More plush fleece and crocheted items?

[zinnipiggins]

Hello!

I am in need of some guinea pig community opinions!

I hand made all my fleece bedding RIGHT before JoAnn's Fabrics closed (US Based), and am so wishing I'd stocked up on more fleece. I'm wondering if anyone uses slightly more plush blankets as a base? This is exactly what I'm thinking of - https://www.kohls.com/product/prd-1944597/the-big-one-super-soft-plush-throw.jsp?skuid=71413924
Still pretty low pile, but I'm not sure if the wicking and cleaning would be terrible or if there's other things I'm not considering.

Secondly - I crochet and love the idea of making some nice cozies for my pigs. I know there's definitely concerns of caught nails or ingestion of thread, but I'm thinking that this yarn with tight stitches would be extremely similar to those chenille bath mats that have become so popular for piggy cages. No loose ends to munch on, and no snags for little nails. Thoughts?

Thank you

 

[Ramia]

You don't have a Hobby Lobby or Michael's near you?

 

[zinnipiggins]

I do, but their fleece selection is extremely limited compared to what JoAnn's was and often not the same quality. I'm hoping that since Michael's acquired Joann's that their full range of fleece will start being sold again but I'm not sure when that might be. I just wanted to investigate alternatives in the meantime.

 

[Truffolo]

Hello!

I am in need of some guinea pig community opinions!

I hand made all my fleece bedding RIGHT before JoAnn's Fabrics closed (US Based), and am so wishing I'd stocked up on more fleece. I'm wondering if anyone uses slightly more plush blankets as a base? This is exactly what I'm thinking of - https://www.kohls.com/product/prd-1944597/the-big-one-super-soft-plush-throw.jsp?skuid=71413924
Still pretty low pile, but I'm not sure if the wicking and cleaning would be terrible or if there's other things I'm not considering.

Secondly - I crochet and love the idea of making some nice cozies for my pigs. I know there's definitely concerns of caught nails or ingestion of thread, but I'm thinking that this yarn with tight stitches would be extremely similar to those chenille bath mats that have become so popular for piggy cages. No loose ends to munch on, and no snags for little nails. Thoughts?

Thank you

Its lovely yarn