Jill Says:
While not much has been visibly happening, a lot has been going on. Here's a sneak peak of patterns that we've created for babies. The picture was taken at TNNA in January.
NBC stands for Natural Baby Collection, which currently stands at eight patterns and will soon grow to 20 or more. This started with soakers (wool diaper covers) that Susan developed with maternal feedback from one of her daughters-in-law while Susan's grandson was a baby. These soakers are so cute they might make you want to have a baby! If you're not into the concept of soakers, these are great pants or shorts. They come in three lengths: thigh (short), knee and long. Of course I had to inject some other things into the mix, but we think these 8 patterns will nicely outfit babies wanting the comfort of Mountain Merino (yes, it is soft enough for babies--wait until you see other pictures). If you've counted the pieces shown here you'll notice more than 8 pieces: the soaker pattern has all three lengths, and the hat and sock patterns each have three versions too.
These are mostly easy knitting and Laramie from Mountain Meadow Wool is a delight to knit with. If you've never thought of using wool for baby gear, here are a few quick tidbits:
- Wool doesn't soil easily and merino can be washed (gently--agitation is what causes felting)
- Wool is a great insulator. It has excellent wicking properties, meaning it carries moisture away from the surface of the skin. Light moisture will run off the surface of wool.
- Wool fibers are very durable.
- Wool is considered naturally flame retardant. It will burn but it does so slowly, and if the flame is taken away, it will usually extinguish itself.
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