The Sprayberries

The knitting was not an idle threat

[jordanna]

Well, I have finished the last of the bamboo diaper flats/ inserts (for those who might actually care, I will be putting together a diaper section of our website at some point detailing pros and cons of the various products we are trying), made contoured inserts for our two swaddlebees diapers, and finished the two waterproof crib sheets. This leaves me with only decorative, frivolous sewing left to do for Twitchy's room. And so I started knitting. I finished up two pairs of cute wool soaker shorts over the weekend. They were first knit into shorts, partially felted in the dryer (just enough to make the stiches tight) and then lanolized to make them waxy and water resistant. They idea behind wool soaker shorts is that they will slowly absorb liquid, but not wick it on to anything else. Because the shorts are wool, they breathe really easily and are good at helping babies thermoregulate properly ( cool in summer, warm in winter). We will see how these work. Right now we have all inegral waterproof covers for our diapers, but rumour has it the soaker shorts are a good additional layer for those famous newborn blowouts. If the kid doesn't show up soon, our house will be filled with very small handicrafts. Apparently my nesting instinct has manifested as spending every moment I am not at work making something for Twitchy. Or sweeping up the endless piles of dog hair donated by Roland.