This first one is from The Soaring sheep and is so lovely I really need more slots with this lovely lady

You can find more of her work at http://www.thesoaringsheep.co.uk/

This next item is wool shorties from Bdazzlers

Her work can be found at http://www.bdazzlers.co.uk/

Here we have a collection of Emily’s wool, from The Soaring Sheep, and KnitterArty.

After a a bit of thinking I wanted to try dye some wool for some longies, I did a biy of asking around and researching.
I then went and bought 1 skein of BFL undyed wool and 3 packets of kool aid. Well to be honest it did not go as planned. I tired to sort the wool but only for my step daughter to HELP!!!! or not. Later on I spent a good 4 to 5 hours trying to sort it out so I could dye it up. The next day I got out my instructions I got with my wool and kool aid. I soaked the wool and sorted the kool aid. Here is a few pictures of the start of my first project
The wool in for it’s soak

Then dried out and put in the bath on cling film.

I then tried to dye the wool multi-coloured

After about 30 minutes of being in the dye I wrapped it up and put it a pan of water, this is where it went wrong, I cooking it for around 30 minutes to fix the dye.
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After I cooked it I let it cool before raisning under cold water. Then left it to dry.

After my first rubbish go a dyeing wool I had another go with much better results.

And this is it knitted up

Now I have done a little dyeing I have moved onto knitting it. I watch and watch videos on google and youtube I did a little practice and again I kept mucking up. Then I thought I would make a scarf for Emily. I started off so well then ending poor and running out of wool. Here is the finished scarf

I have now moved on to knitting a blanket. I am going to be knitting 30 stitches to 30 rows squares I think I will do 4 squares along and about 12 up I think. I am knitting in aran weight wool in either merino wool or/and BFL.

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First you need to realize your reason of cloth diapering your baby.  Is it for comfort, environment, or finances?  Maybe it’s all the above.

If you are cloth diapering your child for comfort or because you are wanting to live greener then definitely yes.  A newborn is changed at least 10 times a day and often more.  That is a lot of disposable diapers going into the landfills.

If you are cloth diapering to save money the answer is still yes.  A great method of cloth diapering a newborn is prefold diapers. With prefold diapers you can also use them when your baby grows out of them for doublers, inserts, and burp towels.  Definitely a money saver.  If you go with a fitted or pocket it will still be worth it.  You will save money on not having to replace your baby’s clothing due to blowouts.

Is cloth diapering for a newborn worth it?  Most definitely yes.  You save the environment, your money, and keep your baby comfy.

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There are many different fabrics used for inserts.  There is hemp, microfiber, microterry, and bamboo to name a few.  Some inserts are a combination of the different types of fabrics.

Microfiber is a common fabric for inserts.  Microfiber is quick to soak up the wetness.  The more layers it has the more absorbent it is.  There are some drawbacks to microfiber.It can have detergent buildup which can cause stink issues. Also you should never put microfiber against baby’s skin.  It will cause a rash.  So it is best used as an insert and never a doubler. Doublers are laid inside the diaper rather than on the outside or in the pocket.

Hemp is another type of insert that is farely common.  Hemp is very absorbent.  It doesn’t take many layers of hemp to have a very absorbent insert.  The drawbacks to hemp are that they do not soak up as quickly as other fabrics and can also hold smells.

One of the brands the combines the benifits of microfiber and hemp is the the Loopy Do insert. It has hemp then microfiber on top.  The microfiber quickly soaks up the wetness and the hemp holds a good amount in.

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When I got pregnant with my oldest son my husband suggested cloth diapers. Why on earth would I cloth diaper when Huggies was available at Wal-Mart? Because I loved my husband I started asking questions. I found out all kinds of scary things like folding, dunking, toilet clogging. Oh no, I was not going to do this.

When I got pregnant with my second son cloth diapers were brought up again. My sister-in-law’s sister was cloth diapering her baby. She sent me pictures. She used receiving blankets. Nope wasn’t going to do that either. What would you do when everything got wet because the baby peed?

While pregnant with my third son I was also potty training my second son. We didn’t use pull ups but Gerber training pants. I was dunking and washing every day. I thought ok cloth diapers can’t be worse than this. So I did what I should have done from day one. I Googled cloth diapers.

My world opened up. I was introduced to an amazing world of cloth diapering. Diapers that didn’t leak through, adorable prints and colors, and all kinds of helpful accessories. I spent the next 3 months researching and learning. I learned about washing, care, types, and so much that my head spun. I got my first diapers in the mail 3 weeks before Dakota was due. It was love at first touch. They were amazing!

Through my research I found some things out. That the constant rash the my two older son’s endured was probably a reaction to the chemicals in the disposable diapers. Cloth diapers rarely had blowouts. Then lastly how easy they truly were.

I’m glad that I’ve been on both sides of the fence. I know pros and cons of both ways first hand. Do I wish I had cloth diapered all my boys? Yes. I would tell the younger me, try it you’ll like it.

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