Two days from now will be the first day of fall and I am working on winter. Livie’s longies from last year definetely will not fit her this year so I digged into my stash and found a few hanks of a discontinued super soft wool in a light baby blue I had found at Joanns three years ago. I had a little of my favorite ivory colored wool which was just enough to make the waist band (I love it when I can find a use for those little bits of yarn).
Oh, um you might not know what a longie is. Longies are knitted or crocheted wool pants which after being coated with lanolin will act as a very good diaper cover. Wool is great for using as a cloth diaper cover because it wicks the moisture away from the baby while keeping beds and laps feeling dry. Lots of air equals happy tushies. There is so much more I could say right now about wool diaper covers but we will save that for another time.
Anyhoo… I made this pattern while I was pregnant with Livie and she is now 2 and a half (and no interest in using the potty). I meantion this to show how long this pattern has been waiting to be tested and offered to crochet lovers. I have been tweaking it on and off for almost 3 years. You can see where I posted about it over at my abandoned crochet blog here. For anyonewho actually follows the link you will see that I “finalized” the pattern October 29 of 2009!! Sheesh, I really need to stop this procrastination.
I did have it tested by someone who did not finish and so neither did I. She did mention to me back then that it was working up a little big so I got back to work. I now have it to where I need testers again. If you have a baby up to a toddler two years old or under and have time to test this pattern and get back to me quickly, please email me. You can find my email address at the upper right hand corner of this blog.
I will post pictures once the longies are done.
how cute…wish I had seen this last year!!
I'd love to test the pattern for you. Our little Jo is just about to turn one. I love the curve of the little bottom on your soaker. Fabulous!
Megan, You got it!!! As soon as these are done I will blog it…maybe I will do a youtube for ya. Hows the new little one? Congratualations.
We'd love to see a tutorial on using lanolin to make a diaper cover – so kewl!