Wrapping Cheat Sheet

Cross carries are excellent for babies who like to straighten their legs.  However, they do not provide as much protection against leaning as other carries, particularly cross carries that do not have any other pass types.  If the carry includes a horizontal pass, there is a little more protection against leaning.  Front carries that have only cross passes are “poppable” which means you can easily pre-tie the carry and pop baby in and out of the carry as needed without untying.

Front Wrap Cross Carry (FWCC)

1.  Horizontal pass.
2.  Cross tails in the back and bring over shoulders.
3.  Cross Pass
4.  Cross Pass
5.  Tie in back.  

Half Front Wrap Cross Carry (Half-FWCC)

1.  Horizontal Pass
2.  Cross fabric in back.  
3.  Cross Pass. 
4.  Tie at shoulder.  

Hip Wrap Cross Carry (HWCC)

1.  Horizontal Pass
2.  Cross Pass
3.  Cross Pass.
4.  Tie at opposite hip.  

* Shown with bunched cross passes.  The passes can be either bunched or spread.

Back Wrap Cross Carry (BWCC)

1.  Horizontal Pass.
2.  Tie a half knot at the chest to secure the first pass.
3.  Shoulder flip, then cross pass.
4.  Shoulder flip, then cross pass.
5.  Tie in front. 

* Shown tied at the chest (or “tied Tibetan”) due to baby belly!  

Front Cross Carry (FCC)

1.  Bunched horizontal pass across wearer’s lower back.  
2.  Cross Pass
3.  Cross Pass
4.  Cross tails in back
5.  Tie in front.

* The image shows the carry with the shoulder capped to keep the wrap away from baby’s face.  To cap the shoulder, just take the top rail and pull it toward the edge of your shoulder.

Coolest Hip Cross Carry (CHCC)

1.  Cross pass.
2.  Cross Pass.
3.  Tie at shoulder 

Hip Cross Carry (HCC)
1. Start center of wrap at shoulder.  
2.  Cross pass to opposite hip.
3. Cross pass to opposite hip.  
4.  Tie on the other side.

Back Cross Carry (BCC)
1.  Cross Pass
2.  Cross Pass
3.  Tie at shoulder

Kangaroo carries tend to be the airiest of the carries for summer because there is a little ventilation on the sides for baby.  When used for back carries, these ruck carries are excellent for babies who like to see what’s going on because they can easily be tied high enough for baby to see over the wearer’s shoulder.

Kangaroo

With a short wrap:
1.  Ruck/Kangaroo Pass
2.  Cross wrap fabric in back.
3.  Tie in front.  

With a longer wrap:
1.  Ruck/Kangaroo pass.
2.  Cross wrap fabric in back.
3.  Bunched cross pass.
4.  Bunched cross pass.
5.  Tie in back.  

Ruck Tied in Front (RTIF)

1.  Ruck/Kangaroo pass.
2.  Bunched cross pass.
3.  Bunched cross pass.
4.  Tie in front.

Reinforced Ruck (RR)

1.  Ruck pass.
2.  Reinforcing cross pass.
3.  Reinforcing cross pass
4.  Tie in front.

Reinforced Rear Ruck (RRR, aka Pirate Carry)

This carry is also known as “Pirate Carry,” because of it’s abbreviation RRR. 

1.  Ruck pass.
2.  Horizontal pass.
3.  Tie at the shoulder.

Sling carries provide excellent protection against leaning.

Sling

1. Sling Pass
2.  Tie at shoulder

Double Sling (DS)

1. Sling Pass
2.  Shoulder flip, then Sling Pass.
3.  Tie at the shoulder.

Double Hammock (DH)

1.  Sling pass.
2.  Torso/horizontal pass over wearer’s chest.  
3. Sling Pass.
4.  Bunched Cross Pass
5.  Bunched Cross Pass
6.  Tie in front.  

Back Reinforced Torso Sling (BRTS)

1. Sling Pass.
2.  Torso/Horizontal pass over wearer’s chest.
3.  Horizontal Pass
4.  Tie at shoulder.

Double Sling with a Shoulder to Shoulder chestbelt (DSS2S)

1. Sling Pass
2.  Create chestbelt in front
3.  Shoulder flip and Sling pass
4.  Thread tail through chestbelt.
5.  Bunched Cross Pass
6.  Bunched Cross Pass
7.  Tie in front.  

Giselle’s Back Carry (GBC)

1. Sling Pass.
2.  Shoulder flip, then cross pass.
3.  Reinforcing cross pass.
4.  Tie in front.

* Not the best picture. This was my first try with GBC.   In this image I did a sing pass, reinforcing cross pass, and then cross pass.  (So basically I switched the order of the last two passes).

Jordan’s Back Carry (JBC)

1. Sling pass
2.  Shoulder flip, then cross pass.
3.  Horizontal pass.
4.  Tie in front.  

* There are other versions of Jordan’s Back Carry, but this is the most common one.  Another popular version of JBC has two sling passes followed by a horizontal pass and is usually called “Jordan’s Back Carry with Two Sling Passes.”  

Half Jordan’s Back Carry (Half-JBC)

1.  Sling Pass.
2.  Shoulder flip, then cross pass.  
3.  Tie at shoulder

*  There are other versions of Half Jordan’s Back Carry.  The original version had a cross pass, shoulder flip, and then sling pass. The passes can also be wrapped in the opposite order.  

Secure High Back Carry (SHBC)

1. Sling Pass
2.  Tie a half knot at chest to secure the first pass.
3.  Bunched cross pass.
4.  Shoulder flip, then cross pass or sling pass, depending on the carry variation.