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What I Did on my Mid-Winter Vacation

I made a lot of catnip mice.

Well, I made THREE catnip mice, from start to finish, over my long weekend. That includes the knitting, the felting, the drying, the stuffing, and the sewing up. Tiny little projects, but, oh, they’re so much fun!

I have about 10 skeins of Patons Classic Merino Wool in chestnut brown, paprika, and black in The Yarn Stash. The Patons was purchased with the intention of making more kitty pi’s, but, since I’m bogged down still in The Kitty Pi That Ate Cheboygan, I decided to make mice instead. I could probably churn out twelve dozen of these mice in the same amount of time as that Neverending Kitty Pi, to be quite honest.

The Before Picture:

Three Pre-Felted Mice

The mice are poised atop my slip-cased collection of Jane Austen, by the way. I wanted something that would show the difference in size in the before-felting and after-felting pictures.

The After Picture:

Three Felted Mice

The Patons felts up quite well. It only took one short cycle in the washing machine (hot water wash/cold water rinse) to get them to the right size. I gave them a day and a half drying time, then I stuffed their little mousy behinds with catnip and sewed them up with The Husband’s “invisible” nylon thread.1

Since Christopher was disappointed that these mice weren’t for him — they’re gifts for Other Cats — I’ll placate the little guy by posting Yet Another Cute Kitten Photo. Beware the snorgleliciousness…

KissyFur Demonstrates Flexibility

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  1. Sturdy stuff, almost like fishing line. [↩]

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2 Responses to “What I Did on my Mid-Winter Vacation”

  1. Octopus Knits Says:
    February 12th, 2008 at 3:27 pm

    So cute (“Kissy,” too)! Are those bobble ears (on the mice)? Moana has a spotted belly (ahem… ruffle) and stripey body, too, but her coloration is more subtle. It’s like a little surprise when they flip over (spots!). Christopher does love to demonstrate his flexibility while sleeping : )

  2. Dawn Says:
    February 13th, 2008 at 6:34 pm

    Almost makes me want a cat! :)