I adore writing reviews for products that have become my favorites. Erin, the brain behind Sustainablebabyish (sloomb) was very thoughtful to send me some of her new knits. The new Sbish knit wool products have soared to the top of my favorites list for many reasons.
But, my opinion can’t hold that much weight for you! A review holds more authority when the reviewer can prove that they’ve actually used some of the competition. As my duty to you (well that’s what I tell my husband when I need a particular wool item) I have been 
using a variety of different wool items for the past 3 years. I have experience with interlock (many many different brands), BFL (blue faced leicester), BBR (blackberry ridge), Llamajama, Baby Bear, recycled, Corriedale, Cestari and others I’m forgetting. I’ve used longies, shorties, soakers and capris that weren’t meant to be capris 
Now that you know where my praise is coming from, I’ll break down my review.
Sbish knit wool is extremely soft! No scratchiness here (which can be the case with BFL and Purewool). However, it isn’t so soft, like Cashmere and Merino, that it gets hairy or pills like crazy.
Sterling has been wearing these almost non-stop for 2 weeks and despite the heavy wear on the knees there is only a small amount of pilling. Most of the pilling I see is on the front area that rubs against me when I hold him. For those of you who may be lost on the term pilling, it is where the wool fibers either ball up or begin matting together.
Compare this to BBR and Cestari that are extremely durable and rarely pill.
Sbish knit wool is double layered, therefore thick. LOVE this! Thickness is great for warmth and wetness protection. The closest in thickness that I have used is a pair of longies I had knit up with Llamajama wool. Although they are thick, they are very loose and allow for easy movement. I love how Sbish had these knit up in a roomy way. They are very similar to their interlock pattern. Even though Sterling has very skinny legs the wide leg fits great.
I also really appreciate the forgiving color of Graphite. Maybe it’s just my kid but he’s always getting something on him…usually because a big sibling leaves a marker open, food on the ground or tracks dirt in.
Sbish knit wool longies are $64, soakers are $42. If you are wincing from the price I implore you to look for ways to scrape the pennies together! These could easily be the only longies I use. Of course it’d be hard for me to sell the other guys but if I *had* to I would 
Oh and the fit, well I couldn’t have designed it better myself. Sbish knits have all the features I must have in longies. A wide waistband with a soft elasticity, spot on measurements for Sterling 
, and a tight knit stitch. I’ve had longies where the stitch was too loose and that led to holes and leaks. For size reference, Sterling is 19lbs, 31 1/2″ long, with a rise of about 16″ (guessing on that one) and he just turned 9months on the 9th. The longies in the picture are a M.
I strongly recommend signing up for the Sbish newsletters! I get discount codes often!
Speaking of discount codes, Erin has very generously offered a 20% off code good through Sunday December 13th!
- Please use code: KNITS20 for the weekend code for 20% off (storewide, excludes snapless-multi fitteds)
- After that, use the code: HOLIDAYCD for 10% off through the month of December (store wide)
- Codes can not be combined with any other discounts.
- Sbish shipping will be closed 12/17 – 1/7. Make sure to order your knits by the 16th in order to ship by the 17th!! If you place an order on or after the 17 they will NOT be shipped until JANUARY 8th!
Contest Closed! Congratulations, Sarah F.!
She’s also offered to give one of you a pair of longies! Leave a comment telling me what you want most for Christmas to be entered. You may gain extra entries by: (separate comments!!)
- subscribing to All About Cloth Diapers,
- subscribing to the Sloomb newsletter,
- grabbing my button,
- tweeting: win @sloombs knit longies! there’s also a sweet discount code! http://bit.ly/556iJS @autumnbeck #clothdiapers
The winner will be chosen on Monday December 14th @ noon (cst).
December 14, 2009 at 11:26 am
I am an “All About Cloth Diapers” subscriber.
December 14, 2009 at 11:23 am
I want some new jeans and Jonathan shampoo & conditioner for me & some woolies for my baby.
(sorry if a double post :blush: – it didn’t show in moderation)
December 14, 2009 at 11:18 am
I am a sloomb newsletter subscriber.
)
December 14, 2009 at 8:56 am
I want the ergo carrier and backpack most for Christmas
These wool longies will be great as well!
