Soakers

I love the Curly Purly soaker pattern. Since June I've made seven of these diaper covers in two sizes. They're such a quick, easy, and mindless knit, and small enough to be portable. Yarn used is Elann Peruvian Highland Wool, and I used needles in sizes 3, 5, and 7. I did not use the short rows option, but instead added one inch to the ribbing. The small size took one skein of wool (approximately 109 yards) and the medium size took slightly more than one skein of yarn (possible about 140 yards).

Wool for soakers

Back in December I tried knitting the Curly Purly Soaker and I liked it a lot. Now I have two friends far away expecting babies next month and they both plan to use cloth diapers. I asked both of them if I could make them some soakers, and both said, "Yes!"

So I'm knitting for a baby in North Carolina and for another baby in Colorado. I got a little excited about the color possibilities (can you tell?) and ordered a range of colors in Peruvian Highland Wool from elann.com because it made such a nice fabric with the soakers I knit a few months ago, and because it is so inexpensive.

(Tracy made lots of soakers and she's the one who inspired me on this project!)