This is a knitted cat with two options: to create a small stuffed soft toy, or to make a stuffed head with a cavity body for a wheat sack, lavender bag, to hide your valuable, keep your tissues… whatever you like! It’s a great little stashbuster, too.

You will need:

– 100g total of DK (for a small cat like mine) or aran (for a larger cat) yarn of your choice . I used locally sourced natural wool in two colours, which was DK but quite a chunky DK and I used 4mm needles.
For the body of the cat, (the darker wool) I also knitted it together with a single strand of pale laceweight yarn to give that slightly tweedy effect.
(Note: you could, of course, use chunky wool on larger needles for a pyjama case / cushion / whatever you like!)
– Small amounts of laceweight yarn or embroidery thread in a contrasting colour for sewing on the buttons and embroidering the nose and whiskers.
– 3 small buttons: 2 for the eyes and one for a decoration on its chest.
– 1 larger button for buttoning the bottom of the puss to keep the lavender bag / wheat sack in (if using), or
– a small amount of toy stuffing.
– 3-3.5mm (dk) or 4-5 (aran) circular knitting needles
– Stitch markers
– Stitch holder or waste yarn.
– tapestry needle for sewing in ends.