DIANES KNITTING WORLD

KNITTED GERBIL COLORS

How do my knitted gerbils compare to the real life colors of real gerbils? I really tried to match the colors. The yarn used most was Worsted Weight Yarn mostly either Red Heart, Wintuk or Caron.

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Red Eyed Honey

Yarn Used: TLC Essentials - Permission (Look like a Rust Color)

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 Agouti or Nutmeg

Yarn Used: Super Saver Mill Grade 250 Yarn SHADED BROWN

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Dark Agouti or Nutmeg

Yarn Used: Homespun Wool 

I use various homepun wool yarns to make these different nutmegs or agouti's.


Added: 09 April 2010 ((updated 19 June 2015)

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 Argente

Yarn Used: Plymouth Yarn, Encore, Knitting Worsted, 95% Acrylic, 25% wool
Color 175 or Vanna's Choice Color 135 Rust

Added 16 March 2014 (Updated 11/30/2014)

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 Mottled or Pied Argente

Yarn Used: Vanna's Choice Color Tang Mist

Added 19 June 2015. Not sure if this is a real color or not but it is cute.

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 Blue

Yarn Used: Dark Blue is Reynolds Utopia Blue Jean Colored. The Light Blue is Red Heart Worsted. Various blue yarns are used.


Updated to a better picture. 19 June 2015

 

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Brown

Gerbil Color?

Yarn Used: Red Heart Worsted


Updated picture 19 June 2015

 

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  Burmese

Yarn Used: Red Heart Worst for both colors

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Dark Tailed White, Ivory, Himalayan

Yarn Used: Red Heart Worsted White and Black

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  Lilac, Dove or Sapphire

Depending on the shade of the yarn

Updated Picture coming soon.

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Mottled Black or Pied

Yarn Used: Red Heart Color Zebra

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Siamese

Yarn Used: Red Heart Worsted, Black & 0334 Buff

 

  11      Variegated. Silly Colors
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White or PEW or REW or Ivory

Yarn Used: Red Heart Worsted White or any soft worsted weight yarn.

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Yellow Fox

Yarn Used: Caron Perfect Match Worsted, Sunflower 7723

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Black/Slate

Yarn Used: Red Heart Worsted, Black & White



 

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Beige with black specks (not sure what gerbil color) but they are cute.

Yarn Used: Red Heart Worsted, 4334 Buff Fleck

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Older Schimmel (modeled after my Buddy). Make the Eyes Ruby for a Red Eyed Schimmel. I am also suspecting that Buddy might have been a Spotted Himalayan.

Yarn Used: Red Heart Worsted White and Orange

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Schimmel

Yarn Used: Loops & threads soft worsted weight yarn. Impeccable. Color 01008 Aran 108919. Ears and Tail: Just use Orange yarn.


Added 10 January 2015

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Grey Agouti

Yarn Used: Red Heart Worsted Weight Heather Grey. This yarn has tiny strands of white in the yarn simulating the Grey Agouti coat.

Yarn Used: Red Heart Worsted, 0400 Grey Heather

I love how this yarn knits up.

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Variegated Grey

Gerbil Color?

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Dark Pink and Light Pink

Yarn Used: Red Heart Worsted, 0373 Petal Pink

 

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Lt. CP Nutmeg or maybe a Light Spotted Nutmeg or Agouti

Yarn Used: Red Heart Worsted Weight, Sandy Print Color #0792, (light brown/white variegated)


Added to List: 02/21/2009


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Any Young Orange Colored Pup, Nutmeg Before Molt, Red Fox/Saffron, Argente Golden, Argente Cream, Argente

Yarn Used: Red Heart Worsted, Orange and Black

  22    Black/Red
Black with red ears and red into the tail. It doesn't represent any real gerbil color. I think it just looks cool.

Yarn Used: Red Heart Worsted Black. Red Worsted Yarn.

I like to call it a "devil gerbil".
  23    Gerbil Color: Colorpoint nutmeg

Yarn Used: Vanna's Choice soft worsted. Color 302 Taupe Mist

Color was suggested by one of my gerbil friends.

Added on 20 Dec 2009
  24    Black - Completely Black

Yarn Used: Red Heart Worsted, Black

Added: 22 December 2009

This completely black gerbil is rare in the real gerbil world. I have only seen a couple of gerbils that were completely black. Usually they have some white on them.
  24a    Black - with white on the chin

Yarn Used: Vanna's Choice 404 Dark Grey Heather

Added: 30 August 2011

This your typical black gerbil with the streak of white under the chin. Most black gerbils have the white under the chin.

This yarn is so dark that it looks so cool..
  25    Pied or Mottled Siamese

Yarn Used: Red Heart Worsted Weight, Sandy Print Color #0792, (light brown/white variegated)

Added: 02 January 2010
  26    Silver Nutmeg or Polar Fox

Yarn Used: Vanna's Choice 401 Grey Marble

Grey with white and black flecks.

Added to list: 16 April 2010
  27    Color: Dove (A very light grey)

Yarn Used: Red Heart 0341 Lt. Grey

Added to list 11 March 2011
  28    Color: Halloween Gerbil

Just for fun.

Added: 13 October 2013
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 Green Holiday Gerbils

These poor gerbil ate too many peas and turned green. They also will look cute in an Easter Basket.

Added: 16 March 2014
  30     Silver Point (This is a real gerbil color)

  Body:  Loops & threads soft worsted weight yarn. Impeccable. Color 01008 Aran 108919
  Ears and Tail: Light Grey Yarn

   Added 02/08/2016
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I welcome suggestions on yarn colors for gerbils to make them more color realistic.

Dark Eyed Honey - suggestion? Orange Maybe?

Topaz - suggestion?

Polar Fox - Slightly lighter than a Grey Agouti

Spotted Lilac - A suggestion was made to use "Linen Marl" (Red Heart/Eco-Cotton).

DEH or Dark Eyed Honey - A suggestion was made to use "Yam" (Red Heart/Eco-Ways).

 

Created 10 September 2008. Last Updated 08 February 2016