wool soaker question

[rainbowmoon]

I recently have started to crochet wool soakers..

(here is an awesome pattern I'm using btw!)
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/abmercer/TickleTurdle.html

Anyways when i went yarn shopping last the lady at the yarn store asked why I wasn't using cotton instead? is wool better and why? Right now I'm using a cotton/wool blend but would like to make sure I'm not wasting my $$ as it was pretty spendy!!!

[Knittin' in the Shade]

a cotton/wool blend for a soaker won't work, cuase the cotton will absorb the wetness and then pull it through to whatever your babe is wearing Wool works cause it repels the wetness. I think the yarn shop woman must have misunderstood what you were making-she probably thought you were making an actual diaper, not a diaper cover!

[rainbowmoon]

ohhh thanks for telling me! good thing i didn't get that far yet or buy a ton of yarns! now I'll just have to figure out what to do with the wool/cotton blend..hmm..

[Knittin' in the Shade]

I'd use it for booties or hats if you got enough, the wool/cotton blends are awesome for baby sweaters, too!!