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I have been crocheting a bunny teething ring, No pattern just saw a picture on Pinterest and copied that. Also made a crochet grab toy both for the new baby coming to the family.
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Awh cute linda, well done
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They are lovely, I have seen them online also they seem perfect for a young baby to hold. What kind of yarn did you use, I always use cotton for babies, because I'm afraid of some yarns getting fluff inside a childs mouth but I am sure there must be other yarns I could use also. I don't much like crocheting with cotton the stitches don't seem to tighten as much as they should, though to be fair the cotton I use is quite thick. It's the only one I can find that comes in so many colours. I did make my shawl in a cotton blend that was lovely and not fluffy, but they only did it in a couple of colours so a bit useless for children's toys.
So any advice on yarns for babies would be appreciated, though I need to know the material rather than the brand name because I can't get most UK yarns here.
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Sorry, posted twice. bit like buses, either doesn't post or posts twice 😁
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They are lovely Linda.
Sarah do a search for how to do yarn under in crochet.
It tightens up the sts and may help you
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Thank you all. Just posted on what cotton it is Sarah and lost the lot when trying to post. X
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It's only that one brand of cotton I have problems with I think it might be Lily peaches and cream or sugar or something sweet like that. I just find the cotton very thick and there is no give to it because it's cotton and so it's a bit like trying to tie a knot in a thick rope it just doesn't want to stay tight. If I do use it I go down a few hook sizes but I don't enjoy crocheting with it so it would be good to find another baby safe yarn.
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So the crochet cotton I use is DMC Petra no. 3. I only use no. 3. As the higher the number the thinner the cotton. All done with a 3 mm hook. And I buy the cotton from purplelinda, at £3.98 a hundred gram ball and all the colours under the sun. Really nice to work with if I can help with sending it to you just let me know.
 . Linda x
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they are lovely Linda x
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They are SO sweet - especially the bunny!
Well done you!
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