Cover Pattern Links/Tutorials

[Ronica218]

gDiaper Sewing Tutorial  By MandaBookworm

 Baby Bum Sweaters - Make your own soakers "just like Grandma used to make!" Practical, economical and a pleasant alternative to plastic covers. Wool soakers draw moisture away . . . help prevent diaper rashes . . . remain dry outside.

Fleece Pull-On Cover  - Instructions for Sewing a Pull-on Fleece Cover

 

Hand-knit Diaper Soaker Pattern - An earlier version of the soaker pattern sold by Fern and Faerie.

 

Full baby layette including soaker

http://www.diaperswappers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=531244  Fleece Skirtie

 

 

 

[Ronica218]

From http://knittygrittychel.blogspot.com/2007/08/skirtie-with-undersoaker.html

Knit Skirtie with Undersoaker

Can I just say I'm pretty darn pleased with myself? I wanted to make a skirtie diaper cover, but couldn't find any patterns, so I went into this one completely blind...and I love the results! I started by knitting a soaker in blue with a ribbed waist and ribbed cuffs. Then, with the pink, I crocheted around just below the waist ribbing so that I could have a row to pick up stitches along. I put those stitches on a circular needle, did 3 rows (?), then k2, inc1 around to give a nice fullness to the skirt (this was the part that I was really unsure about...I had no idea how many I should inc by or where I should do it). Then I straight knitted until I was just longer than the soaker. This is where it got tricky again. I only had one skein of pink and I did not want to have to buy another skein to finish this up with. So I tried to estimate how much yarn I had left, etc. Also, I knew if I did a straight cast off the edges would roll, but at this point yarn was becoming scarce, so I did one row purl, then cast off, hoping that would counteract the roll. It didn't work. BUT, I had a little pile of pink still left, so I pulled out my very rusty crochet hook and attempted a ruffle...I was super pleased with how it came out, and I have very little yarn left. After about half way around I started holding my breath in hopes I had enough to last me, and I did, even if only barely. I only wish I knew how well this looked in action, because I am very happy with the way it looks flat!




Here is the undersoaker, which I knitted first


Here I had about 1.5 inches of pink added on

Here is the completed skirtie!
Here is a close up of the ruffle

The skirt lifted to show the undersoaker

And finally, this is how much pink I had left over (had to include that!)

 

 

[Ronica218]

Eyelet Skirty Pattern

June 16, 2008 by Casey 

http://thinkingmama.wordpress.com/2008/06/16/eyelet-skirty-pattern/

I’ve finally written up a pattern for my eyelet skirty (or is it skirtie?) that I’ve been showing you lately. It’s more of a guide than a pattern but it’s free and I don’t think any of you will have any trouble with it. Happy knitting!

The pattern is below but I’ve also made a pdf that you can download and print. You can get that right here!

I knit this as an addition to a knit soaker (diaper cover) but have included a description of how to adapt it to be just a skirt for your little one.

To knit the skirt attached to a diaper cover:

<!--[if !supportLists]-->1. <!--[endif]-->First knit the soaker of your choice. I used the curly purly soaker pattern.

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<!--[if !supportLists]-->2. <!--[endif]-->Using a circular needle the size that you used for the body of the soaker, pick up a row of stitches just below the ribbing, or about 2 inches below the top of the soaker. (Note: This is much easier if you purl the row after the ribbing when you’re knitting the soaker. Then use the purl bumps as your guide when picking up the stitches.)

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<!--[if !supportLists]-->3. <!--[endif]-->Row 1: Join to knit in the round and *K1, yo* around. This doubles the number of stitches on your needle and adds fullness to your skirt.

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<!--[if !supportLists]-->4. <!--[endif]-->Knit for 5 rounds. Next round (eyelet round): *K2tog, yo* around.

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<!--[if !supportLists]-->5. <!--[endif]-->Repeat these 6 rounds until your skirt measures approximately ½ the desired length.

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<!--[if !supportLists]-->6. <!--[endif]-->Change to needles one size larger than those you’ve been using. This will add a little more fullness to the bottom portion of the skirt. Continue in pattern until skirt is almost the desired length. End with eyelet round.

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<!--[if !supportLists]-->7. <!--[endif]-->Knit around

*K2tog, yo* around

Repeat these 2 rounds one more time. (Ending with eyelet rounds close together prevents the hem from rolling)

Bind off.

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Note: If desired, knit stripes of a different color as often as you’d like. Also, the frequency of the eyelet row is not essential.

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To knit the skirt alone:

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<!--[if !supportLists]-->1. <!--[endif]-->Knit a gauge swatch with your desired yarn and determine how many stitches per inch you have.

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<!--[if !supportLists]-->2. <!--[endif]-->Measure around your baby’s waist. Multiply your stitches per inch by the number of inches your baby’s waist measures. Round this number to the nearest multiple of 4. This is the number of stitches you will cast on.

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<!--[if !supportLists]-->3. <!--[endif]-->Using a needle sized 1-2 sizes smaller than you used on your swatch, cast on desired number of stitches and *K2, P2* around for approximately 2 inches.

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<!--[if !supportLists]-->4. <!--[endif]-->Switch to main needles and knit skirt, beginning with the K1, yo round in #3 in the above directions 

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http://www.tinybirdsorganics.com/organicwool/woolpants.html

I thought these longies were exceptionally cute. Too bad I can't knit =(