Sock Feet

That's what I've called them since a child. Essentially socks with soles.  My mom used to get them for us for house slippers when we were children.  I liked them because they were as comfortable as socks but warmer. The tops were ribbed, just like socks, and they were very colorful.  I can't find any on the internet that look like those, but then it's been quite a while since I've worn any.  This is the closest I could come.  Anyway, I had some thin sueded leather I had gotten to make book mice out of -- book marks with mouse bodies made out of leather, and long braided yarn tails.  (I'll have to do a post on them next time I make some.)

I knit me a pair of socks using two strands of knitting worsted to make them good and thick.  This is the only way I know how to knit socks (so far) and it is a pattern I invented to make baby booties.  (Oddly enough I used the same exact pattern, just bigger needles and thicker thread.)  I cut the soles out of the sueded leather, pierced the edges with an awl, and crochetted a single crochet edging on them so I would have something to sew to.  This pair was essentially "proof of concept" -- I used some yarn remnants I got at a garage sale, and a ball of thick cotton crochet thread to put the edge on the soles.
I used the cotton thread to sew the soles to the sock bottoms.  I learned some important things with this pair.  One thing is the shape of the soles.  I made these like  "footprints," with the toe end beveled off to the side.  Although my "proof of concept" pair look a little amateurish because of the problem with the toe of the sole and what I had to do to get it to conform to the shape of the sock, they fit well, are very comfortable, and do the job.  I even like the color scheme.  I will definitely make another pair. Next time I will round off the toe of the soles so they will fit the shape of the sock better.