A quick, fun and easy cat toy pattern, that can’t be resisted. A portion of each sale goes to Town Lake Animal Shelter in Austin, TX.

Techniques Used: knit, purl, knit 2 together, make 1, yarn over; slip, slip, knit slipped stitches together; e-wrap cast on, bind off, your favorite cast on.

Approximate yardages:
Land Shark – 40 yards worsted weight yarn
Red fish/Blue fish – 15 yards worsted weight yarn in color A(Red) and 8 yards fun fur (or worsted weight yarn) in color B(Blue)
Snack Attack - 18 yards of worsted weight yarn.

Gauge is not critical .This is a pattern to use up leftover bits of yarn. Use whatever yarn you have and go for a relatively dense fabric, your fish will just end up a different size

Additional supplies: tapestry needle, scissors, small amount of stuffing materials such as polyester stuffing, catnip, wool roving, or yarn scraps, optional inclusions – jingle bell, crinkly plastic, squeaker, or small rattle]

Finished Measurements: from 2x4.5 inches to 3x7.5 inches.

Note- New version up with information on sample yarns and optional finishing instructions for the snack attack fish. There were no changes to the knitting instructions.
The most up to date version is T-1001a. Print copies are available in my Etsy store.