The latest Oscha PO has arrived and I’ve been lucky enough to have a little play with Rohan.
I still regularly wrap my one year old and am lucky enough to get my 4 year old up on average once or twice a week – though since this beautiful wrap arrived it has been more frequent, which has been lovely!
As a massive Middle Earth fan I am rather easily excited by Oscha’s Middle Earth range, and this release was no exception.
Wraptrack describes the Rohan design as being based on the descriptions of the tapestries hanging in the halls of Meduseld along with the banner of Rohan and shield of Theoden. Currently there are 23 models in the Rohan pattern.
At the time of writing spares have not yet been released, so there may be a chance to grab one for yourself still, though Oscha do not guarantee spares from preorders.
I have a size 4. It is a cotton, cashwool, tussah blend and 284gsm. I’ve tried both tussah and cashwool in other wraps (reviews of those are coming soon and will be linked). They are some of my favourite yarns, so I was incredibly excited to try this out.
As with all of Oscha’s brand new slings and wraps it comes with it’s own tote bag. This is a luxe wrap so it came in an upgrade tote, which I absolutely love!
First Impressions
Straight out of the bag the wrap felt fairly soft, though there was some stiffness there. The tussah nubs make this wrap almost glitter, and the rainbow warp is bright and happy. The colours shine, with the dark weft really making the pattern pop beautifully against the bright rainbow warp. It is an absolutely stunning wrap and I genuinely can’t decide if I prefer the right or wrong side of it! You definitely get two wraps for the price of one with this one!
I did feel that it was a lot thinner out of the bag than I anticipated, but this changed after its first wash.
Testing
From experience, although Oscha claim their wraps are ready to use out of the bag I have learned to always wash a new wrap, so my loomstate testing of this was very minimal. However, I just couldn’t wait for washing and drying before trying it out!
The first ups were with my rainbow loving 4 year old in a ruck with candycane chestbelt. Despite my very sloppy wrapping the wrap was wonderfully comfortable even in a single layer carry. I was concerned that it may be diggy on my very picky shoulders, but it wasn’t and it held up very well indeed. Although I did find it still to be a little bit stiff. I also loved how pretty the chestbelt is with this carry.
After a wash I was able to really put this wrap through its paces and tried several of my favourite short wrap carries – Shepherds carry with a slipknot, and with a ring finsh and a short front cross carry. I also managed to put my 9 year old up in a ruck and it was still remarkably comfortable! It has rapidly become a favourite wrap that has quickly softened, though I think it will soften more still with use, based on my experience with other wraps with cashwool or tussah.
This wrap has a wonderful amount of grip, but not so much that getting multiple passes into place becomes an issue. It is forgiving of a sloppy wrap job, and doesn’t feel thick or unmanageable in hand. It knots easily, and holds well in a slipknot. One thing to note here is that if using a ring finish I recommend a larger ring!
I even achieved a first with it being the first time my loom to bloom images actually show a marked difference!
I’m not sure that it’s a wrap I would pick for a newborn currently, but fully broken in I may change my mind! However, it is without doubt suitable for older infants and bigger kids alike.
Finally, I felt it deserved to be compared with another Oscha rainbow release and so I did compare it to Oscha’s Sekai Rhodes, which also has a dark weft.
Pros and Cons
Pros: There are a lot of pros for me with this wrap and its wrap qualities – it is a toddler levitator for sure, it is comfortable on the shoulders and gives good support, with a little bounce from the wool. Multiple passes glide into place, but it is grippy enough to be forgiving of a rushed wrap job – something that happens quite frequently here these days!
I love the way that the wrap looks and how soft it is becoming; it really hasn’t taken much to be well on the way to being broken in and I can only imagine how it will feel once fully broken in! My 4 year old rarely asks to go up these days, but she has claimed the rainbow horses as her own and I can totally see why!
Cons: There aren’t many cons for me in this wrap and they are more asthetic than practical, with the exception of feeling it wouldn’t be my first choice of newborn wrap. As is usual with Oscha they come with a huge safety label attached, whilst this can be removed I am rather cautious of doing so, so find that it does detract somewhat from the overall beauty of the wrap! The only other disadvantage to the wrap is that it is handwash only, but this is the nature of the yarns that give the wrap the great wrap qualities it has!
Summary
This wrap is a beautiful wrap for older babies and toddlers that I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend if you can pick one up.
Don’t forget that if you are in the market for a new wrap you can pick one up from the Oscha website using my affiliate link.
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