These little cats are knit in the round, then felted in a washing machine or a dryer. They are weighted so that you when you push them down, they wobble right back up (see the last photo- a .gif shows one in action!). Complete instructions are provided for knitting, installing the internal weight and felting. Fun for kids and adults!

Materials Required:

Needles: Size US 10.5 circular needles, Size US 10.5 double pointed needles (or size to meet gauge) to work with 2 strands of worsted weight yarn in the round

Size US 3 double pointed needles to work with 1 strand of fingering weight yarn

Yarn:1 Skein Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Worsted; Color: Gosling; Yardage: Large-75 yards, Small-40 yards

Notions: Scissors, tapestry needle, stitch markers, fiberfill, embroidery needle, black embroidery thread, white beading thread (for whiskers), washers (see information on Internal Weight)

Internal Weight: 1.5 inch diameter steel washers, weighing a total of 4 oz. for the large wobbler and 3 oz. for the small wobbler

You can order these washers from Lowes (4 washers for the Large Wobbler and 3 washers for the Small Wobbler):

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Hillman-0-625-in-x-Zinc-Plated-S...

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