For the Impending Arrival of a Tiny Bottom

I have finished two of the big projects I wanted to work on this pregnancy!

The first is 20 little newborn fitted nappies.


Here they are.




And one being modeled by Cass' mouldy-looking Cabbage Patch doll.




These nappies are largely the products of my scrap bin. They are made from leftover bamboo hemp terry (for the absorbent middle) that I purchased and used to replace some inserts for cloth nappies for bigger bubs; as well as flannelette, and some t-shirt jersey cotton. The flannelette was left-overs from making pajamas and also cloth wipes for friends, and from bunny rugs I just have never used. I also scored a few small pieces in a sale for $3.50. Very nice.

So while they aren't technically free, they were darn cheap compared with the cost of purchasing like products new. The average newborn fitted cloth nappy retails for $15- the cost of each of these is a bit less than $2.50 each. They should last from birth to 6 weeks, or longer if this baby isn't as chubby as it's older siblings were.

I've never managed to put a baby that young in cloth before, as it has been difficult to work out a good solution for the many nappy changes a little baby needs, and then to keep up with all the folding. As there is no folding required for these and they will fit neatly under any outfit, there is a good chance that they will get some regular use.


The second project is the biggest knitting project I have completed to date! Many many hours went into it, and I hope it is something that gets a lot of love in return for the labour of love that went into it!



This baby blanket is as wonky as it looks. Apparently my knitting tension had changed somewhat in the months that I worked on it for.

Here is Eli lying on it so you can kind of guess how big it might be.




With some 10 or so weeks to go, I have a lot of projects left to get through- too many to complete- so I will have to use my time wisely.