Progress on my giraffe hat

Well, here it is so far. I am really liking the way this is turning out. I found this pattern in the Simply Knitting Fall 2006 magazine. I've still got to make the horns and the tail for the top of the hat. The pattern calls for using buttons as eyes, but my nephew is 2 years old, and I don't think that a good idea, so I's still working on what to use for the eyes. The head gets sewn on and then filled with some fiberfill. I started on the mittens last night which are basically the same with giraffe heads on the top of the mittens. There is also a scarf to go along with it. I decided to go with Red Heart soft yarn because I know these will need to be washed at some point with a 2 year old boy. I decided to go with muted colors of yellow and oranges (these are tangerine and honey), because I am making these for a boy.