W.G., Waimauku.

I am not a knitter, so op-shop or passed on jumpers etc would be used like knitted material and cut down to make anything from kids clothes, to patchwork throw rugs or to line oven cloths and pot holders. If you are smart and utilise the ribbed areas well shrunk woollens make brilliant leak proof baby over-naps, provided you don’t use disposables. I also made toddler ‘ski’ suits out of an adult parka, again using existing rib and running the zip right down one leg to make nappy changing easier. I found that a lot is achievable with just a basic zig-zag sewing machine and as little sewing as possible, use what is already sewn.