Question about liquid or solid lanolin for my nappy covers

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I have run out of lanolin for my (handknitted ) wool shorties. I got back to the supplier I bought the original stuff from about 2 years ago and he asks by email whether I want solid at £11 or liquid at £9. The stuff I got last time was in a plastic bottle and was the consistency of clotted cream, so I think it is the liquid although it seems pretty solid!
What difference will there be on the faff-factor, does solid last longer etc etc. Hope someone can help.

Crikey.
Hats off to yer.
Hard core lentil weavery!
Well impressed.

Will you run me up some hammocks while you are at it? Will repay with hours of Hopi ear candling and Indian head massage natch.

Liquid is easier IMO, just squeeze a blob into the water and swirl, though a block may last longer

So the solid is actually a block? Hmm sounds like it might last longer.
Moondog - I'm no lentil weaver, I use washable nappies for scrooge reasons ONLY. I like to knit and so knitted my own nappy covers (and made my own shaped nappies) simply because I will not pay the prices of these nappy companies, for items made in turkey/china from basic materials.
Think they are all well over priced.
AND:
I can't stand Indian Head Massage - I had one once, I didn't realise my hair would be full of oil and had walked the mile to the salon.... so I had to walk home and bumped into soooo many people I knew!

So anyway, can anyone tell me if it would be a cost saving to buy the slightly more expensive solid lanolin?

I get mine from www.underthegooseberrybush.co.uk - "solid" is like pot of vaseline - just scoop some out and melt.

Hi Flame,
how long would say the 120mls last?
I have only one child in one wool cover (unless I knit another one in the bigger size) but have recently started putting a tiny bit of lanolin in the final wash of the 100% wool aran sweaters that me and my boys have (all knitted by moi).
The other shop I found does pure for £9 with £2 postage, gooseberry does 120mls for £6 inc postage (and I can get a free sample of soapnuts oo er) so if 120mls would in your opinion last a long time then I will get that one from gooseberry.

Have now recovered from all that yukky cold calling - next week looks better as I have monday meeting with boss of a firm of accountants who wants to know what I might be able to offer his clients (and its a really good firm of accts too), and an email for the very warm lead I had whose receptionist was cutting me off at the pass!

Good for you Flibberty.
I'll cancel that head massage then.
You are dead right re price though.Outrageous isn't it?

I want free soapnuts!! But I have oodles of lanolin

I use about a teaspoon of lanolin for several covers, so it lasts a long time

Hurrah for cold calling being over with for the time, and good leads I screwed up a dye job, and have had a hefty shipping bill I thought I had avoided

I will leave it till Monday, check back at the other place to see what mls I get for my £11 inc postage.
Then when I am fed up of more cold calling the purchase of lanolin can give me an excuse to surf nappy sites for a skive....
But I read on the nappy lady that you should be able to get 500mls (4 times the gooseberry size) for about £6!!
I am going to investigate at boots and an independent chemist tomorrow and will report back.
If its true then the lanolin is just another over priced part of nappying .
Not getting at you flame, I know there are min prices you are able to charge etc which is why I think its all a bit fixed. After all, look at the work and fabric that goes into items of clothing in Primark/Matalan and for half the price of a nappy [wink}
Did you sort out the accountant bit?

free soapnuts (sorry for hijack)

Also I shopped around online and foundbaldwins the cheapest for lanolin. I also got a lovely free sample of bath oil with my order.

Hijack....

Erm. I love knitting. 1st due in December.

Where oh where do you get patterns for wool soakers? I'm expecting to have to hunt through old woolcraft patterns and modify from the original 2-ply, so would really really appreciate an alternative.

Thanks!

You star!

LizaRose, that site charges p&p though on orders under £50. I always take p&p into account when calculating prices.
Boots today said they can order me 500g solid lanolin for £20 which I think I am going to do even though it will last long after my younger one is out of nappies but a) I've started putting a little lanolin in the final rinse of handknitted pure wool items and it seems to keep the dirt resistance up, and b) I CAN USE MY BOOTS POINTS of which I have millions from 2 babies in the parenting club age range so the lanolin would sort of be freeeeeee!!!

Thelady, I have my original pattern somewhere and can give you the name of the site I got the lovely untreated wool from, and also a pattern somewhere that someone on here set up a link to a few weeks ago.
email me on legoates@ aol . com with your address, we can arrange posting and a few pennies to cover the photocopying - I am self employed so have to pay at the library for copying.

My ds2 has really smelly wee, the room stinks in the morning if I use a fleece wrap, and his bedding stinks too. With wool you don't get that.
Also, the shorties I knitted are so snug and come so high up that you can use a flat folded nappy with no pins/nippa as its all held in place, much more comfy I think for a little bubba.
I have old baby knitting books that were my grans, and my mums (1959) they do have patterns for soakers in but its very hard to get the appropriate wool now, the patterns I have are in aran weight so you get a real industrial thickness!!