![New Year, New Carries Babywearing Challenge! [Image is a graphic with text outlining a carry challenge. The text and graphics are stylized to look like a comic book. The top panel of the graphic reads, quote, A babywearing challenge of new carries: New Year, New Carries, end quote. In the upper right corner there's a blast image that says, quote, New, end quote. The first panel of the comic has a heading that reads, quote, week one, end quote. The carries listed are Pocket Wrap Cross Carry tied at shoudler, Rapunzel Finish, Autumn's Reinforced Ruck, Maxine's Back, Boogie Down. The second panel has a heading that reads, quote, week two, end quote. The carries listed are Celctic Knot, Triple Hammock, Anne's Front Wrap Cross Carry and Unicorn, Hannah's Eyelet, The All Nighter. The third panel has a heading that reads, quote, week three, end quote. The carries listed are Kai Belt and Brittany's Rose, Inside Out Front Pirate, Rainbow's Back, Lacuna Ruck, Pond Finish. The fourth panel has a heading that reads, quote, week four, end quote, The carries listed are Freshwater Rapids and Twisted Ellevill Jordan's Back Carry. The footer of the panel contains the challenge hashtag, new year new carries. The fourth panel also contains another blast graphic with text that states, quote, bam, end quote.]](/uploads/8/1/7/3/81735352/published/new-year-new-carries-challenge_1.jpg?1483764732)
The Babywearing Challenge group has returned in 2017 with a three-week challenge to fill the rest of your January with carries never attempted in any of the group's challenges so far! Many of these carries were created in 2016 and several were dreamed up by members of the challenge group!
Here's the playlist of tutorials (note that some carries have multiple tutorials covering further options and variations): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKEWebOl-RXpQozsHmWhJkHudgV0YDLhn
This challenge will uses woven wraps sizes from base+1 at the longest, down to base-2. If you'll only use one wrap, make it the longest needed size (base+1). Check out the list below for recommended sizes for each carry and join us in the group to start posting action shots, or tag your photos on Instagram with #newyearnewcarries.
Week 1
PWCC TAS (base size) #pwcctas
Sara's Rapunzel Finish (base+1) #sarasrapunzelfinish
Autumn’s Reinforced Rucksack (base-1) #autumnsruck
Maxine's Back Carry (base-1) #maxsbackcarry
Boogie Down Back Carry (base+1) #boogiedownbackcarry
Week 2
Kim's Celtic Knot Finish on a WBC (base+1) or Strangleproof Ruck (base) #celticknot
Triple Hammock Type Deal (base) #triplehammock
Anne's FWCC + Anne's Unicorn Carry (base) #annesfwcc #unicorncarry
Hannah's Eyelet: base or short (base or base-2) #hannahseyelet
The All Nighter (base or base-1) #allnighter
Week 3
Kai Belt Finish on DH (base-1) #kaibelt, Brittanys Rose Finish on Torso DH (base-2) #brittanysrosefinish
Inside Out Front Pirate (base-2) #iofrontpirate
Rainbow’s Back Carry (base) #rainbowsbackcarry
Ruck with Lacuna Lexi Twist (base)
Pond Finish (base-2 or longer)
Week 4
Freshwater Rapids Finish on DH (base-1)
Twisted EJBC (base-1)
[Image at top of page is a graphic with text outlining a carry challenge. The text and graphics are stylized to look like a comic book. The top panel of the graphic reads, quote, A babywearing challenge of new carries: New Year, New Carries, end quote. In the upper right corner there's a blast image that says, quote, New, end quote. The first panel of the comic has a heading that reads, quote, week one, end quote. The carries listed are Pocket Wrap Cross Carry tied at shoudler, Rapunzel Finish, Autumn's Reinforced Ruck, Maxine's Back, Boogie Down. The second panel has a heading that reads, quote, week two, end quote. The carries listed are Celctic Knot, Triple Hammock, Anne's Front Wrap Cross Carry and Unicorn, Hannah's Eyelet, The All Nighter. The third panel has a heading that reads, quote, week three, end quote. The carries listed are Kai Belt and Brittany's Rose, Inside Out Front Pirate, Rainbow's Back, Lacuna Ruck, Pond Finish. The fourth panel has a heading that reads, quote, week four, end quote, The carries listed are Freshwater Rapids and Twisted Ellevill Jordan's Back Carry. The footer of the panel contains the challenge hashtag, new year new carries. The fourth panel also contains another blast graphic with text that states, quote, bam, end quote.]
Here's the playlist of tutorials (note that some carries have multiple tutorials covering further options and variations): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKEWebOl-RXpQozsHmWhJkHudgV0YDLhn
This challenge will uses woven wraps sizes from base+1 at the longest, down to base-2. If you'll only use one wrap, make it the longest needed size (base+1). Check out the list below for recommended sizes for each carry and join us in the group to start posting action shots, or tag your photos on Instagram with #newyearnewcarries.
Week 1
PWCC TAS (base size) #pwcctas
Sara's Rapunzel Finish (base+1) #sarasrapunzelfinish
Autumn’s Reinforced Rucksack (base-1) #autumnsruck
Maxine's Back Carry (base-1) #maxsbackcarry
Boogie Down Back Carry (base+1) #boogiedownbackcarry
Week 2
Kim's Celtic Knot Finish on a WBC (base+1) or Strangleproof Ruck (base) #celticknot
Triple Hammock Type Deal (base) #triplehammock
Anne's FWCC + Anne's Unicorn Carry (base) #annesfwcc #unicorncarry
Hannah's Eyelet: base or short (base or base-2) #hannahseyelet
The All Nighter (base or base-1) #allnighter
Week 3
Kai Belt Finish on DH (base-1) #kaibelt, Brittanys Rose Finish on Torso DH (base-2) #brittanysrosefinish
Inside Out Front Pirate (base-2) #iofrontpirate
Rainbow’s Back Carry (base) #rainbowsbackcarry
Ruck with Lacuna Lexi Twist (base)
Pond Finish (base-2 or longer)
Week 4
Freshwater Rapids Finish on DH (base-1)
Twisted EJBC (base-1)
[Image at top of page is a graphic with text outlining a carry challenge. The text and graphics are stylized to look like a comic book. The top panel of the graphic reads, quote, A babywearing challenge of new carries: New Year, New Carries, end quote. In the upper right corner there's a blast image that says, quote, New, end quote. The first panel of the comic has a heading that reads, quote, week one, end quote. The carries listed are Pocket Wrap Cross Carry tied at shoudler, Rapunzel Finish, Autumn's Reinforced Ruck, Maxine's Back, Boogie Down. The second panel has a heading that reads, quote, week two, end quote. The carries listed are Celctic Knot, Triple Hammock, Anne's Front Wrap Cross Carry and Unicorn, Hannah's Eyelet, The All Nighter. The third panel has a heading that reads, quote, week three, end quote. The carries listed are Kai Belt and Brittany's Rose, Inside Out Front Pirate, Rainbow's Back, Lacuna Ruck, Pond Finish. The fourth panel has a heading that reads, quote, week four, end quote, The carries listed are Freshwater Rapids and Twisted Ellevill Jordan's Back Carry. The footer of the panel contains the challenge hashtag, new year new carries. The fourth panel also contains another blast graphic with text that states, quote, bam, end quote.]
