Baby knitting experts, I need your advice!
A friend of mine is pregnant, and asked if I could possibly do a new version of this old doll someone made for her when she was a baby.
Absolutely, happy to!
Except I have no idea what kind of yarn is both baby-friendly and also will last for 40 years like this one has.
I can probably make up a pattern, but if anyone knows one similar so I don’t have to that would also be amazing.
Pointers very welcome, thank you all!
Pretty much all of the yarny things that I’ve seen (that have held up for decades so far) are made with acrylic yarns. From afghans to stuffed animals, it’s routinely been that old 60’s & 70’s acrylic, which was a bit rougher than most of the acrylic yarns I’ve seen in the past decade (especially baby yarns). Acrylic yarn has come a long way, but is still very sturdy and versatile.
Cotton will probably be a good 2nd choice, but I haven’t seen as much 40-year-old cotton as I have acrylic, even the kitchen stuff that has been handed down to my husband or me.