Loyal readers may remember this post where I hand-dyed wool using kool-aid. This wool has lay unused for so long that I decided enough was enough.
We use cloth nappies with the children and wool makes an excellent cover for the nappies. I like the longies that are quite popular just now and so using some of my wool whilst following the Aubrey Doodlepants pattern I created these longies for the baby.
I do apologise for the terrible photo but unfortunately space is at a premium in this house right now. The longies seem to be doing the job, they’re beautifully soft and the baby just looks good enough to eat in them. I subsequently made another pair using the same pattern for #2 but unfortunately I haven’t managed to accost him for a photograph yet. I will, though.
I made a few modifications to this pattern. Firstly, I measured her waist and subracted an inch to make the waistband fit better. I also measured her hips and increased in the five rows after the waistband to prevent the waistband from sagging too much. Then, after the short rows were done I found the stitches that would be grafted and increased between those every other row to create a gusset and provide a better surface area for kitchenering. Have I mentioned that I love the kitchener stitch? Oh! Beautiful and not difficult to learn either.
Overall I’m happy with how these came out and I expect I’ll use the pattern again. I’m all about the freebies.
As I live in the UK, it can be quite difficult to acquire kool aid without paying a huge amount in postage so I have recently bought some acid dyes to play with. I’m quite excited but nervous in case I ruin the wool I’ve bought. We’ll see how it goes.
I have more to update but I must wait to hear when my craftster.org swap pal receives her package as I don’t want to ruin her surprise.
Posted under dyeing wool, knitting
This post was written by Vonnie on May 17, 2008
Looking good! Which kind of dyes did you get? I’ve just spent the whole weekend playing with dyeing … its so much fun! … BTW are you coming out to play tomorrow?
Hello , just came across your blog yesterday and wanted to say hello. Im also in East Kilbride
I love the longies, you have done a great job. Love the idea of making wool covers for nappies sounds much better than the plastic ones.
They look great!! Your Dd is sooo cute!
I wonder if there would be a way to cut down on the cost of shipping the kool aid. Like if it were decanted into resealable bags rather then the heavy plastic thing it comes in. Hmmm.