I've been intrigued by wool and its waterproof, yet breathable properties. Wool longies are very expensive so I decided to make some myself with a thrift store sweater. There are lots of tutorials out there on how to do it, but this one was the easiest to follow (plus anyone who can call themself a dork is my kind of person!) Instead of putting in the elastic casing I used the bottom of the sweater as its own elastic. It looks great, but after a couple of wears I realized it wasn't too functional. Infact one night she wiggled out of her longies. Did I mention she was in our bed! Ya, gross! I ended up adding black fold over elastic (foe) to the top and it works great. The first time I lanolized these I didn't use enough lanolin and she leaked after 4 hours. I found the right amount and now she wears these or the other pair I made her every other night. With these as a cover and fleece pj's over the top, you can guess that she stays dry and warm!
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