Luxe Mouse

So, I had this cute idea that I would make the teeny-tiniest boot liners ever, so that I could match my brown oxford booties with my black-and-brown bouclé tweed jacket. I got one out of the skein. No go.

The obvious thing to make with ten yards of yarn is a cat toy, but I keep thinking to myself that the sample yarns are not in the "pet toy" class. Who gives alpaca/silk to a cat?

Apparently I need to get over it. The cats freaking love this:

Modified from the Korkmauser pattern. Cats got to it before I could even get the photo.