Is there ever something you want to do, you think about it for awhile and no solution comes? Then one day you may be doing something you think is totally unrelated, the answer is there and you actually say AH HA out loud to yourself?
Our Bella drools. A. Lot. No worries, we still love her. She wore bibs all day but some were more for the time when she's eating, very cute but way too big. Some were a thin stretch terry that lasted for about three seconds before being soaked through, they weren't cute and they weren't functional.
I started seeing bib bandannas around blog-land and thought that would be a super solution and with all the different fabric choices, they would be cute. Then my next thought was, they will NOT contain the drool. Fast forward a couple of weeks later when I was trying out a new knit wash-cloth pattern. It's started on point and when I was halfway through, I had my ah-ha moment. I finished it off as a triangle, put some velcro on as the closure and when Bella showed up the next day, put it on her. She wore it all day. The bib was wet, her clothes were dry. A serious success! (Can you tell I'm a wee bit proud?) She now has several in different colors to match her clothes. They still cover some of the cuteness that Jess dresses her in but, at least they look like an accessory instead of screaming baby bib.
It's been several weeks since she started wearing them and they really do work. Since they are knit and with the direction of the knit they stretch and move with her. She doesn't mind wearing them, so apparently they are comfortable.
If you knit, these are simple. You already know better than I do how to make these. If you don't knit, and you want one, I will be putting them up in the shop soon.
Seriously best bib EVER! You're awesome.
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ReplyDeleteI want to kiss that baby till she cries! She's soooo stinkin' cute! And the bandanna bibs are adorable! Soooooooo huge over here for a couple years now but I've never seen knitted ones. Genius! I looooved chin-bibs from h&m that were coated cotton on the underside and terry on the top. They worked perfectly and were smaller than normal bibs (hence the name). They soaked up the drool but the underside was water proof. If you're not familiar with the size you can google it. Easy to make too I'm sure. I'm so happy you're knitting! I was just showing off your crocheted hats to my neighbor today!
ReplyDeleteAwesome! How many stitches would you cast on for a newborn?
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I am not good at looking at a picture and just making. Is there a pattern, if not how many did you cast on to start? Also how did you have it fastening in the back, is it just tyed or did you add a button? Thank you for your help.
ReplyDeleteI am not good at looking at a picture and just making. Is there a pattern, if not how many did you cast on to start? Also how did you have it fastening in the back, is it just tyed or did you add a button? Thank you for your help.
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