Longie confusion :)

I have now succefully completed (well, mostly... some need yarn ends woven in still), 1 soaker, and 2 pairs of longies.

The soaker looks like it will fit right. Its a from the punk knitters soaker pattern, made to be size newborn.

Soaker: rise=14 inches, waist=maximum of 14 inches (smaller with drawstring), hips=12 inches, inseam=cuffs

The longies I thought I was making of a similar size, but it turns out they're MUCH bigger. At least to look at them.

White-longies: rise=16 inches, waist=12-18inches, hips=16 inches, inseam=9 inches

Rainbow-longies: rise=15 inches, waist=12-18 inches, hips=18 inches, inseam=9 inches

So now I'm asking around on my fluff communities what size of baby they think the longies will fit. I'm thinking maybe 3-6 month size, over a prefold diaper. I guess I need to go back to the drawing board when it comes to what measurements a wee-baby diaper should be. Hopefully the same communities can tell me what measurements I should be aiming for, if I want a newborn or 1 month old baby to be able to wear these :)

Finished Longies! (almost)

I'm going to start typing this post now, even though I still have 1 inch left of ribbing to do on the final leg of the first pair of longies. I just figured if I started typing now, I will actually finish in the next 10 minutes ;)

Okay! Finally, all the needles are out. I still need to weave in the ends, and cover a hole in the crotch area, but they're finished. Well, except for dying them, but that will happen later. I'm thinking of doing red fading to yellow, with the red starting at the cuffs, and the yellow at the waist.


Here is the picture. The string ends are just up inside the legs at the moment.





Now I get to start the legs on my rainbow-yarn longies! Happy day :)