Patterns?

[JennInSeattle]

Recycled Sweater Pattern and Training Pants Pattern?

I want to get two get patterns and I'd love any suggestions you might have. I was thinking of Piquito Pants or Darling Diapers for the Training Pants and Fern and Fairie's Bum Fuzzy for the recycled sweater.. any thoughts on those or suggestions for others?

[Sophiasmomma]

Im sorry I have no suggestions! I never made either but Im hoping someone can help you

[JennInSeattle]

Aww, thank you for the bump!

[bamamom]

Hi Jenn! If you're wanting a recycled sweater pattern for a soaker, the most common one i've seen floating is from borntolove.com maybe the link will work
http://www.borntolove.com/frugal-column2.html

Did that thread work at all?? Just curious!!

[JennInSeattle]

Wow that's pretty crude but it is free! Perhaps when I catch up a little more I'll give it a try. Thank you!

As for the thread, I told myself when I heard how sick you were that I wouldn't open the package until I picked up some Lysol Disinfecting Spray (I just got over the flu that lasted two weeks and really slowed me down) so I haven't even opened it yet. I'm on my last spool of white and blue so I definitely need to go to the store by the end of the week and get that spray!

I really can't thank you enough again, I've made 4 diapers in the past 5 days and had even more requests come in.. it will definitely be used!

[bamamom]

To be honest, In my newbie sewing world, crude is passable!! I have seen others, but they look so complicated. I figure I need to start with something easy since I don't know how to knit. And FWIW, the thread was sequestered in a plastic bag in our front room/sewing room. Dd and Dh never go in there and I fortunately only had a super mild case and was over it in about 5 hrs. So I don't think the thread is a hazard to your health!! :LOL :LOL

[TOmomma]

Originally Posted by bamamom

Hi Jenn! If you're wanting a recycled sweater pattern for a soaker, the most common one i've seen floating is from borntolove.com maybe the link will work
http://www.borntolove.com/frugal-column2.html

I made a few like that and they were super easy and worked just fine. Especially the cashmere one - mmmmmm. It held the pee in overnight, which was a good thing since it was my first wool experience.

Training pants - I wish. But I will keep lurking since I know EVENTUALLY I will need them....

[monkaha]

Here's the one that I'm going to use when I get my machine working again:
http://www.diaperfabric.com/store/WsAncillary.asp?ID=3

It looks pretty much the same as the others, but the triangle isn't equal-sided.

Lise, do I need to worry about the whole thing unraveling while I sew? I just picture it poof-ing into one big pile of threads when I cut it up. :LOL

[JennInSeattle]

Originally Posted by bamamom

So I don't think the thread is a hazard to your health!! :LOL :LOL

Well I got over my fears yesterday and opened it up - I pm'd you but it's so wonderful and perfect, especially the white! Thank you so much for sending 4500 yards of thread! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!


Lise - I'll be keeping my eye out for cashmere!

[bamamom]

I've actually got one of the soakers from my first post, and even though the pattern looks crude, it actually turns out great! I got mine off a sweet mama who made an extra. It fits my dd better than an aristocrat!!

[JennInSeattle]

Good to know! I think I will make one from that pattern then.