The Cat

Well it would not be a real blog without a photo of a cat.

Ok cat lovers, this little trick will make you love your cat even more then you already do. I love my kitty' s but I hate cleaning up hair balls.  Turns out there is a super simple solution that I wish someone had told me about years ago. All you need to do is put a tiny bit of liquid flax seed oil  on their food. It costs only a few dollars for a bottle and because you only need a little a bottle it should last you a month or two depending on how many cats you have. The flax seed oil is perfectly safe for you cat. Basically what it does it keeps the hair balls from ever forming. The oil breaks down the hairball so it can pass through your cats system. If you have cats I suggest you give this a try, since I have started doing this I have cleaned up zero hair balls!

I called my vet to make sure this was safe before trying, you may also want to do the same thing.
I have also used Olive oil one cat loves it the other hates it. One likes flax the other not.
So give a try on both.

The Long Thread

The Long thread Make it Monday Tutorials
check them out http://thelongthread.com/?cat=255

50 simple crafts to make

Found another great site for simple craft tutorials
Kids Listing on The Longthread  HERE

Little Lamb Eggs

Tutorial found HERE

Sheep by the Dozen

Egg Doll

Body

Rnd 1: In color A, ch 2, 6 lpsc in 1st ch, slst to 2nd ch, turn. (6 sts)
Rnd 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each lpsc, slst to 1st ch, turn. (12 sts)
Rnd 3: Ch 1, (2 lpsc in next sc, lpsc in next 2 sc) 4 times, change to color B, slst to 1st ch, turn. (16 sts)
Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc in each lpsc, slst to 1st ch, turn.
Rnd 5: Ch 1, (2 sc in next sc, sc in next 3 sc) 4 times, slst to 1st ch, turn. (20 sts)
Rnd 6: Ch 1, sc in each sc, slst to 1st ch, turn.
Rnd 7: Ch 1, (2 sc in next sc, sc in next 3 sc) 5 times, slst to 1st ch, turn. (25 sts)
Rnd 8: Ch 1, sc in each sc, slst to 1st ch, turn.
Rnd 9: Ch 1, (2 sc in next sc, sc in next 3 sc) 6 times, sc in next sc, slst to 1st ch, turn. (31 sts)

Rnd 10: Ch 1, sc in each sc, slst to 1st ch, turn.
Rnd 11: Ch 1, sc in next 13 sc, eye bead on next sc, sc in next 3 sc, eye bead on next sc, sc in next 13 sc, slst to 1st ch , turn.
Rnd 12: Ch 1, sc in each sc, slst to 1st ch, turn.
Rnd 13: Ch 1, sc in next 15 sc, nose bead on next sc, sc in next 15 sc, slst to 1st ch, turn.
Rnds 14/15: Ch 1, sc in each sc, slst to 1st ch, turn.

Change to color C.
Frill: Ch 3, working in front loops only, 4 dc in each sc, slst to 3rd ch, do not turn.
Rnd 16: Ch 2, working in back loops of rnd 15 only, sc in next 8 sc, ch 18, 4 dc in 4th ch from hook, 4 dc in next 14 ch, sc in next 15 sc, ch 18, 4 dc in 4th ch from hook, 4 dc in next 14 ch, sc in next 8 sc, slst to 2nd ch, turn.
Rnds 17-23: Ch 1, sc in each sc, slst to 1st ch, turn.
Rnd 24: Ch 1, sc in next 12 sc, ch 23, 4 dc in 4th ch from hook, 4 dc in next 19 ch, sc in next 7 sc, ch 23, 4 dc in 4th ch from hook, 4 dc in next 19 ch, sc in next 12 sc, slst to 1st ch, turn.
Rnd 25: Ch 1, sc in each sc, slst to 1st ch, fasten off.
Embroider features for face. Stuff body.

Base

Rnd 1: In color C, ch 2, 6 sc in 1st ch, slst to 2nd ch, turn. (6 sts)
Rnd 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each sc, slst to 1st ch, turn. (12 sts)
Rnd 3: Ch 1, (2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc) 6 times, slst to 1st ch, turn. (18 sts)
Rnd 4: Ch 1, (2 sc in next sc, sc in next 2 sc) 6 times, slst to 1st ch, turn. (24 sts)
Rnd 5: Ch 1, (2 sc in next sc, sc in next 3 sc) 6 times, slst to 1st ch, turn. (30 sts)
Rnd 6: Ch 1, 2 sc in 1st sc, sc in next 29 sc, slst to 1st ch, turn. (31 sts)
Place base against body with wrong sides facing and matching sts.
Joining: Ch 1, working through both layers, sc in each sc, slst to 1st ch, fasten off and sew in ends.
Make sure arms and legs are twisted evenly to make a ringlet effect.