As a nod to my recent addiction to knitting small creatures, I found an amazingly cute pattern for a Zombie Kitty on Etsy.com. Cheesombie.Etsy.com is a delightful little place where you can find everything from Slugs, to Birds, to, well, Zombie Kitties! I had a bit of yarn left over from a scarf I knit myself a while back from some yarn that I bought from rpmfiberworks over at rpmfiberworks.etsy.com. I'm kind of an Etsy-oholic.
Anywho, so I had my yarn, and I had my pattern, and I was ready to go. I read over the pattern and everything was looking good, until I saw words like 'crochet' and 'chain 3.' PANIC! I had only used hooks for fixing my knitting errors. I'd never actually tried to make something with them! Through some quick googling and youtubing, I found several videos that saved me. I have found that if I don't understand the directions, especially with something that I am completely clueless about, I need pictures. Pictures that move and talk to me are my favorite. Using my new knowledge, I was able to quickly knit/crochet up a little Un-Dead Kitty. Some of the body parts might not be that pretty, but I figured, it's a Zombie Kitty, it should be a little raggedy, right? I'm glad you agree with me.
As my co-worker, who was peering over my shoulder when I purchased the pattern, immediately claimed dibs on her own Zombie Kitty, she was the first to get one. My mom placed her order the second I told her about it, because Mayhem (the monster I knit her that she loves and doesn't throw across the room) "needs a friend." My co-worker loves Ralph.
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