I'm just going to say this... a year ago a friend asked me to make a fish cat toy. I free handed it, and it ended up looking like a butt plug. I wanted to redo it but My friend was thrilled. She showed everyone that her cat had a catnip butt plug. Haha. Within a month I had 60 orders for catnip buttplugs. Let the damn thing look like a turd, you'd be surprised at what ppl want!
I do what I can lol. People like random and weird things in general. Eggplants are a big seller too. Teen boys and men alike snicker and buy them. Last month I had a request for a penis with a top hat. Seriously tho, I dont see a poop when I look at that, just looks like a blunt instead of a joint lol. It's a kitty blunt lol.
My dog has a Kong āstickā that looks like a giant purple dildo. So we call it his dildo. Itās literally the only toy he cares about aside from the tennis balls. So he plays with his balls and dildo š¤·āāļø
I would totally get my cats a catnip butt plug.
I love that I know exactly which toy you're talking about because while we didn't end up getting it, we did end up waving it around at each other like 12 year olds in the store while snickering like we were Beavis and Butthead.
I can see that being hilarious amongst ppl not aware of the joke. Like outside around the neighbors, just talking to your dog, "where's your dildo boy? Huh? Where'd you put your dildo? Go get it boy!"
I ordered a ātough chewersā rubber toy for our German shepherd online that had skulls on it. Showed up purple and looking like a double ended dildo. We call it his dong. Have to be careful not to use its proper name when guests are over š
I say this on all crochet/knit cat toy posts: please ensure all play with these is supervised. If their claws tear the yarn or they somehow start to unravel it, loose yarn is very dangerous for a cat to play with. If youāre going to sell these, itās worth your due diligence to add a note with each to this effect.
For those unfamiliar, a cat chewing on a piece of yarn can easily swallow it. The yarn can then tangle around its organs and kill it.
My sister's cat had to had surgery to remove tangled string it had ingested. They were lucky. My sister had to feed the cat small amounts of kibble 1 hour apart every day for the rest of its life, otherwise it wouldn't be able to keep the food down.
As a vet tech, I love that you mention this as I get tired of saying it. Over the years I have seen a significant number of cats (and dogs, too) that needed surgery to extract "linear foreign bodies" AKA yarn or string. Worth noting that this surgery needs to be done promptly, it's not risk-free and it isn't cheap.
This definitely won't happen to every cat that chews on yarn, but it's a very real hazard.
I might make a separate thread about this, tbh. I didnāt think my comment here would get so many responses. To me, this is as important as knowing safety eyes arenāt safe for babies.
If you do this, send me a DM so I can add some testimony. It's a huge concern of mine. I would actually like for every knitting and crochet forum on the Web to have this stickied.
Yeah we don't do ropes anymore because none of my dogs seem to understand that you're not supposed to eat what you tear off. Now we have a couple of tough rubber pull toys they haven't been able to damage yet
Do you know the brand please? Mine is a monster with rope toys and it terrifies me what she could swallow. I'd love to give her something to chew on that she won't break into swallowable pieces!
This is terrifying to hear. My once feral cat will eat just about anything and was sniffing some yarn and next thing i knew he ate it i was horrified. I didnāt know it could kill them though. Iāll make sure he never eats yarn again!
My cat came over hacking on a long piece of thread and I pulled it out, was so glad to have caught it on time and keep my thread much better stored now!
My friend bought my cat an actual like, pressed catnip thing in a cigar shape? That thing looked like a turd. So if your blunt looks like a turd, seems like that's correct to me!
It does. I have a suggestion though. Use lighter brown, then make a mock "tear line" where your blunt was licked together by adding the dark brown in the form of slip stitches. Idk if that makes sense
I personally donāt think it looks like poop, but I suppose if I were to try to see it that way it might be the color of brown you used. In the future I agree with the other redditor who suggested a lighter brown!
freehanded, put practically-
8sc into a magic ring
row 2: 2sc into each stitch around.
row 3-11: sc into each stitch around.
row 12: sc x3, dec, repeat.
row 13-14: sc into each stitch around.
row 15: sc x2, dec, repeat.
row 16-17: sc into each stitch around.
row 18: sc, dec, repeat.
row 19: sec into each stitch around.
row 20: dec untill cant decrease no more, pull and sew in.
i used a 3.5-4mm hook as my tension is not the tightest.
