dangerous craft eyes!

Submitted by lolagurumi on 28 May 2008 - 7:26am. Categorized As:

Hello! I'm new to crochet me and fairly new to crochet. I've picked up amigurumi and am making a hamster for my niece, she is just over a year. and just realized the eyes might me a choking hazard!

I used Darice safety eyes with a plastic washer. Are they safe? Does anyone have experience with a kid gnawing off the eyeballs?! Do you suggest an alternative?

 thanks.

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Embroidery is always an alternative and can be very cute. I have no experience with the safety eyes.

Submitted by pauline3 on 28 May 2008 - 7:31am.

I second that idea, Pauline because of course the little ones are going to gnaw those eyeballs! Yum!! ps I want to see that hamster!

mad for crochet!

Submitted by sarahcrit on 28 May 2008 - 3:16pm.

I've used safety eyes in various sizes, and once that washer is on, it's not coming off. If your crochet fabric was very loose, I could imagine the washer slipping through with a lot of gnawing and/or stretching of the stitches, BUT I usually can barely get the post in between my stitches, and the washer is usually significantly wider than that. Wouldn't hurt to try it on a scrap of the same yarn/hook/stitch and see if you can get it to come off. I think they're pretty safe.

Late response, your hamster's probably long completed!:)

Submitted by ksinkula on 10 June 2008 - 6:28pm.

My 6 year old son likes it when I sew on buttons for eyes. I would think that if you got them on there good enough, with strong thread, they shouldn't be able to get chewed off.
But embroidery is a great idea too!

Submitted by Miss Madeline on 20 June 2008 - 10:25am.

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