Recently, in my cloth diapering journey, I have been searching for patterns and ways to make my own cloth diaper covers; mainly to help out with the cost but also because I really enjoy making homemade items for my daughter.
I am not a seamstress, I am a knitter. So, in my quest to find covers that I could actually make myself without having to invest in sewing lessons and lots of help, I discovered wool diaper covers.
Wool is amazing! It can hold up to 40% of its weight in water before it will begin to feel damp. This makes for a great diaper cover, especially if you have a heavy wetter. There are several types of wool diapers. Soakers, which are put on like a pair of shorts, wraps, shorties, longies, which are like pants...it's all very confusing.
I do know that you have to use 100% wool in order to achieve the water holding capabilities. Acrylic yarns will repel, rather than hold the wetness. I dug around in my stash, I mostly have acrylics but I did find one ball of Araucania hand dyed natural wool that is absolutely gorgeous! I had more than enough to make a medium sized cover (which I actually think could be a large) from a free pattern I found on Raverly
You do have to be a member to view patterns but it is free to join and there are a lot of great projects to choose from.
The wrap cover I chose was easy to knit and I finished it in a couple of sittings over the span of 3 days. I have to lanolize it before the first use as it has been sitting for quite a while in my yarn bin. After that process, I'm going to try it out as a nighttime diaper for Aari. If it works well then I'll knit up some more!
Here is a pic of the finished diaper wrap:
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