My mom likes to crochet things for me. Maybe I'll ask her for a mom-made snuggie.

I've always wanted to learn to crochet.... this one could set the plan in motion.

I misread that as the "Snuggle Throw Up With Sleeves."

Cheap; yup. But they do have the biggest selection of colors on the market. And I'm sure the crochet snuggie would be much more durable then the original.

@Confusion.Bomb: Yeah, that is the one good feature of Red Heart. I'm not a fan of the texture for knitting, but things made out of it turn out nicely.

How many Fabric Softener Mascot Bears would I need to create/spin the yarn for this? I know a great source for raw material:

@Laura Northrup: Is this Consumerist or Kniterist? Perhaps Crocheterist? ;)

@Laura Northrup: Oh geez, knitting with Red Heart is like torture. My hands sweat like crazy.

Free patterns like this are made to sell lots of lousy yarn, but substitutions could be made where it could be really nice.

You'd still have a cold butt though. Lol

@GitEmSteveDave_Galactica1980: Aww, I love the Snuggle Bear. But this was shocking and funny.

@Kimaroo - 20% More Kitty Added!: Or sell a lot of really expensive yarn. I'm working on a pattern that called for two skeins of $6 yarn to make one pair of socks. Um, no, not gonna happen. I substituted.

@GitEmSteveDave_Galactica1980: I would read Kniterist.

At our high-school graduation, among the presents all of us got, was an afghan crocheted by our mother. My brother got his in 1975, and as far as I can tell, it looks and feels exactly the same today as it did the day he got it. Mine is going on 30 years old and is also no different than when I got it. The rest of them ... including ones made for the latest generation, just a few years ago ... are also essentially ageless.

Each afghan has a different design with different colors from all the rest; no two are alike. The only things they have in common are that they're all made from soft yarn.

They ARE heavy, to be sure, but they're warm and as long as you take care of them, they'll last forever. So while you could buy a lighter-weight Snuggie at a much lower price, why would you NOT opt for the crocheted version?

@Laura Northrup: Me too. If you build it, they will come.

I'll wait for the crochet snuggie for dogs pattern...

Lots of people are hopping on the Snuggie train. Yarn maker Lion Brand also has a pattern.

@segfault: me too!

Dear Consumerist Commentators.
First the Snuggie debuted. Then it's existence was posted here. Then some commenting wiseass said (and I quote), "I make my Snuggies at home".
"I make my Snuggies. At HOME."

Weep world, at what you have wrought. (And, Sorry, World!)

@Trai_Dep: (But kudos to the snarky DIY'r Snuggie commentator, whose fingers, y'know, didn't autonomously type "it's" for "its").

@PsiCop: Does your mom know how to crochet other dog breeds? Or better still, kittens?!

@Kimaroo - 20% More Kitty Added!: Yes they will. And if people thought angry consumers were difficult to deal with, just try dipping your toes in the pool of molten hellfire that would be angry consumer crafters.

I really wish this snuggy fad would pass. They do not even look comfortable. In the rare event I actually get cold in AZ I just put on a hoodie or track suit.

@tawni: Track suits are very stylish here in NJ, particularly in the North. You know, Paulie Walnuts territory.

@Laura Northrup: @Kimaroo - 20% More Kitty Added!: Damn, now I have to buy ANOTHER domain.

And to answer a question you may eventually ask Laura, I will NOT knit a blue labcoat.

Just punch a hole in a blanket.

I crochet and this looks fun. I think I'm going to give this a try and make a few for my grandparents. As to them being heavy - they don't have to be - there are many lightweight yarns available nowadays rather than the regular Red Heart worsted weight yarn that is mentioned in the article (I actually like crocheting with Red Heart.)

@Trai_Dep: Heh! No, she can't crochet anything but Afghan hounds, for some reason! :)

But I did just print this Coach & Clark pattern out and give it to her. She may make one of these ... for herself!

@GitEmSteveDave_Galactica1980: I know, you're holding out for the official ones like Meg and Ben have..

Now, if you learned to sew (Or already know how).. you probably could make a pretty darn good replica.

@Confusion.Bomb: Indeed, and we have lots of pointy sticks. And needles, and pins, and other scary cutty and stabby things.

@Laura Northrup: Knitting with Red Heart literally makes my fingers bleed. No, thanks.

@PsiCop: Woops, that's Coats & Clark! Aaarrrgh!

@Confusion.Bomb: I'm not so sure they have the largest selection of colors. For walmart acrylics, maybe, but Encore, Cascade and Brown Sheep Co. have huge selections of colors, and are wool or high quality blends. You can get all of them online for not much more than a skein of icky Red Heart, or pay a little more, and shop your local yarn shop, and support local businesses.

