Comments on: Online Crochet Instruction-How Do I Crochet a Catnip Mouse? http://cheapcatfurniture.net/online-crochet-instruction-how-do-i-crochet-a-catnip-mouse.htm/ Find Cheap Cat Furniture And Cat Scratch Posts Online Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:19:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: skeins1 http://cheapcatfurniture.net/online-crochet-instruction-how-do-i-crochet-a-catnip-mouse.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-15776 skeins1 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:25:15 +0000 http://cheapcatfurniture.net/online-crochet-instruction-how-do-i-crochet-a-catnip-mouse.htm#comment-15776 If you are learning to crochet, I'd first just make a sqaure and sew up two of the sides, stuff with catnip, then sew up the last side. This way your cat has a wonderful toy and you can get used to crocheting. You can start with learning single crochet (sc) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqhaQQajt0U she also shows you how to turn. sewing up the sides: http://learntocrochet.lionbrand.com/cgi-bin/faq-search.cgi?store=/stores/eyarn&faqKey=122 Then on to mice. Here's an pretty easy pattern http://www.crochetme.com/Feb_Mar_2005/patt_cat_toy.html In her round 11, she tells you how to decrease (dec) which will make curves. here's a little movie on doing a sc decrease http://www.anniesattic.com/crochet/content.html?content_id=16 here's what a slip stitch is (sl st) http://www.anniesattic.com/crochet/content.html?content_id=18 Then you can start adding details: http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=27075 (this is cute) good general sites to learn to crochet: http://www.anniesattic.com/crochet/content.html?type_id=S http://learntocrochet.lionbrand.com/ http://www.nexstitch.com/v_single_crochet.html If you are learning to crochet, I’d first just make a sqaure and sew up two of the sides, stuff with catnip, then sew up the last side. This way your cat has a wonderful toy and you can get used to crocheting.
You can start with learning single crochet (sc)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqhaQQajt0U
she also shows you how to turn.
sewing up the sides:
http://learntocrochet.lionbrand.com/cgi-bin/faq-search.cgi?store=/stores/eyarn&faqKey=122

Then on to mice.
Here’s an pretty easy pattern
http://www.crochetme.com/Feb_Mar_2005/patt_cat_toy.html
In her round 11, she tells you how to decrease (dec) which will make curves.
here’s a little movie on doing a sc decrease
http://www.anniesattic.com/crochet/content.html?content_id=16
here’s what a slip stitch is (sl st)
http://www.anniesattic.com/crochet/content.html?content_id=18

Then you can start adding details:
http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=27075
(this is cute)

good general sites to learn to crochet:
http://www.anniesattic.com/crochet/content.html?type_id=S
http://learntocrochet.lionbrand.com/
http://www.nexstitch.com/v_single_crochet.html

]]> By: Kacky http://cheapcatfurniture.net/online-crochet-instruction-how-do-i-crochet-a-catnip-mouse.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-15777 Kacky Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:25:15 +0000 http://cheapcatfurniture.net/online-crochet-instruction-how-do-i-crochet-a-catnip-mouse.htm#comment-15777 Here is one http://cache.lionbrand.com/patterns/cff-catnipMouse.html . Here is one
http://cache.lionbrand.com/patterns/cff-catnipMouse.html
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]]> By: Donya http://cheapcatfurniture.net/online-crochet-instruction-how-do-i-crochet-a-catnip-mouse.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-15778 Donya Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:25:15 +0000 http://cheapcatfurniture.net/online-crochet-instruction-how-do-i-crochet-a-catnip-mouse.htm#comment-15778 You should also check out your public library. they have a lot of "how to" books and lots of pattern books in the craft section. Good luck! You should also check out your public library. they have a lot of "how to" books and lots of pattern books in the craft section. Good luck!

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