Cloth addict, woolly virgin wonders...

[swampster]

...what are the ideal longies?

I really fancy trying some wool longies but worry they will be too hot/scratchy/leaky/smelly... They sound fabulous but I can't quite believe they will work.

I use fleece at night so should have some faith - but I stick my fleecey wraps in the wash with my nappies every morning and you can't really do that with wool, can you?

And will I have to start hugging trees?

Not for myself, you understand...

I love wool longies now - wasn't too sure when dd was at the sitting stage (we got compression leaks).

My absolute favourites are from The Hollow Oak and are wool interlock rather than knitted/crocheted yarn iyswim.

Most of the knitted ones I have were knit by my mum but the others I have are Babylonglegs and Flowerpottots. They work well but I usually take an extra pair out with me and swap at each change between the two. The interlock ones can go all day.

I use a baby beehinds wool wrap at night with no problems.
I just knitted this wool soaker but I'm keeping it for summer when we don't cover it up with tights.

I've recently discovered the woolly love, after getting a soaker in november, and it's been on my dd every night since! Not one leak either!

So that prompted me to invest in a pair of longies, which i got the day before yesterday - i got mine from Tempestous Poppet as a custom, and the lady that owns it was wonderful, talking me through every stage, finding out exactly what i wanted, and keeping me updated regularly. I also got another soaker from her too.

And i'm currently waiting for a custom longies from Natural Knits For Nippers - and she's been great to work with too!

And nutty - do i know you from CNA? I'm sure i do - i'm TW over there....

Yes! You do...cna started my wooly love

Oooooh I really want some - worried that DH will think I'm a total lentil-weaver though.

Sod him!!!

We can be non lentil knitting, new woolly lovers together!!!

Deal! But I will wait for DS3 to arrive in Feb - DS2 is a bit long in the tooth at two-and-a-half to be pulling the wool over!

But I CAN knit a mean lentil if I have to and I have been known to hug a few trees.

Oooohhh - newborn fluff!!!! How exciting!!! Get thee onto a custom list posthaste!!!

Oooooooooohhhh!!! I just found you on CNA, Dee! SherlockSwampster rides again!

Yep - i'm TW on there - who are you?

I'm a newbie lurker beginning with 'm' there with just two posts to my name. I'll NEVER get into the buy/sell forum at this rate!

You'll have to PM me over there and let me know who you are - i'm useless

Just tried to PM you - but it looks like it is sitting in my outbox rather than sent.

Just got it - and it will stay in your outbox until the person reads it

As i said - jump on in - it'sa nice site.

What is needed to make the wool waterproof? I have purchased some shorties, I hope that they're good!

I'm using left over lansinoh to lanolise.