Make a Magical Carpet Cat Hammock With an Old Towel

• Supplies

  
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  1. An old towel you can fold in half or into a third
  2. Some zpagetti yarn or other yarn that is strong enough to hold the whole thing (including your cat) up
  3. A crochet hook
  4. A pair of scissors
  5. A big comb for making the tassels, but you could just as easily use your hands
  6. Elastic bands for tieing the tassels
  6. A coffee table you can hang the hammock from
  If you can't attach the hammock to something underneath the table, you will have to put 4 sufficiently strong hooks into the bottom of your table or into the sides of its legs
  
  

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• Directions

  
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  Fold your towel and lay it out underneath your table. Make sure each corner of the folded towel is about 10 cm away from its closest table leg. If necessary, fold your towel differently or consider using a different towel. You could also cut off a strip of towel, but I wouldn't recommend it, as the cut edge might fray when you wash your hammock or when the loose strings meet your cat's claws. Once you've found the right 'fold', put holes through the corners of your folded towel using your knife or your scissors. Make sure to stay at least 3cm away from the edges of your folded towel.
  
  
  

• Now, crochet through the holes to strengthen the corners of your hammock

  
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  I used this video tutorial to freshen up on my (limited) crocheting skills. I used ten slip stitches on each corner. Make sure they are tight enough not to show the towel through the crochet. Leave 10cm on each end of the zpagetti to tie together and use to hang the tassels from.
  

• For tying the hammock to the table, make 4 braids of yarn, each about 60cm long, with knots on the ends. Wrestle the braids through the stitches of the crocheted corners, on the opposite side of the tassels.

  
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• If there’s nothing underneath the table to tie your hammock to, attach 4 sturdy hooks to it. Hang the hammock underneath your coffee table using square knots and you are done!

  
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• To attract the interest of your cat, you might want to throw some toys or treats into the hammock, but make sure not to force him into it. He might not be interested in the hammock on the first day, but will sure love it in the future days to come.

  
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