The knickerbockers were made from silk saris recycled as yarn. I had to unwind the ball, separate the different sari pieces, iron flat, and then join multiple pieces on some fusible ultra-lightweight interfacing.
I made three different knickerbockers and not once was he cooperative during the fittings.
I had purchased a sheer ribbon yarn specifically for this guy, but after working with it making samples, I set it aside for some future use and pulled out some lace weight wool yarn.
There were numerous experiments on how to create cleats. There were many failures.
I ended up using the handles of two small wooden spoons as shoe “lasts” to form the basic shoe. I’m still debating adding laces (purely decoration since there is nothing there to lace). I had sort of wanted to create saddle shoes because that would have gone so well with the knickerbockers.
This has been made for a friend of mine who has actually invented a better golf tee! If any of you play golf, message me!
Yay for another adorable mouse creation to admire! You do the most beautiful work. The needle felting is always putch perfect with so much personality in the little faces. But then you add so many thoughtful details like the knickerbockers and the acorn golf club and it puts your creations over the top into pure art territory. I could seriously see a gallery filled with your creations and would happily admire and browse for hours.
I do like making the mice and figuring out what unique things they need and then figuring out how to make those things! This guy was on my mind enough that I had several dreams related to him. This morning I woke up dreaming about his cleats.
There have actually been two mice on my work table (or four if you count the “mouse blanks”). Today I start some serious work on the other - his “accoutrements” of profession were made weeks ago.
In the back of my mind I have been contemplating putting together a book on Making Mice, but I self publish through Amazon and if you are bribing them to promote your book, it doesn’t show up in searches even when the reviews are very good.
Oh, my giggles! He is so dang cute! You’ve really mastered getting just the right amount of detail to tell a story, but not just keep adding accessories. The ingenuity in making his knickerbockers from sari yarn! Then beneath all that, you’ve engineered the structure to have him balanced enough to stand on his own while holding his little club.
O.M.G. I looooooove him! So adorable. All the little details! Lol have you seen Dinner for Schmucks? Your bunch of little felted mice reminds me of his little mice taxidermy scenes.
When I originally self-published my books on needle felting Amazon was better about marketing them, but that’s 18 years ago. These days they are too greedy.
I don’t believe I have a clear idea on how long it takes (on average) to make one of the mice. The process always includes experimentations that may or may not end up being used. I do try to be better about documenting those experiments. During this particular mouse, I got side tracked transforming a stick into a nostepinne (a word I never remember and always have to look up again) because the one I purchased at some unknown time in the past is really not suited for winding small balls of lace weight yarn to be used making mice vests, caps, and gators. I should take a photo of the new nostepinne since it is very nice.
Everything about this one just makes me smile.
Congratulations! Your Peanut McIntheruff is a Featured Project this week! 
Then beneath all that, you’ve engineered the structure to have him balanced enough to stand on his own while holding his little club.
