home made cloth diapers

so here are the pics of the dozen cloth diapers i made. 

you can see there are a few different sizes. i tried to find fabrics that had light patterns for ease of keeping an eye on babies movements.

they are all 3-6 or thicker.

cloth diaper care

nappy and wippy care and washing

shake poops into toilet and flush

put dirty diapers and cotton wipes into dry pail, baking soda can be added for odor

wash every two to three days
pre wash
place cloth diapers and none knitted washies in washer, prewash, no soap, cold water.
soak
refill washer with cold water and a half a cup baking soda. let agitate for minute or two.turn off machine and let soak several hours or over night. drain water on prewash cycle.
hot wash
wash full cycle with hot water, detergent and baking soda.
rinse
run cold rinse cycle with half cup distilled white vinegar, can use a downy ball for this.
second rinse
run a second rinse with just cold water.

all in ones and diaper covers
wash warm water, gentle cycle, make sure velcor is closed

hang to dry, do not dry in dryer

wool soakers and knitted wippys
wool: once a week or when soiled hand wash with wool wash/baby soap.

run tepid water, add wool wash, gently swish, let soak 5 minutes, swish again, gently massage, turn inside out, rinse in tepid water.

once a month treat with lanolin:

add pea sized drop of lanolin and pea sized drop of wool wash to mixing container (squeeze bottle works well), fill half way with very hot water, shake vigorously till well mixed milky color, fill sink or wash pan with tepid water while continuing to shake vigorously, check mix for any blobs of lanolin, place soakers into sink, add mix a little at a time making sure it's not all in one spot, rinse container pouring water into sink. gently swish soakers, turn soakers over and swish again, making sure all has been covered. let sit 15 minutes. drain water and gently squish out excess water. lay on towel, roll, hang to dry.

bamboo and cotton: once a week or when soiled hand wash with dr brauners or baby soap.

run warm water, add soap, gently swish, let soak 5 min, swish again, massage till appears clean, rinse in tepid water.

dry covers and wipes by rolling in a towel and hanging to dry out of the sun.

cloth wippy recipe

2-3 drops tea tree, 1 tbs dr brauners, water

2 1/2 cups water, 2 tsp baby shampoo/wash, 1tsp oil: pour over wipes and place wipes in water tight container

picture updates

finally heres some pics of the latest projects as they stand.

 

 these pictures kinda suck. not sure why i always end up taking pics late at night with poor lighting, oh well. the fiber is an amazing alpaca in great colors. a lovely teal and the original which got washed dried and, well, felted (hat on right) has a burgundy, the one on the left that i am knitting up to replace said felted hat has a purple. they no longer carry the original color. both are amazing in person.

 

 

 

 

 

 

the little purple cable sweater i made for the rat dog. made out of a lovely bulky weight wool.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

five hour baby sweaters. black one in a soft wool with matching hat. pastel one in a baby acrylic.  both with beatrice potter buttons.

 

 

baby hat in cotton.

 

 

baby hoody in acrylic. wish i'd have used a better fiber. 

 

 

 burp cloth in cotton.

 all my latest baby projects.

behind on posts

well i have camera batteries but no energy, alas i am a slacker!

i have finished three baby sweaters now, though one needs tidied up with some sewing and embellishment. have completed two baby hats, three pairs of baby socks, all those wash rags, one burp cloth, and hmm think that's it for little bean.

am working on a  cable knit dog sweater currently, as well as a hat for me. need to start yana's hat, though first need to pin her down and measure her head.

can't think of anything else project wise for now.

nother project down!

finished up the little sweater and hat set for baby oriya. dont have enough yarn for socks but thats fine.

looking ahead, yana wants a hat for winter and found a couple more sweaters i want to make for oriya.

still need to figure out buttons for this sweater and decide on some embroidery accents.

sweaters and hats

wednesday went to divine cupcake with Lillian and met some new fiber friends. started baby Oriya a new little hat that i finished up last night. its so cute and darling! love it.

today i started little Oriya a wee sweater. i'm working it in black and gray. will make her a little matching hat from the same pattern as the hat i just made. and if i have enough fiber i will make her some little matching socks as well.

found a few little sweater patterns i want to make her, so that should be fun. can't wait to see how they all come out! and i have tons of yarn laying around i can use up on our little wee bean!

rugs, aquarium skirts and other goodies

this week we finally got our little studio room kind of sorted out. we got my book shelves moved in and stalked , my fish are moved in and set up and we have our little living room area all put together, complete my love seat, entertainment center and a break down able sewing area. plus pretty well all my crafting goodies are here! yay. well think one huge box of yarn is still in storage.

so ive been able to do some sewing finally.

finished up aquarium skirts for my fish tanks and got them up. so no more having to look at unsightly sumps and buckets and crud!

finished up the ten yard skirt of my kitchen witch. so now i have the doll i hand made, she has little bloomers and a skirt. i think i have decided she needs a tiny little knit sweater, but shes not priority, poor girl, just a fun project i like to work on.

when i get batteries i'll have to get some pics of her and some of my bubushka baba yaga. i'm not a doll fan, but some things are just cool! lol

the last thing i have been slaving away at which isn't as much fun and way more tedious is a braided rug for our room. i have a large ball of braided rope now that i am slowly working on stitching the together into a lovely oval. ugh so much work. i remember now why i prefer crocheted rugs so much over braided. ya braided are beautiful, sturdy and awesome, but not only do you need to stitch the chords of fabric together, but then you need to braid them and then sew the braids together, ugh so much extra work! with a crotcheted rug you just stitch your strips together and crotchet away!!!!

i have been looking for old t shirts to make a second rug and i am so crotcheting it! lol sorry but my fingers are all bruised and not up for sewing two braided rugs! ok i might consider knitting it, but either way it won't be another braided rug.

so ya i have tons of pics i need to take to catch up on all my projects!