December 13, 2009 at 11:45 pm
I would love to find the perfect diaper to et rid of my son’s yicky diaper rash. (I’ve had sooo many mamas tell me to switch to sposies but I just can’t even stand the thought of it.)
December 13, 2009 at 9:58 pm
What I want most for Christmas is a good time with my family
December 13, 2009 at 9:58 pm
I’m a subscriber to sloomb!
December 13, 2009 at 9:58 pm
I’m a subscriber to All About Cloth diapers
December 13, 2009 at 7:01 pm
just subscribed to the newsletter
December 13, 2009 at 6:58 pm
Oh it would be wonderful to win these. I love sbish sooooo much. If I could have anything in the world happen for Christmas I would want my grandmas cancer treatment to work. She was diapgnosed for the second time a few days ago and this will be the first time shell have to go through radiation and kemo.
December 13, 2009 at 6:48 pm
I grabbed your button for my website, I just don’t wanna post the link but I can email you it
December 13, 2009 at 6:43 pm
I tweeted the giveaway!
December 13, 2009 at 6:41 pm
Subscribed to the Sloomb newsletter! How did I not see that before?
December 13, 2009 at 6:39 pm
I’m a subscriber!
December 13, 2009 at 6:38 pm
Maybe lame but true, I’d LOVE some SBish longies for my baby girl for Christmas! LOL I guess some “camera stuff” for mama would be nice too.
December 13, 2009 at 3:03 pm
I subscribed to the sloomb newsletter.
December 13, 2009 at 3:00 pm
I subscribed to your blog.
December 13, 2009 at 2:59 pm
For Christmas I want more Rumparooz to add to my stash.
December 13, 2009 at 2:57 pm
Also put your button on my blog!
December 13, 2009 at 2:54 pm
I subcribe to Sloomb’s newsletter
December 13, 2009 at 2:54 pm
I subscribe to All About Cloth Diapers
December 13, 2009 at 2:53 pm
I tweeted
http://twitter.com/lcadiapers/status/6637568870
December 13, 2009 at 2:51 pm
Subscribed to AACD. =)
December 13, 2009 at 2:50 pm
I grabbed your button… it’s here
http://lcahomeschool.blogspot.com/
December 13, 2009 at 2:49 pm
I also subscribed to the Sloomb newsletter!
December 13, 2009 at 2:48 pm
What I want most for Christmas? To win this giveaway : )
Or a new coffeemaker, one where water doesnt go flying everywhere every time you fill it.
Cuz if I can’t feed my sbish addiction, I may as well be feeding my coffee addiction, right?
December 13, 2009 at 2:47 pm
I would really love some snow for Christmas!
December 13, 2009 at 2:02 pm
I subscribe to all about cloth diapers
December 13, 2009 at 2:01 pm
I really just want my step daughter home for Christmas. It would really make my husbands day.
December 13, 2009 at 10:07 am
Hey I also subscribed!!
December 13, 2009 at 9:51 am
For the holidays, I wish for those who are struggling financially to feel loved and at peace with themselves and their families.
I wish my husband and his battalion and all the troops a safe deployment, and hope they have a great meal and clean beds to sleep in.
For myself and my kids, I hope they have a memorable Christmas, even though daddy’s not here. I hope I can make it special enough for them <3
Thank you for the giveaway!
December 13, 2009 at 9:18 am
What I want most for Chistmas is peace for the world. I celebrate Chanuka!!
December 13, 2009 at 12:20 am
subscribed to the Sloomb newsletter
mumma905708[at]gmail[dot]com
December 13, 2009 at 12:19 am
I placed your button on my blog
http://sew4sweetness.blogspot.com/
mumma905708[at]gmail[dot]com
December 13, 2009 at 12:18 am
I am a subscriber to your site (and I secretly love the email updates and usally read them right away!)
mumma905708[at]gmail[dot]com
December 13, 2009 at 12:16 am
tweet
http://twitter.com/mummatutu/status/6620954669
mumma905708[at]gmail[dot]com
December 13, 2009 at 12:10 am
I really want something made by my kids… I would love to get a wearable craft from them… either in the form of jewelry (I’m thinking a pasta necklace or a paper-bead bracelet) or something in the form of clothing I could wear like a shirt with there hands or there feet… I just want something from there heart and something creative.. hopefully Daddy can help them (ps they are 4 and 1)
December 12, 2009 at 10:33 pm
I subscribe to AACD.
