I’ll start with the happy part-a pic of the finished carrier.

Now I can tell you all about the attempts at making what I thought was going to be a simple sling. I mean look at it, it looks simple to me.
As usual, I started with an idea of what I wanted, and I let it marinate in my brain. In this case, I wanted a hands-free way of carrying Grogu around when I can finally go back to Disneyland. But first, did I want to carry him on my back like a backpack or in the front like a baby? In the front, definitely the front. I want to show him off, after all.
Next, I knew I didn’t want to cover up his little outfit that much. I had to think about what kind of contraption I wanted that would do that. I pictured a little basket with holes for his legs, but that would expose his legs and would scrunch up his robe (see? I was doing a lot of marinating). Anyway, I won’t bore you with too many details about all the designs I came up with and discarded, but I finally came up with an idea and got to work.

I chose red so it could match his Mickey ears hat and I thought the star-stitch would be pretty and sturdy. I made the entire cradle when I realized it covered too much of his outfit AND the red was too much red! I ripped it all back.
I went back to the drawing board (I don’t actually have a drawing board) and just thought about ideas for the next day. After discarding several of them, I settled with something that would go under his outfit instead. That way, it wouldn’t cover up his outfit. This involved coming up with ideas on how the straps would come out the back and up through his collar. Instead of using red again, I went with a color that was similar to his outfit.
I started by making him some underwear with reinforced holes in the front and back that would attach to straps. I made a separate front and back panel that I would connect with buttons or velcro. This would allow me to remove the carrier easily.
After I made the pieces, I didn’t like that idea anymore. It was too bulky and I was worried that straps coming out of the back might rip his outfit. But I didn’t want to start over, so I went back to the idea of having it on the outside, but having just on big hole for his legs to dangle from. I sewed up the sides of the panels and added more fabric to the sides at the bottom. This created a little basket instead of underwear.


The straps came next. I used old lanyards for the center (so the crochet wouldn’t stretch over time).


I attached them to the cradle and I was finally pleased with my contraption. I still might add a strap across the back so the shoulder straps don’t slip off, but that may not be necessary. I’ll have to do a trial run around the house and see.

A lot of thought had gone into it, Yolanda. Great idea with the lanyard straps inside. It looks perfect.
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Thank you. I was a little worried about the at first but they felt good when I tried them on. They feel sturdy enough to withstand a day of walking around.
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It looks fantastic! I know that if you would have been this much into crochet when you had your children, your kids would have rocked the most beautiful crochet baby carriers made by their mama’s loving hands.
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They’re probably lucky. 😂 They would have been swimming in crochet instead of just sprinkled in crochet. 😂
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Hi Yolanda. Your baby yoga looks quite snug in his/her new carrier? (Which is it?) It’s nice to see you back on WordPress.
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Thank you Laura! I’m pretty sure Baby Yoda is a boy. At least that’s how they refer to him on the show.
Since I’ve finally figured out how to work on the new block editor on my iPad and I got my new keyboard, I’ve been motivated to post again. It was so frustrating trying to get a post out on my desktop (my preferred method) when there were so many glitches. I couldn’t figure out how to get rid of all the error messages when I would try to update or post. It just wouldn’t let me do it! Then I’d have to try to find a work around that sometimes worked, sometimes didn’t. On my iPad, it just works, but without a keyboard, it was time consuming. Now I have all that I need to post away. 😍
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Wow, that sounds weird. So far I haven’t had problems with block editor while using my laptop.
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I’m happy to see you back Yolanda. The carrier looks awesome. I think the lanyards will definitely help keep the yarn’s shape and give Yoda a sturdy ride.. I remember making a crocheted grocery bag and my complaint was how stretched out the bag got.
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Thank you! I’ve had plenty of stretched out straps and bags and didn’t want that happening. They feel very sturdy so I have high hopes. 😊
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This deserves some Disneyland time when it opens back up. 🙂
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Yolanda you’re a genius, I absolutly love this. Looking forward to seeing your Disneyland photos with him in the future x
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Aww Thank you! Now that they’re taking reservations, we’re looking forward to planning a day out. My niece had a chance to go and I’m so jealous. 😂
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Hello.
Stunning. I do love it.
Happy weekend! Matti
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Than you!
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That is just amazing! So creative!
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Thank you! Because of Covid, I haven’t had a chance to use it yet. I can’t wait to take my baby Yoda to Disneyland in his new carrier. 😁
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That will be adorable! Definitely post those pics!
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