Crochet Love Our Kitty Toy
Dimitri loved homemade cat toys. She died in 2017. Laced with catnip and sized right to carry around. I cannot express enough how much she loves her toys.
She's too old to care about a mouse running across her path but a laced catnip toy is something she absolutely loved.
She carried her toy outside a couple of months ago and I found it all soaked and ruined. Usually, she meows like a kitty in heat and goes running across the house with it... gets there... drops it and the fun is over... but then does it again in a while. It's the only exercise she gets.
Let's face it... cats and dogs don't care if you make the item or buy it at the store. I have the yarn, I have a bag of catnip and I have the desire to show her my love by making her a new toy. This is how I did it.
The free downloadable has instructions on how I created this toy. I made a pouch for the catnip scents to get through without the catnip making a mess of our home.
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Sherry Rafn says
There is another blue button missing
Under the trip of pictures
The line says
Love Our Kitty Cat Toy Pattern. Click this to get the pattern.
Marina King says
there is a button added
Barb turcotte says
No blue button
Nancy I Sanchez says
no blue button
Julia Smith says
No blue button
Mikey says
updated.
Beth says
Love the kitty toy and Dimitri is Very Handsome! Any chance you can maybe show us how to make a crochet catnip mouse? My cats (have 3 girls) like to carry their toys through the house while talking, drives my 2 dogs bonkers 😉
lorettaheim says
Keep up the good work, Love all the patterns and especialy the kitty ball Ruth
pinkpaisley says
Kathryn I have made something similar but the instructions called for stuffing it with a wadded up plastic grocery bag. It was fun for the kitties because the bag krinkled when they played. Perhaps you could use a bag instead of the stuffing?
Cheryl says
I Need a bit bigger my cat loses everything under stuff .
Roxanne says
Couldn't I just put the catnip in a folded little piece of paper in the middle of the fiber filling?
Mikey, The Crochet Crowd says
For sure... Do what you think works. 😀
Juliane says
Amazon has Catnip spray, very potent, no mess, spray on toys etc., saves you from having to wrap it inside the ball.
Birgit Norris says
Have stopped using Catnip spray. Only because the smell wears off too quickly. I always use Catnip now.
Ashlee Owens says
absolutely loved this, i personally don't have any cats but a few of my friends do. now i can finally make something so the whole family won't feel left out. 🙂 🙂 thank you so very much!!
vicky richards says
i think it is cute and so is your cat , i have 3 cats , i will have to try this
Pattie Fulton says
Mikey, take that "ruined" one from outside and throw it in the wash, then when it is clean and dry, store it for a while in your jar of catnip. When you bring it out, your cat will think her little baby came back to life!
Rae says
My kittie crack addicts will love these. I have 2 that play fetch, the one when she's worn out pants like a dog.She'll go nuts with this!!
Kim White says
<3 this..will have to make some
Kathryn says
What a great idea. I have everything but the stuffing. I'm going to make a bunch for my brood.