I am a baby wearer.  With each baby it has become more and more necessary, but this baby– he practically lives on me.  For little babies I love wrap style carriers like this pretty one my friends in Ohio gave me, and this buttery soft one I made using a tutorial by Jessica (of course).  Now that Hunter is way too heavy for those, I love my Ergo baby carrier, but getting baby on and off my back is a bit precarious in parking lots and rocky hiking trails.  I’ve been dreaming of getting the Beco Butterfly II with its cute fabric and internal panel to make swinging a babe onto your back a cinch, but just couldn’t justify spending the money.  So, a couple of orders of buckles and webbing from Seattle Fabrics later, I did the next best thing– I made one!

Introducing the “Sweet Pod” :

(drum roll please)

I made it with the same Joel Dewberry fabric as my diaper bag  , some army green twill, and lined it with a pillowcase we had because it was just the color I was looking for.  The sleeping hood tucks into a hidden pocket with an invisible zipper.  See?

Having an internal panel does make getting him on my back much easier with the added bonus of making the carrier more adjustable than my Ergo.   The whole thing has been taken apart and put back together several times.  At first my waist belt foam was too squishy, then the body was too short, but now?  Now it seems just right.

Hunter seems to think so too.

I’m working on putting together the pattern because, well, I think the world of crafty-babywearing-mamas needs it.   I mean, I would have bought one if it already existed.  I’m thinking I’ll make it a downloadable PDF and sell it from my Etsy shop.  What do you think?

I’ve got another one on the cutting table.