BLUE BABY BROTHER CAT

Momma Cat has been very, very busy working these days, so she has not been as creative as when she has lots of time off!

But, she has been working hard on a new baby brother for Pink Kitty.  It took twice as long as usual because Momma Cat kept falling asleep while she was crocheting, then she'd have to rip everything out and start over again!  That slowed things down quite a bit!!

The night before last, about 1 o'clock in the morning, she finished Blue Baby Brother Cat!  Again, she used Bernat Pipsqueak Yarn, in Blue Ice.
 

The Cat Siblings

Blue Baby is so sweet, but is in need of a good home.  He and his siblings are headed to Yarntastic Fiber Arts, to join their teddy bear friends.  

Don't worry though, Momma Cat is already working on another kitty to join them.  This kitty is multi-colored!  Here's a preview.

I know it doesn't look like much now.  This is just the beginning of the top of it's little head.  I think it's gonna be real cute.  Let me know what you think.


-  Momma Cat

KNIT YOUR OWN CAT!

Momma Cat and Daddy Cat got me this super cute book for Christmas! It has so many different cat patterns and it would be so much fun to make all of them!

I started by making this sleeping British shorthair:

 Here he is sleeping next to his big brother, Chester.

This kitty turned out pretty cute, but the pattern recommended yarn that is a little fuzzier, which I  agreed would probably be even cuter. The next kitty (also a British shorthair) I made for Momma Cat:

Momma Cat will receive this cat someday when I get around to mailing it!

-Baby Cat

Tribute to our Laughing Cat, LeeLoo

A little, tiny black cat named LeeLoo was the inspiration behind Laughing Cat Creative Enterprises.  She was also a sweet and beautiful pet that ruled over our household for the past 13 years. 

 

Queen LeeLoo the Beloved

Our family was lucky enough to adopt LeeLoo 13 years ago when she was about 2 years old.  Baby Cat was in 3rd grade, and Baby Brother Cat was in kindergarten at the time.  Baby Brother Cat used to be kind of loud when he was playing with his toys, so LeeLoo gave him a real wide berth for a long time after she came to live with us.  But the two of them grew close over the years and I know that he adored her.   Even Daddy Cat fell in love with her.  Eventually she had us all totally wrapped around her little kitty paw.

Not only was she beautiful, but LeeLoo had the softest fur in the entire world.  Everyone always wanted to pet her.  Sometimes LeeLoo did not appreciate all the attention she received, and for this we apologize.  She wasn't always kind to people she didn't know well.  

All of us in this Cat family loved LeeLoo very much, and we are so sorry that she's no longer with us.  But, we are exttremely grateful that she no longer suffers (she was in kidney failure), and we are grateful for all the years that we had the privilege to love and care for her.  

Her she is in her famous "Sun Spot" photo, so named because she loved to seek out spots of sunlight throughout the house and then sit in them to get warm.  

LeeLoo, "Sun Spot"

Believe it or not, black kitties are extremely hard to photograph well.  I'd say only one in ten photos come out well at all, so I'm especially glad this one did.  It's one of my personal favorites. 

Laughing Cat Creative Enterprises came into being because of a dream Momma Cat had in which she was carrying LeeLoo around through a beautiful, but, haunted house.  LeeLoo was clinging to Momma Cat on the front of her body, much the same way as a baby Koala would.  While they were looking around and admiring all the wonderful carvings in the woodwork and such, LeeLoo threw back her head and laughed a great big belly laugh, like a very happy child!  This dream and image were so powerful that Momma Cat and Baby Cat decided to use it for their business name and their blog name.

Thank you LeeLoo, you were no ordinary cat.  You will never be forgotten.

Love,

- Momma Cat

Flannel Kitty Shirt

I was lucky enough to be working at JoAnn Fabrics this last November when they had their big flannel sale, and I fell in love with this bright pink flannel with cats all over it!  I bought six yards, then I bought a few more, so that I could make Baby Cat and I both a shirt and still have some left over.

Here's a photo of Baby Cat in her new shirt.  I'm still working on mine.  Hopefully it'll be done in a couple of days.

Baby Cat in her new Flannel Kitty Shirt

I also bought some red flannel that has cute little bears on it.  I plan to make a shirt out of that for myself after I'm finished with my cat shirt. 

- Momma Cat