Craft for Cats: Two Yarn-Scrap Toys for Your Feline Friends

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So many balls, so little time!

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The proud mouse hunter.

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The raw material for pom-pom-making madness!

Tina Hilton

So many balls, so little time!

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To enhance the snout, I used the plain worsted-weight yarn and a satin stitch. For the eyes, I made two fat french knots. Before stuffing with poly fiberfill, I generously sprinkled the inside of the mouse with catnip and sprinkled a bit more on top for good measure.

Sprinkle some catnip on top of the fill.

Pinch together the bottom and sew together.

To close up the back end, fold back flap with the tail end to meet the bottom seam you just made. Seam up with a strand of the plain yarn, making sure you keep the tail outside. Voila, a cat toy to rival any pet-store offering. Let the merrymaking begin!

A finished mouse.

"Boccie ball anyone?"

A state of nip-induced rapture!

For more pom-pom madness, check out Pom Pom International for pomtastic info about their Pom Poms for Peace movement.

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Comments (11)

TheKellyMermaid writes: can't wait to try this!
Posted: 11:14 pm on March 30th

bkrmama writes: Hi Tina... Have made the mouse, only much larger out of wool and then felted it. I don't need to use catnip with my cat Sam, he has a thing for felted wool, especially wet felted wool. So I dampen his 'mice', and he will play for hours.
Next time I am going to add a 'fuzzy' yarn with the wool, he
will love it :)
Posted: 6:40 am on March 14th

K1Drink2 writes: TOO cute! Can't wait to watch my cats bat these around. Thanks for another great, quick project. Perfect for gift-giving for all those cat-lover friends, too.
Posted: 3:26 pm on March 13th

Tina_Hilton writes: Bird can't get enough yarn balls to play with. Sometimes in the middle of the night I have to get up and take them away to stop the frantic nocturnal one cat soccer match! I find the mouse in a different place every morning so she's on that too overnight!

I'm thinking about what I can make her next...
Posted: 10:18 am on March 7th

JenniferStern writes: Hey Tina, maybe I should have started with this most adorable mouse... I love your knitting style, If my boyfriend wasn't allergic to kitties, I would run out and get one!
Posted: 6:58 pm on February 26th

Jen1964 writes: We don't have cats just now, but minus the catnip, Westies & little kids love these things too! (Some DOGS were bred for mousing, too.)
Posted: 10:54 am on February 22nd

lucybug33 writes: awesome idea!
Posted: 11:22 pm on February 21st

SMVG writes: Tina,
I made the balls and the cat loved them but she especially enjoyed the mouse when I insert a bell into the belly with the catnip. She went wild. Tina, thanks for another fun and useful tip.

Posted: 11:38 am on February 21st

PoochPal writes: p.s. Your feline model is the cutest!!
Posted: 10:14 am on February 21st

PoochPal writes: What a great project to use up scrap yarns!! Thank you Tina!
Posted: 10:13 am on February 21st

ewephoric writes: I made these and my cats just love them!!!! Thanks again Tina for a woderful project, you're the best!
Posted: 1:54 pm on February 20th

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