Scrap yarn, needles, catnip and time on my hands = cat toy.
Mohair yarn - small amount of teal
Wool knitting worsted - small amount of taupe
Dried catnip - less than half a cup
Set of 4 dpn's in appropriate size
Gauge - tight, to produce a firm fabric
Using a strand of each held together and leaving an 8 to 12 inch length
free before your first st, make a 4 st Icord for 3 rounds.
Inc evenly by 3 sts, rearranging sts to 2/3/2.
Knit one round plain.
Knit around, increasing 1 st in first st of each needle - 3/4/3.
Knit one round plain.
Repeat these last two rounds til 26 sts on needles.- 8/10/8
Knit 3-5 rounds even.
Knit around, knitting two sts together at beginning of each needle. -
7/9/7
Knit one round plain.
Knit around, again knitting two sts together at beg of each needle. -
6/8/6
Stuff firmly with catnip. Too little will result in a flat mouse. Too
much is less of a problem, but you want the mouse soft enough to be able to
be picked up with the mouth. If a cat is nearby, he will be extremely
interested in your progress at this point. ;)
Knit one round plain.
Continue decreasing to approximately match the shaping at the other end.
Break yarn, pull through last few sts you have left, tie a knot, pull
through mouse body to hide yarn ends. You can leave the last couple of
inches protruding near the head end as whiskers.
Cats love the fuzzy stuff, hence the mohair. The wool worsted was used
to give some durability and to help prevent the catnip from leaking out.
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