@Confusion.Bomb: That's why I use so much of it...with a wool allergy and a toy-knitting fetish, Red Heart is by far my best source of inexpensive, washable, many-bright-colours yarn.

Mexicana is the bestest. Pretty rainbows!

The DNA in my icon was knit from Red Heart Supersaver and it's what I posted on the pattern page.

@Ihaveasmartpuppy: You *know* someone out there will do it. And then I will throw up.

@Laura Northrup: Yeah, I don't like paying a small fortune for yarn which can frequently not be washed in the machine.

I knitted my toddler a pair of overalls out of Sugar and Cream cotton ([kimberlychapman.com]) because it was so hard to find pants to fit over cloth diapers. Everyone told me I couldn't make clothes out of dishcloth cotton. They were very wrong. I wouldn't make a giant sweater out of it but those little overalls were awesome. I also did her a small dress: [kimberlychapman.com]

Never believe the yarn snobs: good things can be made with inexpensive yarn. And then be washed. Hah!

I got a Snuggie as a gag gift for my birthday, and I tried it out. I still don't get it. Is it really that hard to put on a sweater and grab a blanket? Chances are both these items you already have are made of much nicer material anyhow.

It's not ironic if you have to pay $20 for it!

@GitEmSteveDave_Galactica1980: @Kimaroo - 20% More Kitty Added!: @Laura Northrup: Isn't it called Ravelry.com already?

Or are you all looking for something with a bit more snark?

@Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: Red heart has a sport yarn now as well. I haven't used it myself but I've seen it on the shelves.

@tawni: ...or, you know, I might throw a blanket across my lap.

@PsiCop: I'm lying on the couch right this minute under a giant green afghan my mom crocheted. It's flung over a crazy quilt my great-grandmother made because it's cold in here.

I can't get the hang of crochet. I want to learn to knit because I love sweaters and would LOVE to make my own.

Someone, I think it was here, posted a .pdf of a pattern where you could make something like a Snuggie or Slanket out of regular material (fleece or whatever). I downloaded it but I haven't done that yet.

I have a great big piece of McGregor wool tartan from Porter & Harding (that's what the tag says) I got at a now-defunct flea market. I would love to make a blanket or a kilt of it but I'm afraid to touch it, because I'll never ever find another great deal like that ever again!

@HogwartsAlum:
The wool isn't giving you as much enjoyment in a box as it would if you were using it.

I'm just the opposite as you, though. I'm a mad crocheter, but I can't knit to save my life. Crochet always made sense, but all my knitting attempts end up with two pointy sticks stuck in a gordian knot. It irritates me that some knitters get so snotty when they find out I crochet, but don't knit. I have gotten the same attitude from no small number of quilters. They don't treat complete non-crafters with so much disrespect.

The afghan my mother made me when I was a munchkin is still as vibrant as it was *cough* years ago. Anything made with Red Heart will probably survive the end of the Earth. The "Snugglers" will probably become sentient at that point and colonize another planet.

My big beef is with Vanna White's yarn. That stuff is so hard to work with, but it is the only brand that has a good caramel color for my pie potholders.

I plan to make one in my wood shop.

@Kimaroo - 20% More Kitty Added!: Sigh. I own 4 sewing machines. Two Singer 201's(one found on the side of the road and my first, and the other gifted to me from someone selling their Mom's house still in it's original art deco cabinet), a Singer 66(I believe) that I bought just for it's cabinet, and a Brother something or other that my mother git me right after my 201, but I don't use because it scares me and it's nowhere near as sturdy and tough as the 60+ y/o Singer.

@GitEmSteveDave_Galactica1980: Wow! I only have one sewing machine and I don't know how to sew. I can knit like crazy though.

@vorpal_hamster: Don't feel bad, I can knit but crochet just does not work for me at all.

@EdnaLegume: Unless you're already a knitter (and perhaps even if you are), I would strongly advise trying a smaller project first.

You're missing the point. People don't crochet things because it's cheaper (yeah right) or easier (hah!), they do it because they want to create but have little to no artistry and are craving a monotonous task they can do mindlessly in front of the tv.

@tawni: You live in Arizona. Wtf. Go away, you have no idea.

@kaceetheconsumer: Yeah, my wife makes hats and amigurumi. No one ever complains of the feel and they last for years even with the roughest treatment.

@vorpal_hamster: I know it doesn't, but I'm so scared I'll make a mistake with it. I might just sew a backing onto it and make a blankie. Then if I mess up, all that's goofed is the edges. The idea of cutting it is TERRIFYING.