Baby Gator... so cute!

[neotoma]

I've finished the first (of many) Baby Alligator Scarf.

It's adorable


Now that my mom has seen it, she wants to me to make a bunch for my baby cousins (well, her grandnephews and grandneices, my cousins once-removed). Given that I finished this guy in three days -- about 7 hours total -- it's not actually a bad plan.

It's just getting the yarn for the scarves means figuring out who needs superwash and which color goes for which cousin -- apparently since I was stubborn 2-year-old about color, Mom thinks the baby cousins might be too. And probably dickering about the cost, since I won't go with cheap (and crap at keeping people warm) acrylic. My cousins live in Missouri; I'm not giving toddlers winter clothes that won't actually keep them *warm*.

Oh, and Clara? I've started the Malabrigo Alligator. He's streaky.

Comments

[cereta.livejournal.com]

So cute!

[neotoma.livejournal.com]

Baby Nephew should have a lot of fun popping the back ridges in and out, at the very least.

[trickofthedark.livejournal.com]

Oh, those are adorable! <3!

[neotoma.livejournal.com]

They are, and the Rat Race scarf (http://www.morehousefarm.com/KnittingKits/Scarves/RatRace/) pattern is too. I just can't think who I could give it to who actually *wear* it.

Morehouse Farm has a *lot* of cute patterns suitable for beginning knitters.

[leeflower.livejournal.com]

OMG that rat scarf is the cutest thing evar. I might have to re-learn to knit just so I can make myself one.

[micehell]

Aw, he is cute. I'm always impressed by people who can actually knit, and you've certainly got the skill. :)

[leeflower.livejournal.com]

nice work! Very cute. I'm sure the baby cousin will adore it.

[clara-swift.livejournal.com]

Hee. The streaky one is too cool. I didn't get a chance to reply before I left this morning, but I'm going to have a look around and see if I can find any of those cds you mentioned. I'll let you know how I get on :o)

[nugatorytm.livejournal.com]

The baby gator is indeed cute, but I was blown away by "Streaky". He looks almost real. Was this an experiment in variegated yarn?

I find that wearing acrylic scarves will tend to make me overheat, no matter how soft and fluffy they are. I just can't wait to get them off! Not so with the cotton woven scarf you made for me. It keeps me comfortably warm no matter how long I wear it, and it doesn't scratch, which is a plus.

Is there a cotton yarn that is weighty enough for use on the baby gator patterns? Perhaps that would suit the baby cousins.

[neotoma.livejournal.com]

"Streaky" is kettle-dyed Malabrigo. It's all shades of olive.

Acrylic doesn't breathe at all, so all the heat and moisture is trapped at your skin level. I think it's generally a pretty awful fiber, though cheap.

So, that lace weave is holding up? That's good to know.

The thing is, there are cottons that would be big enough, but cotton tends to be very floppy when knit. I'm going to get superwash wool from KnitPicks, which will be soft *and* machine washable.