My friend had a nightmare experience when her cat swallowed a whole lot of thread and it got entangled in his intestines and had to go for major surgery. While I’m just a complete beginner, my goal is to eventually be able to donate my knitted items to charity. I know people will say " Cats are smart"/" My cat will never do that" but accidents happen ( as in my friend’s case) and I want to be sure that if the beneficiaries’ cats start playing with their knitted items, they won’t be likely to unravel and cause injuries.
I don’t know any way to keep knitting or crochet from unraveling once a cut or tear is make. Sharp claws are likely to get into these hand made items.
A charity for dogs rather than cats might be a slightly better bet. I know our local pet store used to collect knit blankets for the dogs in the county shelter.
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One idea might be to felt the toys (have to be wool, synthetic fibres won’t work)? It’s not the best/easiest method but a felted woollen item won’t unravel even if cut. I’m just trying to think outside the box a bit though.
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For cats and dogs I think fleece or baby blankets(not crochet and not knitted) would be safer.
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