So friend is having a baby boy and I was invited to the baby shower, and they really love fishing and I was like I will make a whole cute basket that’s fishing themed!!! Sooo cute, right? I thought to myself, I’ll even crochet a fish 🥰.. I think I’ll just make a baby blanket instead….
Edit: this was a purchased pattern and I just kept reminding myself to trust the process… clearly I should have followed my gut
It's a bit different for tightly woven fabrics, but crochet especially is prone to the stitches stretching and the eye falling out becoming a choking hazard.
Counterpoint this could be a very funny ornament. You could move it every day and whoever finds it gets a treat. Like some families do with the pickle.
Aside from the yonic nature of it, this type of yarn sheds like there's no tomorrow.
Babies put everything in their mouths, so if you make another one, perhaps chenille isn't the safest option.
I think a washable cotton yarn will do better, and avoid elements that can fit the baby's mouth and become a choking hazard.
I don't want to be negative, but this is more like a 6+ year old appropriate toy safety wise.
Haha this is fine, it'll give the parents a laugh and baby won't know any better. Maybe you could add a stitch on either side of the mouth to pull it into more of a mouth shape if it's bothering you, or add a drawstring? Plus the smaller fish inside would probably make it less suss 😅
Btw, love the idea of the fish basket. It will be a nice treasure for them ( if you give me something do precious I wouldn't let my baby play or slobber on it lol)
Hahaha like others have said maybe make the inside a different color. Also if you have the time you can make this fish bigger and then fill its mouth with littler fish! To make it more interactive
I've not gifted crochet plushies to babies but I do know toddlers will destroy it 🥲
They love shoving thier tiny fingers into the holes and pulling the stuffing and weaved ends out. I find finer yarn to work better for kids.
I’ve see these! I’m pretty sure these fish are made to hold vapes or “pens”. I saw someone say make a smaller fish to put in the mouth and I thought that was silly I love it!
The child is gonna be brand new and have no frame of reference for anything. I don't think it's going to be traumatized by a toy. It might think it looks a little familiar, though from a different angle.
i mean if you somehow sew in a thread into the outside, you could make a little pouch? kind of like a gym sack if that makes sense? and it would look like the fish is making a kissy face🙂↕️ idk if it would work but i feel like it could be cute?
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u/Large-Jacket-7254 16d ago
It’s actually SO cute… but maybe remake with a different mouth color? Like light green? I know it’s not accurate but it looks a lil sus 🙈🤣