This is the first thing I knitted after I decided that I was going to learn to knit again. I'm very grateful to my friend R for the pattern, which she kindly lent me the original copy of and which you can find a poor scan of in the previous post. The wool I used for this kanga wasn't particularly snuggly, and I think I got the ears a bit wrong, but it made an excellent birthday present for an Australian stepmother...
Purple Kanga also came with purple baby Roo, who fits nicely in the pouch with a bit of a squeeze. When I met a very little boy with two favourite kangaroo toys the other day and decided to give him another one, I thought baby might get lost so left him out.
Yellow Kanga was made with a linen mix from Kemps Wool Shop and proper cuddly stuffing (rather than cotton wool) which is why he is bigger and fatter than purple Kanga. His eyes and nose are stitches of black embroidery thread rather than buttons, as the baby who is to own him is 18months ish and might chew his eyes off and swallow them.
If you'd like to make your own kangas but can't read the pattern in the previous post, (and I think most will struggle), I make a vow of confidentiality now and promise to email the big scan to anyone who PMs me their address.
you could always put the roo on a string until the parent decides it's safe to sever the bond.
ReplyDeleteI did think of that also, but thought that a constrained baby would just be frustrating - remember Little Teddy and Baby Lemur?
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