If you aren't familiar with cloth diapering, some people use wool covers (either hand knit/crocheted or interlock wool) because they offer good moisture resistance while allowing baby's bottom to get some air. This is great for preventing & curing diaper rash and keeping them from burning up in the summer. Wool covers are worn over an absorbent diaper like a prefold or fitted that is not waterproof on its own. I have several pieces of wool in my diaper stash right now, but decided since it is pricey that I would experiment with crocheting a cover (also called a soaker in the CD world) on my own!
I decided to make my first soaker for baby Russell since it would be smaller and take less time than one for Palmer. I picked up some Paton's Classic Wool yarn from JoAnn's after figuring out that Hobby Lobby has a VERY limited selection of yarn that's 100% wool. It took a few nights (and YouTube tutorials) to complete, but here is the finished product!
I'm happy with how it turned out, except I don't like how the variegated yarn clumped the colors together in a few certain sections. This has to do with that part of the soaker being crocheted "in the round" instead of in zig zag rows like on the lower area of the soaker. Oh well! Live and learn. It's also not as soft as some of the knit wool I have purchased since I used pretty cheap yarn. Maybe I'll get some of the good hand dyed stuff off Etsy once my skills improve :) Knit items also seem to be more supple and have more stretch than crocheted due to the shape & density of the stitches. Too bad I prefer crochet!
Can't wait to put this on little Russell's bum in a few weeks!!!
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