13 Responses to “Super Soakers!”

1. January 17, 2012 at 6:16 pm Susan says:

   Very cute. And very old-fashioned. I understand that years ago, wool soakers were the norm, replaced by plastic pants. But they have to be much nicer and more comfy than plastic pants. Wish I’d had patterns and yarn when my 30-somethings were little!

   
2. January 17, 2012 at 9:18 pm Brenda Jones says:

   Who is curating now?

   
   • January 18, 2012 at 12:50 pm katie says:

     We’re glad you asked! We are working on a post right now!

     
3. January 17, 2012 at 9:29 pm Maddi says:

   Soakers are fantastic and i used them extensively but they do need to be made with non washable wool and definitely no cotton to work, they need animal fibres and lanolising, if you knit them with a cotton/superwash wool blend they will leak and wick and not be effective as a soaker. This pattern looks exactly like the vintage pilcher pants from old fashioned layettes in vintage pattern books-super cute but would be much more comfortable with some soft stretchy ribbing at the legs

   
   • January 18, 2012 at 12:53 pm katie says:

     Thanks for the info Maddi. The points you make about Soakers are valid, however, we were going for a more playful, vintage-look if you will. Something beautiful for our babies to wear, not necessarily a true soaker. Thanks again for the information, it does sound like you used them well.

     
     • January 18, 2012 at 8:01 pm Maddi says:

       That’s great, i just wanted to make sure people didn’t expect them to stop leaks :0)
       I love Spud and Chloe and enjoy all the patterns ;0)

       
4. January 18, 2012 at 7:45 am Sylvie says:

   this is super cute!!!

   
5. January 18, 2012 at 10:36 am Diane Barber says:

   Hi Brenda,

   I am also wondering who is curating the Spud and Chloe now.

   
   • January 18, 2012 at 12:54 pm katie says:

     We’re glad you asked! We are working on a post with all the info right now!

     
6. January 18, 2012 at 3:16 pm Terri Sue says:

   oh, i love these. can’t wait for the pattern for my grandson. i used real soakers on my children but couldn’t knit back then. i had to pay exorbitant prices for them. on my grand son they would just be decorative as i have never been able to talk my daughter out of disposables.

   
7. January 18, 2012 at 4:52 pm elizabeth says:

   I did make some for my grandsons – the ‘real soaker’ kind with roving. But, even with the natural fiber, etc, you don’t want the little one sitting on your lap when they unload. That much liquid does go right through. I have told my grandsons parents that these will be great when the boys are mobile. And I really think that cloth is more eco-friendly even considering the washing.

   
   • January 18, 2012 at 8:07 pm Maddi says:

     The trick to no leaks is to have enough nappy to contain the output of the child so a tiny baby only needs an average nappy but once you get to an older child and especially boys you need to boost the nappy with more absorbency and you also need to re-lanolise the soakers as necessary, to do this you dissolve a half teaspoon of solid lanolin in boiling water with a smidge of shampoo or baby bath add to help the lanolin emulsify and then top the water up to a nice temperature for handknits and then immerse the soaker inside out into the solution and leave for 10 minutes or until the water has cooled then squeeze out all the liquid and lay to dry, if you do this there is never any leakage at all :0) I hope these tips will help with your grandchildren :0)

     
8. January 21, 2012 at 5:34 pm Samm says:

   I have an old pattern for these soakers. My mother made them for me when I was a baby!