Short and sweet “Work in Progress” Wednesday:

I knitted a wool diaper soaker for Corinne:

And am in the process of knitting one for Eleanor…I thought this looked more purple in the store, but it looks a little more blue at home…either way, it will serve it’s purpose

I was originally using BumGenius cloth diapers for Corinne..until I bleached the PUL layer out of them…whoops! So much for “following the directions.” I’ve decided to switch to the “old fashioned” way of cloth diapering - prefolds and soakers. I like this way MUCH better: (1) because I don’t have to handle the dirtiness of the diapers as much. With the pocket diapers, such as BumGenius, you have to separate the insert from the pocket, which I found to be too messy, and then wash both. This way, I just toss the prefold into the wash…after flushing the “dirtiness” out of the soiled diapers, of course. The wool soaker is lanolized so it repels moisture and therefore does not need to be washed…unless it gets soiled somehow. (2) I have found that the wool soaker allows baby’s skin to breathe more than when covered with a PUL layer. (3) I LOVE knitting the little soakers!

For more information about how and why to use cloth diapers for your little one, click HERE.

Oh - I’ve learned to “control” my bleaching addiction

Tags: Cloth Diapers, Knitting, Parenting

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