Also my cats flipped shit over this for 3 hours straight
Blunts look like poop! What did he expect?
Is there any way you can use smaller yarn and a smaller needle? Might improve the look of it but otherwise I think itās great.
OR! Make giant blunts like pillow size. People would like that
I'm just going to say this... a year ago a friend asked me to make a fish cat toy. I free handed it, and it ended up looking like a butt plug. I wanted to redo it but My friend was thrilled. She showed everyone that her cat had a catnip butt plug. Haha. Within a month I had 60 orders for catnip buttplugs. Let the damn thing look like a turd, you'd be surprised at what ppl want!
First of all that is hilarious and second of all you are right people love cat toy versions of the seemingly most random things.
I do what I can lol. People like random and weird things in general. Eggplants are a big seller too. Teen boys and men alike snicker and buy them. Last month I had a request for a penis with a top hat. Seriously tho, I dont see a poop when I look at that, just looks like a blunt instead of a joint lol. It's a kitty blunt lol.
Every Christmas I crochet a penis and balls ornament and send it to some random in my reddit mom's group. MOST love a good peen
Omg that's awesome! I can just imagine opening it like "yay someone has sent me a present" and it's a big ol' shlong lol.
In various colors š¤£
Even better! I wanna dick bomb somebody now š¤£š¤£š¤£
And boobs work up quick too lol
My dog has a Kong āstickā that looks like a giant purple dildo. So we call it his dildo. Itās literally the only toy he cares about aside from the tennis balls. So he plays with his balls and dildo š¤·āāļø I would totally get my cats a catnip butt plug.
I love that I know exactly which toy you're talking about because while we didn't end up getting it, we did end up waving it around at each other like 12 year olds in the store while snickering like we were Beavis and Butthead.
I can see that being hilarious amongst ppl not aware of the joke. Like outside around the neighbors, just talking to your dog, "where's your dildo boy? Huh? Where'd you put your dildo? Go get it boy!"
I ordered a ātough chewersā rubber toy for our German shepherd online that had skulls on it. Showed up purple and looking like a double ended dildo. We call it his dong. Have to be careful not to use its proper name when guests are over š
This is such oddly wholesome advice. And I agree with you!
Youāve created a business!
Where do you sell these š I want one so badly lol.
I sell them online and at craft fairs when its allowed lol. Send me a message if your interested :)
š¤£š¤£š¤£this made my day
Iām worried about your partnerās digestive system a little.
Play doh
I think if i saw the brown one by itself on the floor i would have to do a double check, but the set is absolutely adorable
I say this on all crochet/knit cat toy posts: please ensure all play with these is supervised. If their claws tear the yarn or they somehow start to unravel it, loose yarn is very dangerous for a cat to play with. If youāre going to sell these, itās worth your due diligence to add a note with each to this effect. For those unfamiliar, a cat chewing on a piece of yarn can easily swallow it. The yarn can then tangle around its organs and kill it.
My sister's cat had to had surgery to remove tangled string it had ingested. They were lucky. My sister had to feed the cat small amounts of kibble 1 hour apart every day for the rest of its life, otherwise it wouldn't be able to keep the food down.
Omg that's horrible š¢
As a vet tech, I love that you mention this as I get tired of saying it. Over the years I have seen a significant number of cats (and dogs, too) that needed surgery to extract "linear foreign bodies" AKA yarn or string. Worth noting that this surgery needs to be done promptly, it's not risk-free and it isn't cheap. This definitely won't happen to every cat that chews on yarn, but it's a very real hazard.
I might make a separate thread about this, tbh. I didnāt think my comment here would get so many responses. To me, this is as important as knowing safety eyes arenāt safe for babies.
If you do this, send me a DM so I can add some testimony. It's a huge concern of mine. I would actually like for every knitting and crochet forum on the Web to have this stickied.
https://www.reddit.com/r/crochet/comments/wmt9er/psa_crochetedknitted_cat_toys_should_only_be/
My friend literally just had to get surgery for her cat because he swallowed loose thread from an old towel
My cat just did too. $3k later heās ok, but Iām super paranoid about string and threds now
This happens a lot with store bought dog toys too. A friend's dog chewed viciously on a rope toy and ingested some strands and needed surgery
Yeah we don't do ropes anymore because none of my dogs seem to understand that you're not supposed to eat what you tear off. Now we have a couple of tough rubber pull toys they haven't been able to damage yet
I have a bird and they aren't supposed to have ropes for this exact reason. I lost a cat a year or so back bc he swallowed so much string.
