Boopsie Cat Yarn Works

Boopsie Cat Yarn Works Hello and welcome to my page! Here I will share the crochet and knitted items that I make.

Last two rows on the birthday blanket!
07/13/2025

Last two rows on the birthday blanket!

That end of the mega skein mess 😂. I needed to take a few minutes to untangle it all and roll it up.
06/03/2025

That end of the mega skein mess 😂. I needed to take a few minutes to untangle it all and roll it up.

Check out this cute little sleepy octopus! Babies love to grasp the tentacles as it reminds them of the umbilical cord. ...
06/02/2025

Check out this cute little sleepy octopus! Babies love to grasp the tentacles as it reminds them of the umbilical cord.

Her baby sister's blanket in progress but she's hindering production with her need to snuggle on it.
05/25/2025

Her baby sister's blanket in progress but she's hindering production with her need to snuggle on it.

Our new website is coming soon and I wanted to share this photo and a little story behind it. Somewhere around the year ...
05/05/2025

Our new website is coming soon and I wanted to share this photo and a little story behind it.

Somewhere around the year 2000 I met a wonderful woman by the name of Jakky Foster who taught me how to knit. She bought me a set of circular knitting needles and a skein of cotton yarn because the first thing she was going to teach me how to make was that classic knitted washcloth. She first had me practice with some acrylic yarn from her stash, and once I had 4 inches or straight knitting with no dropped stiches or extra ones picked up, I was ready to learn the washcloth.

Learning to knit opened doors for me and gave me an escape from a life I desperately needed an escape from, only I didn't see it at the time, but Jakky did. I learned everything I could from her and picked up more techniques from books about knitting.

She had also given me a crochet hook because she liked using one to weave in the ends. One day I picked up the crochet hook and decided I was going to teach myself to crochet. I made meters and meters of chains before I finally figured out how to turn them and add rows. Once I figured that out I was unstoppable and experimented with various stitches and created my own patterns.

I have been knitting and crocheting on and off since then. Experimenting with various weights and textures of yarn, techniques, and tools, like a knitting board, circular loom, and knitting machine.

Now for the picture. I was given some yarn from a friend who was clearing out her stash and as I was sorting everything out I came across this skein. It didn't have a label on it but I instantly knew what it was and teared up. This is the yarn that Jakky gave me to start my journey so many years ago. A colorway that Bernat has discontinued and I hadn't seen it in years. I knew what I had to do, I knit a classic washcloth with it and unlike most of what I make which is sold or given as gifts, I kept this washcloth for myself. When I use it I think about this amazing woman who started it all and the love that she poured into me at a time when I needed it.

Perhaps a little spa kit for the mother in your life who deserves a little relaxation and self care?
05/05/2025

Perhaps a little spa kit for the mother in your life who deserves a little relaxation and self care?

Beautiful cotton coasters perfect for spring decorating!
04/28/2025

Beautiful cotton coasters perfect for spring decorating!

This Boopsie cat fell asleep on the job
04/28/2025

This Boopsie cat fell asleep on the job

Starting on a new baby blanket. Somehow it seemed fitting that the orange was the starting color. 🧡🧡
02/22/2025

Starting on a new baby blanket. Somehow it seemed fitting that the orange was the starting color. 🧡🧡

I'll soon be making some multi-strand market bags. I love doing these with a variegated yarn and a coordinating solid co...
02/10/2025

I'll soon be making some multi-strand market bags. I love doing these with a variegated yarn and a coordinating solid color. Which one is your favorite combo?

Aren't these headphone sprouts just the cutest?
02/08/2025

Aren't these headphone sprouts just the cutest?

On this, the last day of pregnancy and infant loss awareness month, I'll share a very personal project. I made this mom ...
11/01/2023

On this, the last day of pregnancy and infant loss awareness month, I'll share a very personal project. I made this mom and baby figurine to represent me and my children. Inside the mother I tucked a sesame seed and an apple seed to represent the babies I lost. According to my app those are the sizes they were at the time I lost them.

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