Count

Up to 13 whales, 2 bunnies, and 1 mouse. There's also 1 semi-ball, which I am still messing with to make sure it's round.

Cotton vs. Acrylic

I'm up to ten toys now. The original ones I made in wool that I had laying around. Today I decided to experiment with some cotton and some acrylic that I have. The acrylic worked out really well, but the cotton came out too loose. It was hard for me to knit it tightly enough that it won't have holes in it, and after just one cotton one my hands hurt so I think I'll stick to the acrylic or wool.
I really like how these things show off the colors in the yarn, the rows are short enough that the color changes really come through.

Counter

I have to figure out how to make a counter for the toys, but currently I have six. More to come today.

Cat toys

So my new project is making cat toys. I found this really cute pattern for a knit whale last knit and I have found them addictive to knit. I'm making a few for my own cats (more about them later) and then I will make them for charity. There is a very nice person who came up with the pattern, and she has been using them to raise money for her local animal shelter. I thought it was a really nice idea, but since I am well too lazy to run around coordinating with my own local animal shelter and vet offices, I thought I would just send some to her and let her do the legwork :)

Hello!

I haven't really blogged before, but I just started doing something that I want other people to be able to keep track of. I can't find the digital camera, so there won't be any pictures until I do. Let's see if this works!