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How To Make Easy Knit And Crochet Mouse Catnip Toy For Cats
"Easy quick and sure to please the kitties in your house! Beginner knitting project is worked flat in rows with simple stitches. Alternate the filing with sprinkles of catnip and get ready for the show! Note: Mouse is worked flat, beginning with the tail and ending with the nose. The ears are worked into a row with picots (seamless) and the mouse is sewn together down the belly side after fastening off. Yarn is chain plied into 3 strands before you begin knitting."
Crochet HookL/11 or 8 mm hook
Yarn Weight(3) Light/DK (21-24 stitches to 4 inches)
Crochet GaugeGauge is not critical for this project.
Finished Size 5 in (12.7cm) long not including tail, 2 in (5cm) wide
Materials List
- 1 ball Be So Baby Yarn; 100% milk (casein) fiber: 142 yds (130m) per 1.7oz (50g) ball, color Diva.
- L/11 (8mm)) crochet hook
- Fiberfill
- Catnip
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
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