First Project for Baby Colin

My very long search for the perfect first project for Colin has ended. This is it. How cute is this?? And easy too! The colors are perfect. The look is perfect. There is just one thing I wonder about. It calls for TLC Baby by Coats and Clark. I don't know. Normally I would not use that yarn but can I duplicate the look using something else? It just looks perfect the way it is. I'd like to use better yarn but I'd also like it to look exactly like it does. It's a dilemma.

**note** the pattern is from a Coats and Clark booklet called "Tiny Tykes" Book 0142
I purchased it at JoAnn Fabrics