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Love the crochet things @cassybaby89
Do you use a pattern or just make it up as you go along?
And do they wash well?
My lot love tunnels so I am tempted to try one - what size yarn and hook do you use (looks big, but I am a bit of a novice with crochet).
 
Swissgreys said:
Love the crochet things @cassybaby89
Do you use a pattern or just make it up as you go along?
And do they wash well?
My lot love tunnels so I am tempted to try one - what size yarn and hook do you use (looks big, but I am a bit of a novice with crochet).
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I just make it up, the tunnel is just a chain attached in a circle and them half double crochet until it is long enough, I use size 9.00mm hook with two strand ok blanket yarn. I throw them in the wash and dryer with the fleece liners, they just take a bit longer to dry. The pigs love them they are so soft!
 
cassybaby89 said:
I just make it up, the tunnel is just a chain attached in a circle and them half double crochet until it is long enough, I use size 9.00mm hook with two strand ok blanket yarn. I throw them in the wash and dryer with the fleece liners, they just take a bit longer to dry. The pigs love them they are so soft!
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Oh, quite excited because I think I could actually manage that!
Plus things like blanket yarn are on special right now so I might invest in some and give it a try when it gets colder (too hot to crochet a the moment).
Thanks @cassybaby89
 
I haven't even got our pigs yet (they are reserved at the rescue and we're waiting on the cage arriving) but today I got the sewing machine out and made a Guinea pig hammock and two cosy sacks for them with some fleece left over from earlier projects and a brushed cotton sheet from when my children were in a cot.

Can't wait to see if the pigs like them.
 
Just saw the crochet items- they look gorgeous. Would guinea pigs not get claws caught in them? I've got a tshirt yarn bag I'm not that keen on, so I could always unpick that and make a little bed out of it. Always good to get hooking :nod:
 
Laura mason said:
Cuddle cups
If I were making these again I would make the base a couple of inches bigger. I also used 10oz wadding (so had to hand stitch most of it) and when I first had them in the cage the piggies didn't use them as much until it was washed a few more times and started getting more flexible. Next time I would use thinner wadding so I could machine stitch them and I personally think the piggies would prefer them X

Cavy Kingdom: how to make a guinea pig cuddle cup! {sewing required}

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All cosy in there cuddle cups, well done making them yourself. Don't they pee on it constantly.
 
Tiamolly123 said:
All cosy in there cuddle cups, well done making them yourself. Don't they pee on it constantly.
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Mine do pee on their cuddle cups, but not much.
I usually get 3 - 4 days out of one before I put it into the wash.
Because I make them myself they work out pretty cheap, so I always have a clean stash on hand.
 
Teddyboys said:
Just saw the crochet items- they look gorgeous. Would guinea pigs not get claws caught in them? I've got a tshirt yarn bag I'm not that keen on, so I could always unpick that and make a little bed out of it. Always good to get hooking :nod:
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I have had no problem yet I use two strand of yarn and do a tight half double crochet (US terms)
 
In the absence of all sewing ability I saw these slippers in Tesco yesterday for £4. I snipped the top to make them bigger and did have to sew the outside and liner together which is the limit of my sewing ability. One of the girls gave her instant approval. The second girl was too busy eating. They have a cuddle cup I bought but bicker over it. This way they have a snuggler each. They tend to snuggle over night and daytime prefer sitting in their hay in their litter tray. Fab as it makes cleaning them out nice and easy and their fleece cage liner lasts a couple of extra days

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PembsGP said:
In the absence of all sewing ability I saw these slippers in Tesco yesterday for £4. I snipped the top to make them bigger and did have to sew the outside and liner together which is the limit of my sewing ability. One of the girls gave her instant approval. The second girl was too busy eating. They have a cuddle cup I bought but bicker over it. This way they have a snuggler each. They tend to snuggle over night and daytime prefer sitting in their hay in their litter tray. Fab as it makes cleaning them out nice and easy and their fleece cage liner lasts a couple of extra days

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What an absolutely brilliant idea with the slipper!
One of our favored beds is actually supposed to be a fabric mop head - piggies love it.
 
I love that they like a mop head Swissgreys . That will be another thing I try. I will work my way through domestic aids and clothing in time, and see what they like
 
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