A friend of mine just welcomed two new cats to her home. I decided it would be a good idea to give the cats a little present to welcome them into their new home. So I took my handy hooks and some scrap yarn and went to work. Truly though, I can hardly call these work.
cat toys
All of the toys above have been made with acrylic yarn, which makes for a good sturdy fabric in which cats can gnaw at will. There’s an octopus, a fish, two mice, and a goldfish. I’m much too lazy to link all the patterns I used here, but you can check them out on my Ravelry projects page.
A few people* have nominated me for a blog award that’s been circulating the blogosphere. I’ve finally decided to participate in the nominating of the award.
The rules are as follows:
1. Please put the award on your blog.
2. Add a link to the person who awarded you
3. You must nominate at least 4 fellow bloggers for this award.
4. Add links to the recipients.
5. Leave a comment so the recipients know they have received an award.
And the nominees are (in no particular order):
- Cookie – Shut Up & Knit
- Karen B. – Yarn Is My Metier
- Lori – From The Wool Room
- Megan – Knitting the Knotty Way
There you have it. That’s how I spent my Wednesday night. Whipping up cat toys and contemplating which blogs to award. I almost skipped the whole thing, but I really think the four ladies above deserve some recognition.
Have a good one folks! Friday is becoming ever less elusive!
October 1st, 2008 at 10:54 pm
Congratulations and thank you, Opal! By the way, I think the orange one is my favorite, with his bulgy eyes and whatnot.
October 1st, 2008 at 11:54 pm
What a cute menagerie of cat toys!
October 2nd, 2008 at 12:23 am
Aw! Those are adorable!
October 2nd, 2008 at 1:13 am
I love those cute little toys. I may have to have a go at some of those for some cats I know.
October 2nd, 2008 at 1:42 am
Cute toys!
Off to check out the blogs…
October 2nd, 2008 at 1:48 am
Very cute toys!
October 2nd, 2008 at 2:22 am
Oh, boy those cats will LOVE those new toys…very cute and colorful. Hope you put a little catnip inside ;)
October 2nd, 2008 at 2:34 am
Very cute kitty toys! I’m sure they will love them!
October 2nd, 2008 at 2:53 am
Those toys are so cute! It (almost) makes me want to try harder to crochet… granny squares are about my limit lol.
I especially like the jingly ball eyes of the gold fish. =)
October 2nd, 2008 at 6:33 am
So cutes!
Thank you, my Opal.
♥
October 2nd, 2008 at 7:20 am
Oh my stars thank you! In honor of this award, I am posting a blog about the incident from last night.
Thank you darlin’!
PS – I love the jingle bell eyes!
October 2nd, 2008 at 9:35 am
Cat toys…I need to learn to crochet so I can make cute cat toys!
October 2nd, 2008 at 9:37 am
Congrats on the award! Very cut little toys. Cats are lucky.
October 2nd, 2008 at 9:49 am
Those critters are fun!
October 2nd, 2008 at 10:58 am
Those are so cute! I’m sure the cats will love them.
October 2nd, 2008 at 12:04 pm
Oh, those are so cute! New kitties. Awww.
Good choices for the blog awards. Congrats on yours!
October 3rd, 2008 at 6:19 am
How wonderful when people rescue animals. Great choices for the awards. :D Happy Friday!
October 3rd, 2008 at 7:01 pm
The recipients of the new toys are going to have a ball with them! You should sell those in your shop too! They would definitely be a hit! :)
October 4th, 2008 at 7:59 am
Very cute!
Now, let’s all sing the Meow Mix jingle:
Meow, Meow, Meow, Meow….
October 6th, 2008 at 6:49 pm
Cute toys!
Congrats on your award!