Forgive me, but this is a post to experiment with my skill at posting pictures. Wish me luck!

We are cloth diaperers around here, for the most part. I’ll admit to using an occational disposable on a bad day. Or if I don’t have the cloth folded and ready to go for Hubby he will grab one. But the majority of our diapering pollutes the waters, not the landfills. Some time ago I gave up on cloth covers and went to wool instead. It’s wonderful stuff; RM has the healthiest skin of any of my kids. We have no problems with rashes at all.

Being the poor family we are, I of course couldn’t shell out $20-$30 a piece for wool covers, but I’m a big do-it-yourself type person anyway, so crocheting my own was no big deal. I can’t knit though, I’ve tried many times over the years but I just don’t have the skill for it, or the patience to develop the skill. But searching the net reveals a wealth of patterns and ideas, and I made our first set of covers using the Tickle Turdle Wool Wrap Pattern.

Here’s a picture of a wrap that I finished recently. This is a great neutral color, I’ve used it for several things. It’s Paton’s Merino wool.

A weakness of mine, as I’ve mentioned before, it watching crafting shows. The dress here is based on a pattern from the website for the Carol DuVall show. Luckily, this was from materials I had sitting around, some crochet cotton and a scrap of fabric. The boys actually have a stuffed cat made from this same fabric. RM looks really cute in this, although she still needs to grow just a bit more. I’m hoping it will look good with a T-shirt under it and maybe some tights when the cold weather rolls around. I’ll probably have to make another, slightly larger one in the spring.

So there we have it - another successful picture post! Sometimes I amaze myself with the cleverness for figuring things out. Or should I be ashamed that it’s taking me so long?