December 12, 2009 at 10:29 pm
I subscribe to the Sloom newsletter.
December 12, 2009 at 10:26 pm
I’d really like a Kindle for Christmas, and to just spend a nice quiet Christmas at home with my little family.
December 12, 2009 at 10:22 pm
I subscribe to the sloomb newsletter, too
December 12, 2009 at 10:06 pm
I subscribed! We just got a pair of the longies that arrived yesterday, I need a soaker now. These are AMAZING, so thick and soft. They do take a long time to dry and the wait is torture!
December 12, 2009 at 10:03 pm
I tweeted! http://twitter.com/mama2anna07
December 12, 2009 at 10:00 pm
I would love family harmony and togetherness for Christmas (and beyond, of course
December 12, 2009 at 7:39 pm
For Christmas I would love to be able to fly my whole extended family into town to celebrate the holidays together…but that won’t happen this year. SO, what I would like that could possibly happen is a new camera. Happy Holidays!!
December 12, 2009 at 6:16 pm
…and what I want most for Christmas is a bench to put outside our front door- we just moved recently and a nice bench would be a great place to sit and watch my son while he plays outside!
December 12, 2009 at 6:01 pm
…and just subscribed to your blog too
(It looks awesome around here!)
December 12, 2009 at 5:56 pm
Just subscribed to the sloomb newsletter!
I LOVE the look of these longies!!
December 12, 2009 at 11:42 am
I want a fleece vest and a couple of one size fuzzibunz!!
December 12, 2009 at 10:58 am
All I want for Christmas is to have my well-house finished!
)
December 12, 2009 at 6:08 am
I would really love a yoga studio membership for Christmas. I’m amazed how great I feel after an hour of yoga, but my videos are getting a little boring.
December 12, 2009 at 6:06 am
I subscribe to the sloomb newsletter.
December 12, 2009 at 6:02 am
I’m a subscriber! Those pants look so cute!
December 12, 2009 at 1:06 am
What I want for christmas: peace in my home, love in my heart and contentment in my soul.
Geneva
December 12, 2009 at 12:41 am
I would really love a wii so I can workout with wii fit and lose my baby weight! but we cant swing that $$ right now!
December 12, 2009 at 12:27 am
I tweeted (@k8eharris)!
December 12, 2009 at 12:24 am
I subscribe to Sloomb!
December 12, 2009 at 12:24 am
I subscribe to AACD!
December 12, 2009 at 12:23 am
For Christmas I’d like health and happiness for my family!
December 11, 2009 at 11:34 pm
I tweeted.
http://twitter.com/uschicana/status/6590447944
December 11, 2009 at 11:25 pm
I am subscribed.
December 11, 2009 at 11:24 pm
I would really like a Kindle for Christmas.
December 11, 2009 at 9:55 pm
I subscribe to AACD! via RSS google.
December 11, 2009 at 9:54 pm
I want a lot of big ticket items but just can’t bring myself to get any of them (or ask my husband for them which is the same thing IMO). Kindle, iphone, and wii for wii fit are the main ones. Just not my style to spend that much money on luxury items. But……I want!
December 11, 2009 at 9:18 pm
I subscribe to AACD!
December 11, 2009 at 9:18 pm
For Christmas, being with my family is all I really want
December 11, 2009 at 9:08 pm
what I want most for christmas is a nice quiet christmas at home, just my husband, my cats and my big ‘ol pregnant belly (and maybe a large box of donuts). but, alas! we must go visiting.
December 11, 2009 at 9:06 pm
For Christmas: Happiness for my family, Love for my friends, Satiety for the hungry, & Freedom for the poor. (I have lots of things, but feel as though; too bequeath to others, that which cannot be bought, is the greatest gift I can receive!)
December 11, 2009 at 8:57 pm
I’m a subscriber!
December 11, 2009 at 6:20 pm
Just subcribed to the Sloomb newsletter!