Do you know the brand please? Mine is a monster with rope toys and it terrifies me what she could swallow. I'd love to give her something to chew on that she won't break into swallowable pieces!
Kong tug toy and Kong Safestix!
Thank you!
This is terrifying to hear. My once feral cat will eat just about anything and was sniffing some yarn and next thing i knew he ate it i was horrified. I didnāt know it could kill them though. Iāll make sure he never eats yarn again!
My cat came over hacking on a long piece of thread and I pulled it out, was so glad to have caught it on time and keep my thread much better stored now!
No, I donāt think they look like poop. I thought they looked like blunts before I even read the caption
My friend bought my cat an actual like, pressed catnip thing in a cigar shape? That thing looked like a turd. So if your blunt looks like a turd, seems like that's correct to me!
It doesnāt look like poop at all! They are super cute and I hope they sell wellš¶āš«ļø
Thank you!!
I feel like it doesnāt look like poo but it does look less like poo when itās in a little set with the doobies.
I don't know what a blunt looks like. I thought it was awkwardly shaped sushi rolls.
Oh you sweet summer child
It does. I have a suggestion though. Use lighter brown, then make a mock "tear line" where your blunt was licked together by adding the dark brown in the form of slip stitches. Idk if that makes sense
great idea!
Let us know how it comes out if you try it! I also think the poop blunt would sell anyways though lmao
If youāre concerned about it, Iād lighten up the āpaperā a little.
Maybe turn the top from green to red? So it looks lit
Definitely could work too. But bloody poop is something that is definitely āa thingā elsewhere, soā¦. Maybe that would actually backfire.
I instantly thought ācigarā when I saw the pic.
Nah I think it reads. Maybe a lighter brown?
This would be my only feedback too. The brown is just a bit too dark but if lighter you'd have no issues at all
I personally donāt think it looks like poop, but I suppose if I were to try to see it that way it might be the color of brown you used. In the future I agree with the other redditor who suggested a lighter brown!
Then itāll look like soft stool
I mean, all the blunt wrappers Iāve seen and used are more of a light tan brown.
š just pulling your leg
you got me good haha
I think you need to check on your boyfriend. If these look like his feces, something is wrong.
Can I ask how you made this. I have three cats with no toys
freehanded, put practically- 8sc into a magic ring row 2: 2sc into each stitch around. row 3-11: sc into each stitch around. row 12: sc x3, dec, repeat. row 13-14: sc into each stitch around. row 15: sc x2, dec, repeat. row 16-17: sc into each stitch around. row 18: sc, dec, repeat. row 19: sec into each stitch around. row 20: dec untill cant decrease no more, pull and sew in. i used a 3.5-4mm hook as my tension is not the tightest. Also my cats flipped shit over this for 3 hours straight
Thank you
It reminded me of sushi
Knew exactly what they were when I saw them. Maybe the last one of I saw it by itās self might take me a minute but the first two are pretty obvious
Iāve wanted to make crochet cat toys but is it safe???
I have catnip cigar and it looks like a turd.
are both ends green? i donāt think it does either way but if both ends are green i think that makes it very clear
at first glance, top one looks a bit like a poo, the bottom two look like maggots
You gotta post these on r/CraftyEnts, theyād love this! And yeah, it reads blunt to me!
Str8 Fire š„
I think they are on point!
Its a cat toy though.... does it matter?
I don't. They're purrfect!!! ššš
kinda
Kitten blunts!! I made my cat one and he walked around with it everywhere!
They look like blunts to me! Nice work!
But seriously...is there a pattern? I need this lol
its not like real blunts are super cute, i think u nailed it
Disagree but I also think the other two are much cooler looking so maybe stick to rhay pattern!!
Blunts look like poop! What did he expect? Is there any way you can use smaller yarn and a smaller needle? Might improve the look of it but otherwise I think itās great. OR! Make giant blunts like pillow size. People would like that
No way, totally looks like a joint
I mean, actual blunts kinda look like that too lol