Toy Rattle Snake

Soleil38 wrote

on Apr 8, 2008 6:53 AM

Hi everyone

After finding out that my toddler girl is absolutely obsessed with snakes, seeing them everywhere, thinking that cords are all snakes and that they sleep all day (she keeps saying "SSSSS dodo" and dodo is sleep in French)... I decided to crochet her one. I basically just did a tube in SC that I filled with scrap yarn, and improvised a head, sew buttons for the eyes and added a little bell from a X-mas ornament on the tail for the rattle. She just loves it. I'm still planning on adding some eyelids to make it look a little more friendly, but I haven't got to it yet.

PaulineL wrote

on Apr 8, 2008 10:02 AM

So cute, and how great that your daughter loves it. With eyelids, maybe this one will 'dodo'.

MsBusyFingers wrote

on Apr 8, 2008 12:17 PM

I think your rattlesnake is fabulous! I also think it is cool that your daughter loves snakes. So many people are afraid and grossed out by these amazing creatures.

mad for crochet!

Soleil38 wrote

on Apr 8, 2008 3:20 PM

Soleil

PaulineL wrote

on Apr 8, 2008 10:17 PM

I remember picking up garter snakes - small, non-poisonous, and evidently slow - when I was 5 or 6. I didn't love them but wasn't afraid of them. I think your daughter will be delighted.