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Ça va the Striped cat
Description from book:
“I have real cat whiskers, just like my friend Socks. Aren’t they so fine? By the way, my name, Ça Va, means ‘How are you?’ in French, you know.”
Ça Va is a sitting cat, made like the leopard on page 28. You can have fun drawing out your own cat pattern on the chart if you like too.
Materials:
Tapestry needle
Sewing needle with a large eye
1oz (30g) polyester fiberfill: 29g for body, 1g for tail
1.5oz (45g) weighted stuffing beads: 40g for body, 5g for tail
Two 9mm cat doll eyes in blue pearl
Coated white beading thread, such as Toho Amiet (used for whiskers)
Button thread
Basting thread
Glass head pins
Yarn colors (Jamieson’s Spindrift):
2/3 skein (15g) Natural White (104)
2/5 skein (10g) Granite (122)
1/5 skein Oxford (123)
A small amount (2g) Rose (550)
Finished Dimensions:
4.75 x 7.25 x 4.5 inches (12 x 18.5 x 11.5 cm)
Note: It is important to use wool for the animals in this book. After partially assembling, the pieces are felted to create a denser and more realistic look, and then the parts are fully assembled together.
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- First published: March 2021
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- Last updated: October 29, 2023 …
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