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Posted by WoolyGooly on December 11, 2006, 9:17 am
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>I used to make a really long string that ran up one sleeve, across the
>back, and down the other. Maybe that's what you had in mind. My kids
>never strangled themselves, but back in those days, people didn't
>think about safety issues as much as they do now. We also put buttons
>on baby sweaters, which now is a no-no.
I didn't strangle either, but my idiot-string mittens were in
zip-front coats, not pullover sweaters. Tacking the idiot string to
the neck back strikes me as a good plan.
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Posted by Laura J on December 11, 2006, 10:39 am
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>>I used to make a really long string that ran up one sleeve, across the
>>back, and down the other. Maybe that's what you had in mind. My kids
>>never strangled themselves, but back in those days, people didn't
>>think about safety issues as much as they do now. We also put buttons
>>on baby sweaters, which now is a no-no.
> I didn't strangle either, but my idiot-string mittens were in
> zip-front coats, not pullover sweaters. Tacking the idiot string to
> the neck back strikes me as a good plan.
Not as satisfying as coming up with your own solution but another option is
mitten clips: http://tinyurl.com/y6ud33
LauraJ
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Posted by Shillelagh on December 11, 2006, 12:30 pm
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> I used to make a really long string that ran up one sleeve, across the
> back, and down the other. Maybe that's what you had in mind. My kids
> never strangled themselves, but back in those days, people didn't
> think about safety issues as much as they do now. We also put buttons
> on baby sweaters, which now is a no-no.
Oh puhleeeeze - no buttons on baby sweaters? As if that's going to happen.
I had heard of the so-called strangulation concern on the idiot string, but
not the buttons issue. Next thing, TPTB or whatever are going to want
babies and kids wrapped in cotton padding and never let out to do anything.
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:>P
Shelagh
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Posted by B Vaugha on December 11, 2006, 6:09 am
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>wrote:
>>I used to sew a shortish piece of elastic from the mitten to the cuff. I is
>>more difficult to lose them:)
>I'm thinking idiot string. The weather here is so changeable that it
>might be 50 and windy one day requiring a sweater with a windbreaker,
>then 30 and windy the next requiring the sweater and a heavy jacket.
>In either case the boy takes his mittens - if I run the idiot string
>down the sweater sleeves maybe the mittens won't disappear this
>time... Hm, I'll need to install loops in the sweater to keep the
>idiot string from strangling the kid when he puts the sweater on.
>This is doable.
--
Barbara Vaughan
My email address is my first initial followed by my last name at libero dot it.
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Posted by CHEX on December 10, 2006, 7:39 pm
For kids I usually knit 3 mittens.
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>back, and down the other. Maybe that's what you had in mind. My kids
>never strangled themselves, but back in those days, people didn't
>think about safety issues as much as they do now. We also put buttons
>on baby sweaters, which now is a no-no.