Firespiral Albus Twilight Starmap

"A hand drawn map of the stars"...yes please!

I'm into all things astrology and have always had a love for star signs and all things celestial, so this wrap just called my name. It came to me as a visitor, and I would love to one day have my own.

Albus is a blend of merino wool (25%) and combed cotton (75%). It is an extremely soft and touchable wool blend. Wool in wraps just always seems to prove me wrong- I am always expecting something sweater like and scratchy, and up to date, the wool wraps I've tried have all been quite comfortable and unexpectedly silky.

Albus is listed at 240 g/m2, but it feels a bit thicker to me. It has an airy weave, but this wrap begs to be worn on a crisp day. The deep indigo colour, the warmth of the wrap in hand, and the squishy feeling it gives off all lend itself to a jeans and sweater babywearing kind of day.

There is a slight stretch to the weave, but nothing compared to some other wraps I've tried. I tried this in a size 2, and wrapping with a shorty is a good way for me to test the supportiveness of a wrap. My preferred carry in a size 2 is HJBC and Albus did a great job of wrapping neatly and providing great support for my 22lb 1 year old. I didn't have any trouble getting the passes to glide up and over his big cloth diaper butt, which can sometimes be an issue, especially with a shorty.  The tapers compare to those of an Oscha or maybe closer to a Pavo, so there was no trouble tying in the tippy tails and still managing to have a small, neat little knot.

The design on this wrap is just amazing. It isn't kitchy at all in the way the stars are aligned. It almost looks like a Pollock style smattering of stars down the middle of the wrap, just floating in the weave, with a star chart grid coming from both rails. Surprisingly, I prefer the wrong side out (the white wool side) but either side looks amazing when wrapped. Of course, none of my action shots show the white side- that's the nature of my current "take photos for the blog" practice- little to no preparation. ;)

 I would love to try this wrap in a longer size to get a better idea of different carries it might do well in, but my general opinion is that it would be great in any size. It's supportive, yet soft- so it would be great for a new wrapper with a small or newborn baby. I can just imagine wrapping a new baby in this and having them snuggled up on a cool day- ahh! But, since wool is very breathable, you could also take out an older child on a warmer day and be perfectly comfortable. I think the only thing missing from this wrap might be a bit more stretch- if that could just be added on I think this is a wrap that would stick around this churner's house for quite a while.

Tell me your thoughts on Albus, the indigo and white starmap. Were you as impressed with the snuggly and soft qualities as I was?

Firespiral Albus Twilight Starmap
25% merino wool, 74% combed cotton
Indigo/white
Size 2