knitting balls
Knitting a ball opens up so many creative possibilities. It's easier than it looks. I found this simple pattern, called ' Oh Balls !' on Ravelry (must be a member) and quickly knit up two of them as cat toys. They take a tiny bit of worsted weight yarn (I used Lion Brand Wool Ease) and 4 double pointed needles. I used bits of batting to fill the balls halfway, then poured some catnip in them, then more batting. In the smaller blue ball, I put a bell. The larger ball, at about 2.5 inches diameter, was knitted on size 8 bamboo needles and the smaller one, a little less than 2 inches diameter, on size 6 aluminum needles. I like the bamboo needles better as they're grabbier and will not drop out of the stitches. Using double pointed needles can be confusing at first. I suggest searching out YouTube videos and watch how it's done. It's so worth learning this method! You can now knit teeny tiny tubes! Now tha...