheted slippers...they really must have been important back in the old days. Ukrainians called them "cupchees", germans "zuckens" and mennonites...something else that I forget. Its funny because everyone I know has a pair, made by a grandmother or other similar figure, and loves them to death!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com