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Drizzly Rain Vs Muddlarks Rain Suits

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This is another one of our travel product reviews from our recent trip across Europe. We first mentioned Muddlarks Rain suits in our original travel post.

When I first came across Muddlarks Rain suits I thought they looked great and would suit my needs but I was a little apprehensive as to if they would be comfortable enough for the kids to wear but more importantly enjoy wearing them. As you can see from the photos below this was NEVER an issue.  (We reviewed the All In One Lightweight Rain Suits for my 5 and 2 year olds)

The kids never once said they wouldn’t put them on and they were so easy to get on and off that we could take them off  every time we went inside whilst walking around drizzly England streets.

They took up minimal room in our suitcase and I could easily fit both of them under our small stroller pram with room to spare for other stuff.

I would definitely recommend these suits as the perfect alternative to a raincoat as the legs are protected and the kids felt more freedom being able to jump around and not have mummy saying “mind the puddles”

 

 

For travelling purposes it would have been great to have a slip on shoe cover or something small (we couldn’t spare room for rain boots) next time I would consider taking a pair or swim shoes for everyday wear that they could use for rainy days too.

Check out their other versions too like the Bib N brace  and rain jacket.

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An Easy Scarf to Use Up All Your Scraps

If you’ve been around here long, you know that I’m in a perpetual battle with my stash. I feel like I haven’t bought yarn in years unless I needed it for a specific project. I knit fairly a lot, and crochet some, too, but it feels like my stash never gets any smaller.

It’s not just the unused balls of yarn that are a problem. In fact, maybe a bigger issue is all the odd balls and leftover bits that seem to pile up without any effort. Even though I love scrappy projects (and knit a whole sweater dress with scraps earlier this year) it still feels like a never-ending quest to use up all the little bits.

So I’m always on the lookout for good patterns that are made to use of the extra bits of yarn. If they are super easy, too, that’s so much the better.

So it is with the Lalu Scarf by Sheena Stone. This any yarn, any gauge pattern is designed to use up whatever scraps you have on hand (assuming they’re mostly the same weight or can be held double to make the same weight). 

It’s a tube scarf worked in the round, and she specifically notes that she works it outside in, so the back of the scarf is on the outside as you knit. The needle tips are on the part of the circle farthest away from you as you knit.

It also has an attached I-cord edging, which sounds really time consuming but does give the edges a nice, finished look.

The way the colors are changed as you knit you don’t really need a lot of each color. It would probably be good if you had at least enough of a color to complete one round, but you can change colors more often than every round if you need to because you’re using all your tiny bits.

Grab the free pattern on Ravelry.

[Photo: Sheena Stone.]