Cloth Diapering, Knitted Wool Covers

The cloth diapering experience has been going well, thus far.  In reading other mothering and cloth diapering blogs, I have found that many people make their own cloth diapers.  This inspired me to want to make my own for Aaralyn and to start building a stash before we have another baby.  

I have some sewing skills but am definitely still a novice, I am, however, an intermediate level knitter.  So, that being considered, I started to look for knitted diaper covers and discovered all the wondrous properties of 100% wool.   Many people use wool soakers, which are pulled on like shorts over a cloth diaper.  Wool can hold up to 40% of its weight in water before it will begin to feel damp, so it is an excellent choice for a diaper.  It also  has natural antibacterial properties and apparently will clean itself if it gets wet with urine just by air drying.  This means that the covers don't have to be washed as frequently as the fleece/plastic covers.  

The downside to wool is that it has to be hand washed or the fibers will end up binding together and it will become felted.  There are a ton of wool diaper washing tutorials online that boast how easy it is, so, I'm going to give it a whirl.  

I made a cover this week and posted it to my knitting blog today.  I used some left over Araucania hand dyed wool that I had in my stash.  It is absolutely beautiful and reminds me of a tie dyed t-shirt!

Here is a pic of the finished diaper wrap: