Wool Soakers, Part One
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I finally finished my first wool cover. I have wanted to try wool for awhile, but I’ve been intimidated by the process of washing and drying it. You have to keep it lanolized, and you have to make sure it doesn’t shrink or stretch.
However, it is also supposed to make great covers. It both absorbs and repels liquid; which is no small thing. It is antimicrobial, so you don’t have to wash it nearly as often. It is good for moderating temperature, and is an all natural fiber, unlike the diaper covers I’m using now.
So, a bit hesitantly, I started my first cover. I finished it, and then decided to add the drawstring, so it actually took a little longer. (I used this pattern, from With A Tangled Skein)
We washed it outside, mostly because the kids were out playing, and I was impatient. I realized afterwards that I was supposed to let it soak a bit.
We rolled it in a towel (carefully, so it didn’t stretch) and laid it inside to dry.
The kids decided they needed to wash every toy in the yard. In shocking news, it turns out that when you get wool wet, it smells like sheep. Now our toys smell faintly of sheep, as well.
It’s currently sitting on my pass-through, almost dry. The next step is to try it on the baby…