Baby Kilts

[pipesndrumsnun]

Have something like "the babes love me in my kilt" embroidered on the top and you have a kilt outfit for a 6 month old.

That would be SO CUTE!! Great idea!!

[Makeitstop]

Well, I ordered the sport kilt (thanks for the suggestions, but with the free shipping [if you want anything from sportkilt, now's the time] they were the cheapest) and it arrived today. well, technically yesterday, but I haven't gone to sleep yet.

I would like to point out that the fedex guy decided to leave the box outside the apartment door. Not my door, or even the front door, but the side door. Last time I ordered from sk, they at least left it at my door, even though they didn't knock. If I order anything else from them, I'm going to have to remind them to ask for a signature, as I don't want to lose a kilt because they left a box wherever they felt like dropping it.

Now, back to the kilt. It's actually quite nice, and I'm happy with it. As I suspected the tiny little kilt doesn't have enough room for the tartan to repeat, so I'm glad I went with the us navy tartan, which looks like a rather small pattern. It's slightly darker than I expected, but looks good anyway. The only problem with the tartan is that the pattern is at a very slight angle. Barely noticeable really, but the bottom red stripe does go around to the back of the hem on the apron, while on the rest of the kilt both are visible. Most people wouldn't notice, particularly on a cute/adorable/mischievous/dirty/destructive/crying/active/typical baby, but it does bother me slightly, and makes me glad my sk is a solid color.

The material is soft, but feels quite sturdy. The velcro is quite tough and covers the full length of the apron (apparently babies have no need of the hidden pocket, as the only thing they need to store is a surprise in the diaper) and the elastic is surprisingly strong. Given the adjustability and elastic, I wouldn't be surprised if the kid outgrows the kilt vertically rather than horizontally.

Overall, I'm quite happy with it. Ultimately the real test will come when they actually put it on the kid, but until then, all I can say is it was worth it.


I also got myself one of the battle axe kilt pins to go with the swk thrifty I'm sure I'll get for christmas. It's fairly cool, even if he head is a little small compared to the handle. But it would hang weird otherwise, and I'm sure I'll be the only one to notice, so it's fine.