Wednesday 28 March 2012

What the 1960s toddler is wearing this season


An oddly royal-looking toddler, this fella: a touch of the Prince Williams about him. He's sporting a two-piece powder blue Patons Quickerknit creation.

The top is a button-up cardigan, and the shorts are a "pilch". Never heard of a pilch before but a quick trip to the dictionary tells me that a pilch is an over-wrapper for a nappy. I look forward to dropping this word into a conversation some day soon.

4 comments:

  1. oh how your posts crack me up!

    we are in dire need of get-togethers and catch-ups very soon - then we can talk about pilches to our hearts' content. goodness knows i could use a pilch or two!

    xxx

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    1. I'll knit you a pilch! Although it's not exactly pilch weather at the moment. A summer pilch in cotton yarn? Let's get together soon, let me know whenever fits in with you xxx

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  2. Hi, I'm from Australia and my children wore pilchers. We call them pilchers not pilch.
    It's a word to call something that covers the baby's nappy. My daughter's were cotton fabric. Be careful about this word because a pilchARD is a type of fish.

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  3. I never knew that!

    But you are right, it is important to not gets pilchers and pichards muddled up, that would be a terrible thing.

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