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I found instructions online for making wool diaper covers out of old sweaters. Basically, you cut two triangles, sew them up and then put the cuffs from the sweaters on the leg holes. Im wondering if anyone has ever made the covers using this method and whether there are any caveats or tips they'd like to offer. It seems too easy to be true.
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I have. I find them to be a bit bulky. For daytime use I prefer the ones that I crochet myself. I have saved the ones I made from sweaters for nighttime. You can also use the arms to make longies. These are great for the daytime or nighttime. You just use them over the diapers as you would a pair of pants. The longies are both soaker and pants in one. I have also crocheted many pairs of longies as well.
I LOVE WOOL!! I have been using it almost exclusively for a couple of years now. It is so much better for the baby's bottom because it is so breathable.
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Heather,
I did a tutorial on my weblog that you might like. Congratulations on your new adventure! By the time your little one arrives, it'll be winter time and the longies will come in handy!
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Thank you, Im going to be bookmarking your tutorial :-). And thank you for the kind words.
We will actually be delivering in New Zealand, so my July 8 due date actually is in the middle of winter!
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Nissa, I looked at your tutorial and I am IN LOVE WITH THOSE LONGIES!
I did not read it throughly, but printed it out to do so when Im ready to start...so if I missed this part, please forgive me, but do you apply lanolin to the soakies and if so what product do you use and is it just a matter of soaking the garment in the product? For some reason I am getting hung up on the idea of having to apply lanolin and well the only time I ever did that, it was in the context of breastfeeding!
Oh! And did you ever make the slippers? I hope to find an easy baby shoe pattern to use over and over and over until I absolutely MUST break down and pay for hard shoes.
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Idk about Nissa, but when I lanaolize woolies, I do use the kind for breastfeeding. I dissolved about an inch from the tube in hot water in a jar (maybe the microwave) and shake, and then add to a bucket of warm water, dissolve, and the let my wool covers soak for a while, put them in the spin cycle on the washer, and hang to dry.
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I use Eucalan wash, which contains lanolin. You can also make a wash with lanolin in it - actually, I'll be featuring that in the magazine in the Winter (or Summer for you!). Here's the wool wash recipe:
1 c. denatured alcohol
4 c. castile soap flakes
2 oz. (8 drams) eucalyptus oil
1T pure lanolin
Combine all ingredients in a large glass jar and stir until soap flakes are completely dissolved. Eucalyptus is well known to kill dust mites, which are to blame for dust allergies. The lanolin will add softness to your woolens. I prefer Lansinoh lanolin as it is medical grade and won’t cause any allergies. Put a couple of tablespoons into a handbasin of cool to tepid water.
I just squadge the wash through the garment a few times and let it sit there for 5-10 minutes. Then I squeeze the liquid out, roll it in a clean towel to squeeze the rest out, then lay flat to finish drying. Smells divine!
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