Error on soaker length in Very Basic AIO pattern
Error on the size small soaker length in Very Basic AIO pattern! It should be 10″ long, not 8!
Medium Long Instructions
It’s really quite simple:
Fold your pattern piece in half, front to back. Cut on the fold. Tape pieces two inches apart on a sheet of paper. Re-draw curves.
Tape paper behind wing ends and add 1 inch to each wing if you feel it is necessary.
The side snap diaper cover pattern doesn’t really need this. Most often a long size is made from the medium size.
For the Very Baby fitted diapers I add 2″ to the soaker length.
For the Very Basic All in One pattern I use the medium width and large length for the soaker.
I personally have not adjusted the wings for either pattern, but everyone’s needs are different.
Snaps on a Very Basic Pocket Diaper
To add snaps to the Very Basic Pocket Diaper, see the tutorial for Sew a Fleece All in One with Snaps instead of Aplix. Scroll past Step Five ;-)
TIP: Elastic lengths for the Very Basic All in One Diaper
Given to you courtesy of LaVon of Tallulah Baby - thanks Grandma!
The unstretched elastic should be:
NB leg (each leg): 4″ waist: 4.25″
S leg: 4.5″ waist: 5″
ML leg: smidgen over 6″ waist: 8″
M leg 5.25″ waist: 6″
L leg 5.5″ waist: 7 - 7.5″
TJgirl says:
hi, I saw this message [for the soaker length error] right *after* I had cut out everything for 14 AIOs! ACK! I am surprised they wouldn’t mention it on the website or just add a sticker to the front of the pattern to notify users, especially since it has been known for this long. I just wasted 3.3 yards of birdseye!
Other than that I’m very happy with this pattern so far… just a little annoyed that this wasn’t better communicated. Thanks,
Tana
September 5th, 2007 at 5:02 pm
allymom says:
I would just go ahead and use your 8 in. soakers if I was you. No sense in wasting that much birdseye. Unless you cut them in squares, then you could use them as wipes maybe.
September 5th, 2007 at 5:03 pm
lorie hohlf says:
I would just use the 8″ ones too. I would just make sure they are more toward the front since that is where most of the wetness will be. And if you make the booster that will add more absorbancy too.
September 5th, 2007 at 5:03 pm
Very Mom says:
Tana,
Sorry about not communicating it better - we kept thinking our new release of the pattern with the correction in it would be done soon, so I only posted it here.
That said, it’s not a waste, just do like Lori suggested and moved it to the front. My own prototypes had 8″ soakers and I never noticed a difference. It wasn’t changed to 10″ until someone else noticed that there was room.
September 5th, 2007 at 5:03 pm
newuanda says:
On the elastic lengths, for the legs, is that around each leg or is that total?
September 5th, 2007 at 5:20 pm
Susan says:
Each leg.
September 5th, 2007 at 5:20 pm
blueberrymama says:
thank you thank you thank you!!!!
I was thinking that would have been handy info to have printed in the pattern, I’m glad you posted it!
September 5th, 2007 at 5:20 pm
sos710m says:
Sorry if this has been answered, but is this measurement taken while the elastic is stretched or unstretched?
Thanks
September 5th, 2007 at 5:21 pm
Lori Reda says:
Unstretched.
September 5th, 2007 at 5:21 pm
sos710m says:
that’s what I figured, but I never know Thanks!
September 5th, 2007 at 5:21 pm