Hippie's Favorite Toy - A Knitting Pattern

I kept a failed attempt at a stress ball and it's actually become Hippie’s favorite toy. I thought I would share this simple pattern for you to make your cat their very own.

Supplies:

• Medium to heavy weight yarn
• Size 8 US knitting needles
• Yarn needle
• Stuffing

Instructions:

1. Cast on 14 stitches, leaving about 6 inches of yarn hanging off the end
2. Knit 30-34 rows
3. Cast off, but cut the yarn so that there’s 2-3 feet hanging off the end of the rectangle
4. With the yarn needle, use a gather stitch with the long tail of yarn to gather the short edge. 
5. Using a whip stitch, sew together the long edges to make a tube.
6. Stuff with a stuffing of your choice.
7. Using a gather stitch, sew the top edges together then tie the two yarn tails together (any knot is fine, I used a square knot). It should end up as a pill-shaped knitted bit and two strings hanging off, one long and one short.
8. Enjoy!